"Despite the prevalence and societal costs of pain in the United States, investment in pain medication development is low, due in part to poor understanding of the probability of successful ...

Opioid analgesics represent one of our earliest and most effective therapeutic classes of medication. Despite their recognized efficacy, the opioids have historically been subjected to periods of ...

Childhood abuse can play a significant role in the development of pain syndromes later in life. Widespread body pain, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis, and chronic pelvic ...

Researchers found that pain medications with a high potential for abuse are more likely to be approved than medications with lower abuse potential. The corresponding study was published in ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. “Cebranopadol is a novel pain medication and works in a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A considerable proportion of rheumatology patients may have a history of abuse, trauma or post-traumatic stress ...

Medical students are taught early in medical school that medicine is about listening. Listen to symptoms. Listen to stories. Listen to pain. But in the current opioid abuse crisis, many future doctors ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Patients with fibromyalgia and those prone to opioid addiction may have something in common, researchers say: the part of the brain that controls the body’s perception of pain has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Chronic pain often depends as much or more on the brain’s response ...

In the evolving landscape of pain management and rehabilitation, neuromuscular retraining has emerged as a paradigm-shifting approach that addresses the underlying causes of musculoskeletal pain ...