Chronic lower back pain – also known as lumbago, is a common disorder that affects the muscles, nerves, and bones of the ...

Yoga can help ease chronic low back pain, even if the classes are conducted online, a new study shows. Guidelines recommend ...

Researchers have developed a non-addictive painkiller that remains inactive until it reaches sites of chronic pain. Instead of dulling the nerves that send the pain signals like other analgesics, this ...

LOUIS - Retired NFL players misuse opioid pain medications at a rate more ... said he became addicted to painkillers after two back surgeries that were necessary because of injuries he suffered ...

Finding new ways to treat pain is a priority for governments and health systems that are trying to find alternatives to addictive and potentially deadly opioid painkillers. Low back pain is one of ...

It may be that much lower back pain is actually associated with inflammation, and hence paracetamol is not the right painkiller for it. Paracetamol is thought to be useful for headaches ...

Pain is the stimulation of nerve endings, either due to swelling or release of prostaglandins, and painkillers work on the same pathway to the pain. Dr Mary Joan McLeod 2. Painkillers follow the ...