(CNN) — Although often invisible, chronic pain is everywhere. More than one-quarter of Americans have pain lasting more than three months. With medical treatment and lost productivity costs of up to ...

When headaches or sore muscles strike us at home, we reach for everyday painkillers. Usually it’s something like ibuprofen, ...

Tylenol and NSAIDs both help with pain perception and fever, but the medications do have one key difference. Distinctly, ...

Since your nervous system needs to be in a space of safety to regulate and allow the body to properly heal, taking the time and care to integrate the brain science behind chronic conditions is a ...

When you go through a vigorous workout, you will experience muscle pain, if you experience blunt force like falling on your ...

One day a few years ago, as I stared at all the sophisticated machinery in my operating room — high-tech microscopes, image navigation tools and exquisitely designed instruments — I was struck by the ...

Millions of people go to the emergency room with chest pain and many feel disregarded and dismissed by healthcare ...

Kyle Ruygrok, PT, DPT, OCS, is a physical therapist with Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. Nicolas Noiseux, MD, MS, FRCSC, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at University of ...

Acute pain is sharp, sudden, and short-lived discomfort. It typically lasts only a brief time. Though it may not be serious, it could point to an underlying problem in some cases. Acute pain comes on ...