A new study has found that people living with chronic pain tend to be more perfectionistic, less self-compassionate and – depending on the measure – less confident in their ability to cope. These ...

For the first time, research has put a dollar figure on the medical and economic toll of these relatively common conditions ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Lower abdominal pain is not a disease but a symptom of various ...

A new CDC report indicated that the percentage of Americans with chronic pain rose considerably in recent years, and it's not clear why. The numbers came from the National Health Interview Survey ...

About 40% of adults with chronic pain had clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety. Around 37% met the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder, and 16.7% met criteria for generalized ...

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Not only can experiencing chronic pain affect your mood, experiencing depression can also raise your chances of living with chronic pain. When you think of chronic pain and depression, you probably ...

If you're experiencing chronic pain — or at risk of it — this list will help you prepare yourself and know what to ask and do Getty For years, cases of chronic pain have been climbing. In fact, a ...

(Original Caption) San Diego: Redskins quarterback Doug Williams writhes in pain after injuring his leg. More than 51 million Americans experienced chronic pain in 2021 alone, according to CDC reports ...

Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

Chronic pain might quietly push people toward developing high blood pressure—and the more widespread the pain, the greater the danger. A massive analysis of over 200,000 adults uncovered strong links ...