Pain Management

Coping Chronic Pain : Chronic Headaches, Pain Basics
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
More than 45 million Americans have chronic headaches, according to the National Headache Foundation. The most common types include tension headaches, which are associated with muscle tension.

Coping Chronic Pain: Pain That Persists, Finding Relief
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
By definition, acute pain after surgery or trauma comes on suddenly and lasts for a limited time, whereas chronic pain persists. 'Acute pain is a direct response to disease or injury to tissue, and presumably it will subside when you treat the disease

Aches in Your Legs: Understanding Peripheral Arterial Disease
by National Institute of Health
If you're past age 50, you may have resigned yourself to feeling a few more aches these days. However, if you've had pain or cramping in your legs when you're walking that goes away when you stop, don't shrug it off.

A Pain in the Pelvis: Spreading Cells Can Cause a Condition Called Endometriosis
by National Institute of Health
Pain can be the first sign that something's wrong - cramping pain in the pelvis or pain during sex. But for women of childbearing age, difficulty getting pregnant is most often what leads them to see a doctor.

Your Aching Back: Searching for Better Pain Relief
by National Institute of Health
If warmer spring weather lures you outside for heavy yard work, now's a good time to learn about how to prevent and treat low back pain. Four out of every five people have had low back pain at one time or another.

Ignore the Pain?: Innovative Pain Management Ideas
by National Institute of Health
Two people fall and suffer seemingly similar injuries. Six months later, one has completely recovered but the other still has debilitating pain. How can different people seem to experience pain so differently?

Don't Let Back Pain Get You Down: Learn How to Minimize Your Risk
by National Institute of Health
Before you reach for that snow shovel this winter, think first about protecting your back. When you do battle with Old Man Winter, or tackle any other kind of heavy lifting at home or on the job, do everything you can to reduce the chance of injury.