Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. My back hurts so bad I can’t straighten up. My back pain is ...

With age or injury, the NP degenerates, leading to chronic “discogenic” back pain. VIVEX Biologics, a US-based biotechnology company that is focused on regenerative medicine, recently published the ...

People with severe chronic pain were far more likely to have elevated levels of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, a new study found, hinting at an immune link to pain – but the rise in these ...

Most of us through middle back pain at some point in our lives – for women, it could be during menstruation, pregnancy or hormonal shifts, and for men (and women at other times) it could be due to ...

Chronic lower back pain is one of the top complaints that sends Americans to their doctors — and it’s a leading cause of missed workdays and disability claims. While slipped discs, arthritis and ...

Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly 1 in 4 Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D, neurologist and pain medicine ...

Various conditions can cause pain in the abdomen and back. These include menstrual pain, endometriosis, kidney stones, and pancreatitis. More serious causes include a kidney infection or appendicitis.

Psychological therapy that changes an individual’s beliefs about pain can provide lasting relief for chronic back pain (CBP), long-term follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial showed. More ...

Sept. 15 (UPI) --A new study demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving chronic lower back pain among seniors is fueling calls to expand Medicare coverage for the procedures amid the ...

When suicide happens, most people assume depression was the cause. Here's why they shouldn't overlook chronic pain.