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The problem of pain measurement is not technological, but philosophical. Biomarkers won’t solve it.
There’s no single, simple way to assess whether bugs feel pain, but research is giving scientists a better understanding of their abilities.
Psychopaths seem to break a sweat without feeling the pain.
Feeling pain is the real superpower. Without it, we’ll all die much younger.
You’re usually asked to rate pain from ‘no pain’ to ‘worst pain imaginable’. But does everyone imagine the same thing?
Clinicians can’t predict who does and doesn’t have endometriosis from symptoms alone.
Stress, exercise and even sex can reduce pain.
The FDA has approved suzetrigine, a groundbreaking non-opioid painkiller that targets pain at its source, offering a safer, addiction-free pain-relief treatment.
Pain is unpleasant, but it does have a purpose.
It’s not the same as pain tolerance, which measures how much pain someone can endure before they require relief.
Commonly referred to as ‘TMJ,’ temporomandibular joint disorder can cause headaches, pain and clicking in the jaw.
Surgical patients are opting out of opioids due to concerns about side effects and addiction. Combining methods to manage pain can take these fears into account without compromising on care.
From “ouch” to “ay”, human expressions of pain are similar across the globe, hinting at something fundamental about how humans form language.
While many people living with chronic pain require medication, there is growing interest in non-pharmacological approaches that seek not only to treat and manage pain, but also to prevent it.
One clue is the nature of pain and its powerful effect on our thoughts and behaviours.
Black and Hispanic women are less likely to receive an endometriosis diagnosis, reflecting a possible systemic bias or disparity in health care access.
Most people with knee osteoarthritis can control their pain and improve their mobility without surgery, according to updated treatment guidelines. Here’s how.
It’s a common idea, but a myth. Here’s what we think is really going on.
Women typically suffer from more headaches than men, and some people experience migraines only during menstruation.
Top contributors
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney
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Bradley Distinguished Professor, Adelaide University
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor of Medical and Feminist Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Professor in Neuroimmunopharmacology, Adelaide University
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Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
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Associate Professor and Psychologist in Pediatric Pain, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Nursing; Assistant Director, UCONN Center for Advancement in Managing Pain, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Lecturer in the School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Research Officer, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Clinical pharmacist and Scientia Associate Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford