I was no stranger to back pain. In my early forties, I had three episodes of severe lumbar pain, lasting several weeks each. Lumbar is just the word doctors use for “low back.” An MRI showed ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic ...

All medications were discontinued. At work, she was placed on a trial of regular duty. Shortly thereafter, she returned to our clinic in tears, with markedly increased pain between the shoulder blades ...

Interoceptive, visceral pain from within the body is perceived more unpleasant than exteroceptive pain from outside the body. A new study shows that the type of pain also influences how we empathize ...

Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, for many women and girls—according to a new, nationwide study led ...

Mrs. Tandy first presented as a well-dressed, meticulously groomed 76-year-old woman. Her response to the question, "What brings you here today?" was very telling of her personality. Well...my feet ...

In my last blog, Life Lessons Learned from Being Temporarily Disabled, I promised to disclose what I learned about sex from being temporarily disabled. It is with some trepidation that I now fulfill ...

Which of the following hits you harder: losing something or gaining something? The above thought exercise is the crux of your relationship with pleasure and pain. This article will take a closer look ...