There is a good chance you know someone with a central sensitization syndrome. Someone with chronic migraines for years? Someone with chronic back pain for years? Someone with chronic digestive ...

When pain persists for a long time,You might feel anxious, wondering, "Is something in my body still damaged?" or "Is it ...

Hello, I am Akira Nagumo, an orthopedic surgeon.Today, October 10, 2026, I published a new book, 'The Universe of Pain: From ...

Supplying nerves with a fresh supply of mitochondria could curb chronic nerve pain, a new study hints. The research, conducted with mouse cells, live mice, and human tissues, reveals a previously ...

When nerves are damaged, they can misfire, turning even the gentlest touch into searing pain. Scientists have spent years trying to understand why this happens. Researchers may have found a key piece ...

During the winter of 2018, Caryn Dahm noticed a strange ache in her tongue when chewing. Her dentist referred her to an oral surgeon in hopes an x-ray would reveal the cause, but when the x-ray came ...

Nerve cells, also called neurons, form nerve fibers that allow communication within your body. They allow you to move and feel things, but they can also become painful. Nerve pain can feel like a ...

One bright April day in 1903, Dr. Henry Head of Cambridge University, England went to a surgeon friend and asked him to make a six-and-a-half-inch gash in his upper left arm. Dr. Head, a robust, ...

Until now, the sensory neurons inside the tooth were primarily thought to send pain signals to the brain, but a new study shows those neurons are multitaskers that also trigger a jaw-opening reflex ...