Institute of Clinical Excellence incorporates these principles into its educational programs, such as the Persistent Pain: Comprehensive Management course. This eight-week online program uses a ...

Researchers have discovered a novel pain control pathway that links the cingulate cortex in the front of the brain, through the pons region of the brainstem, to cerebellum in the back of the brain.

51.6 million Americans live with chronic pain. A new device created by USC biomedical engineers could help sufferers avoid the need for opioids. Image/Karolina Grabowska, Pexels. Chronic pain is a ...

In a fascinating discovery, scientists have pinpointed what happens in our brains when we're expecting pain relief but are given a placebo, unknowingly, instead. It not only confirms 'the placebo ...

Pain responses are triggered in response to physical injury as well as psychological or emotional stressors. However, the mechanisms underlying social or emotional pain transmission are poorly ...

The need to recognize and manage chronic nociplastic pain has become integral to rheumatology practice, as research over the past half-decade has affirmed that when central sensitization is present, ...