New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

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If you're experiencing chronic pain — or at risk of it — this list will help you prepare yourself and know what to ask and do Getty For years, cases of chronic pain have been climbing. In fact, a ...

It happens in slow motion. Your six-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe ...

Holding your hand over a hot burner triggers an immediate threat response and prompts action to address that threat. The sequence is part of the protective pain response known as the nociceptive pain ...

In a world of sitting at desks and slumping in front of screens, back pain is known to be the most common ailment among Americans. Dr. Arthur L. Jenkins III, a board-certified neurosurgeon in New York ...