A new study reveals that when we experience short-term (acute) pain, the brain has a built‑in way to dial down pain ...

Acute pain is sudden and intense, while chronic pain is persistent and typically lasts longer than 3 months. Acute pain is short-term and typically occurs in a specific area of the body.

Acute versus chronic lower back pain. Lower back pain is characterized as acute if symptoms are experienced for fewer than 12 weeks. The new study was conducted by a group of orthopedic doctors, ...

A new study reveals that neurons in the brainstem respond very differently to acute versus chronic pain, potentially ...

Pain plays an important role in the lives of humans. It presumably serves to protect us from harm by making us associate certain harmful actions with a sensation of pain. And to alert us to diseases ...

For acute pain in kids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appeared to work as well as ketamine and mid- to high-potency opioids, but carried less risk, a meta-analysis affirmed.

Chronic pain can result from nervous-system overload that creates physical symptoms in response to repressed emotions, therapist Nicole Sachs says. CNN values your feedback 1.

Researchers looked at 56 treatments for acute and chronic pain. Few of them were effective. By Nina Agrawal Acetaminophen. Acupuncture. Massage. Muscle relaxants. Cannabinoids. Opioids. The list ...