Electrical cardioversion is a treatment for a heartbeat that isn't normal, such as atrial fibrillation. It uses a brief electric shock to reset your heart's rhythm. Before the treatment, you will get ...

Depression resulting from pain may be a contributing factor in the development of high blood pressure, finds a new study in the Hypertension Journal Chronic pain may be linked to the development of ...

"This is the first study to describe Emergency Physician's ability to [manage] both the procedural sedation and electrical cardioversion of class III and class IV obese patients," the authors wrote.

One of the most common feelings associated with persisting pain is fatigue and this fatigue can become overwhelming. People with chronic pain can report being drained of energy and motivation to ...

Testicular pain is pain you feel in one or both of your testicles. Your testicles are the two soft, round structures inside your scrotum, the sac of skin underneath your penis. Testicles make sperm ...

Editor’s Note (1/31/25): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the novel nonopioid medication suzetrigine for acute pain. That pain ranges from moderate to severe. The drug was tested in ...

Psychosomatic pain is real. It can be caused by life stressors or mental health conditions. Effective treatments, like therapy and stress management strategies, can help. For many people, the term ...

If you have chronic lower back pain—meaning a nagging ache has persisted for 12 weeks or more—you may be tempted to throw a bunch of Dr. Google remedies into a bag, shake it up, and start drawing at ...

It’s a common experience. Too much caffeine, anxiety, or insomnia muddled your sleep, keeping you tossing all night. But whatever the cause, the result is the same: The next morning, you feel beat up, ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA—For patients with obesity who are undergoing electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF), delivering twice the energy with a simultaneous dual approach is a better option ...

As a lifelong health and fitness enthusiast with 15 years of experience, Rachel MacPherson is passionate about cutting through fads and noise. Her aim is to clearly communicate health information with ...