Pain-sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new ...

Pain represents the cardinal symptom of osteoarthritis, yet its intensity, quality, and impact vary dramatically among ...

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Should Your Response to Pain Be Considered “Abnormal”? Somatic symptom disorder and the DSM-5 The new category of “somatic symptom disorder” created for the DSM-5 evaluates the coping abilities of ...

The same analysis performed on data from the similarly designed SELECT-PsA 1 trial in psoriatic arthritis showed similar ...

A hidden immune stress switch may be driving chemotherapy nerve pain and scientists have found a way to turn it off.

You’re watching a movie when the hero takes a brutal hit, and suddenly you find yourself wincing, your body tensing as if you were the one being struck. Or maybe you’ve watched someone get a paper cut ...

Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset and their expectations of pain. The placebo effect, the tendency for a person ...

Dr. Zeltzer answers the question: 'Does My Child Have A Low Pain Threshold?' — -- Question: My Child Screams For A Long Time After Even The Most Minor Injury. Does This Mean He Has An Abnormal ...

Holding your hand over a hot burner triggers an immediate threat response and prompts action to address that threat. The sequence is part of the protective pain response known as the nociceptive pain ...