Pain sensitization has a major impact on the perception of pain, affecting both physical function and quality of life (QoL), in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to the results of a ...

Central sensitization may be an important underlying factor that complicates the treatment of chronic pain and opioid use disorders, researchers wrote in PAIN Reports. Orman Trent Hall, DO, an ...

The burden of chronic pain. Source: GoodIdeas / Shutterstock Nerve sensitization often contributes to chronic pain states, such as back pain, migraines, and irritable bowel. Sensitization is an ...

She writhed in pain as her infected tooth was hollowed with a drill, its nerve amputated, and then sealed. "I knew this time something was wrong. I could feel my lips," said the Syracuse, New York, ...

Experts highlight “nociplastic pain,” a newly defined pain mechanism changing how chronic pain is understood and treated Many chronic pain patients suffer not from damage, but from a sensitized ...

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

Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty with preoperatively identified central sensitization may experience reduced postoperative pain and improved quality of recovery without increased risk of ...

A recent JAMA Neurology study focussed on determining an effective sensorimotor cortical biomarker for pain based on two metrics, namely, PAF and CME. Over the years, many studies have proposed ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also increase the need for pain medication.

An international team of researchers has homed in on a specific brain wave measurement that can effectively predict a person’s pain sensitivity. The research suggests this tool could be used to help ...