Pain Management News & Features
- Top Causes of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain can be caused by many conditions, but sometimes it begins mysteriously. Learn about the causes of chronic pain and treatments.
- Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain
If you have chronic pain and are looking for alternatives to medication and surgery, you have a lot of options. Alternative pain treatments that doctors once scoffed at are now standard at many pain centers.
- Visiting the ER for Chronic Pain
What can you do to help the ER doctor to believe you? Read on.
- Prescription Painkiller Addiction: 7 Myths
Pain and addiction experts debunk myths about prescription pain medication addiction.
- 8 Ways Your Doctor Can Help You With OTC Drugs
Use OTC pain relievers and other medications safely with this advice from experts.
- Savvy Shopping Tips for OTC Medicines
WebMD offers tips on shopping for over-the-counter medications that will help you make smart, safe choices at the drug store.
- Acetaminophen Safety: FAQ
Questions and and answers about acetaminophen, liver risks, and what the FDA is doing about it.
- Actress Shailene Woodley Takes Scoliosis in Stride
Actor Shailene Woodley shares her story of how she copes with scoliosis.
- Take the Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Chronic Pain?
Is it all in your head? A normal part of aging? Test yourself: Questions and answers about chronic pain
- OxyContin: Pain Relief vs. Abuse
Experts discuss whether worries over the abuse of OxyContin are having an impact on the drug's legitimate use as a painkiller.
- Chronic Pain Relief: New Treatments
New advances in drugs and technology mean there are now better solutions for chronic pain relief.
- Pain Relief & Breakthrough Pain
If you're experiencing breakthrough pain, new fast-acting narcotics may offer control -- and pain relief.
- 7 Myths About Cancer Pain
Following are common cancer myths and the facts about cancer pain.
- Is Chronic Pain on the Rise?
Chronic pain relief becomes critical as baby boomers age. What can you do about your chronic pain?
- Chronic Pain: Integrative Treatments
Clinics and programs with a multidisciplinary, or comprehensive, approach to pain management are becoming more popular as people reject the traditional pill-and-surgery model of treating pain because they find it's not always effective.
- Everyday Pain Relief: High Blood Pressure
Many over-the-counter pain relief drugs aren't safe for those who have high blood pressure. Here's what you need to know about aspirin, ibuprofen, and other drugs.
- Pain Relief Without Pills
If you're a pain sufferer, here's some good news: Plenty of options exist to ease aches, and many of them don't come in pill form.
- Boomer Pain Booming
As America's baby boomers age and more of them develop chronic illnesses, pain management will continue to be an important facet of health care.
