Pain sensitization has a major impact on the perception of pain, affecting both physical function and quality of life (QoL), in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to the results of a ...

Central sensitization may be an important underlying factor that complicates the treatment of chronic pain and opioid use disorders, researchers wrote in PAIN Reports. Orman Trent Hall, DO, an ...

The burden of chronic pain. Source: GoodIdeas / Shutterstock Nerve sensitization often contributes to chronic pain states, such as back pain, migraines, and irritable bowel. Sensitization is an ...

A novel biomarker signature that assessed cortical activity predicted individual pain sensitivity, the PREDICT validation ...

What is chronic pain? How might it affect people emotionally, mentally, relationally, and spiritually? Dr. Joel Jin offers ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increased colon pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) appears to be related more to "a psychological tendency to report pain," rather than to actual ...

A psychologist at the University of Houston is providing guidance to improve the mental health of victims of sexual violence, ...

In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers observed 65 newborn babies who had received a standard heel-prick blood test to look for signs of potential infection. When a baby's ...

Dr. Jess, Founder and CEO of Experts in Wellness, LLC, and Co-Founder and CEO of Generator Athlete Lab spoke with Studio 512.

Dog breeds differ in pain sensitivity, but these differences don’t always match up with the beliefs people – including veterinarians – hold about breed-specific pain sensitivity. The results appear in ...