To all the women who've heard the frustrating "it's all in your head" in response to medical maladies, a new study out Friday ...

Everyday sounds add to the torment of a person with chronic back pain, apparently because pain rewires how the brain responds ...

After living with chronic pain, Darcey Steinke wanted to know how it affected others. Her memoir, This Is the Door, explores ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in ...

A recent study out of Michigan State University suggests it has to do with the male immune system's ability to shut down pain ...

We recently had the opportunity to chat about pain psychology, her work in reducing chronic pain, and the future of personalized medicine and where pain psychology fits in. I hope you find that her ...

Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free controls, but therapy may mitigate this sensitivity, according to findings ...

Chronic back pain changes brain responses, making everyday sounds feel more distressing than physical pressure.

You chalk it up to stress. Or maybe you slept funny. But what if that nagging pain isn’t going away for a reason? Muscle pain is normal. A kink in your neck, a sore back after lifting something wrong, ...

One in five adults suffers from chronic pain, and if you’re 65 or older, you may be even more likely to experience ongoing pain lasting three months or longer. Not only does chronic pain significantly ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to ...

Chronic pain often gets the spotlight, but acute pain matters, too. Pain after surgery or an injury isn’t something to ignore or “power through” with the expectation that it’ll eventually go away.