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

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 ...

Chronic pain is defined as pain that persists beyond acute pain, typically over six months. It can be initiated with an injury or disease, but may persist after the triggering injury has healed ...

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

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 ...