Common OTC painkillers like ibuprofen may increase heart attack and stroke risk. Learn which medications pose the greatest ...

A synthetic endocannabinoid, the first of its kind, has been created by researchers to be more stable and potent than the ...

Adults hospitalized for ischemic stroke who started gabapentin within 30 days of discharge often received a gabapentin prescription for at least a year, an analysis of Medicare claims showed. Among ...

LAS VEGAS — Central neuropathic pain can be challenging to treat, but several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are available, according to a presenter at BRAINWeek 2022. “Central neuropathic ...

Spinal cord stimulators have been used since the 1960s, and the first FDA approval for one of the devices arrived in 1989—all with a focus on treating various forms of chronic pain. In more recent ...

The drug lamotrigine can reduce the pain that affects some stroke patients, according to a study in the January 23 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

More than 15 million prescriptions for amitriptyline are issued in the UK in a year, mainly to deal with chronic pain ...

A sudden, severe headache isn't normal. A neurologist explains how intense head pain can signal a stroke, other warning signs ...

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the immune system attacks the joints and leaves them sore, swollen, and stiff. But RA is more than a joint disease. It also affects other parts of your body, including ...

When Cheryl Hamrick woke up in the middle of the night, she didn’t know what time it was. It was the awful pain radiating from the right side of the back of her head that was at the forefront of her ...

Just as there are different types of illnesses, there are different types of pain. Acute pain typically lasts between three and six months. Some examples are a sprained ankle or a cut. Generally, this ...

Most older adults prescribed gabapentin after a stroke kept getting the drug for at least 1 year. Gabapentin is used off-label for post-stroke pain, despite limited guidelines and safety concerns. The ...