Cannabis-based medicines have been widely promoted as a potential answer for people living with chronic nerve pain—but a ...

Neuropathic pain is nerve pain coming from malfunctions of or damage to the nervous system (brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves). It is different from pain messages that are carried along healthy ...

All over the body are tiny sensors called nociceptors whose job is to spot potentially harmful stimuli and send warning ...

There is no clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines provide pain relief for chronic neuropathic pain, an updated review ...

Biopsychosocial self-management was associated with significant but small reductions in disability in patients with acute low back pain.

Neuropathic pain is a common, well-known and often difficult-to-treat symptom in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and is usually related to spinal cord lesions. However, non-neurological ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

- The overall study dropout rate of ~4.4% is far below rates typically observed with other FDA approved chronic pain medicines - Based on the current Phase 2b trial enrollment pace and the interim ...

In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This ...

Reaching for CBD-infused lotion or oil may seem like a low-risk way to find pain relief, but little is actually known about the impact that CBD has on the nervous system. Over the past decade, the use ...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a condition in which diabetes mellitus damages nerves in the body, leading to chronic pain, affects roughly 37 million people in the United States and 460 million ...

Pendergrast is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Michigan. The 1 in 5 Americans suffering from chronic pain may soon lose access to evidence-based interventions that have ...