Researchers at the University of New South Wales Sydney are testing a new way to treat chronic nerve pain by training the ...

Nerve pain affects millions of people worldwide, creating a burning, shooting, or electric sensation that can make daily activities nearly impossible. Unlike regular pain that responds well to common ...

About 40% of Americans have experienced sciatica – pain that radiates from the sciatic nerve, which starts in the lower back and extends through the hips, buttocks and legs. Though the pain can be ...

Tramadol has long been a go-to option for people dealing with ongoing pain. Doctors often reach for it because it seems ...

A viewer tells us they started taking Lyrica after taking gabapentin for several years; they'd like to know the side effects for both. Doctor Lacy Anderson has more. Lyrica, or pregabalin, is a ...

Once promoted as a safer alternative to opioids, the widely prescribed drug is now linked to withdrawal, overdoses and serious side effects that many patients say they were never warned about.

If you’ve experienced sciatica before, you know the stubborn pain can ruin your whole week. Sciatica is a type of back pain that occurs when there’s pressure on the sciatic nerve, which extends from ...

How can patients and clinicians effectively manage diabetic neuropathic pain in 2024? At the French Diabetes Society congress, three experts provided a comprehensive overview of the treatment for ...

What causes sciatica and how do you treat it? Sciatica, often caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve, can lead to sharp pain down the leg, but doctors say most cases improve with rest, medication, ...

After two decades of surgeries, prescriptions, and debilitating symptoms, this mom discovered a treatment that significantly ...

Postsurgical nerve damage can occur for various reasons, including misdiagnosis, surgical error, and scar tissue formation. Common signs of postoperative nerve damage include tingling, numbness, ...

Back pain that Tylenol and ibuprofen can’t get rid of may require alternative treatment such as targeted exercises, prescription medications, or surgery. For many, back pain is an occasional annoyance ...