Discover the everyday habits that may be quietly causing your back and neck pain—and the simple changes that can make a big ...

A widely prescribed opioid painkiller showed limited effectiveness and increased risk of negative effects in a new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. The study examined tramadol, a ...

A systematic review of studies evaluating cannabis as a pain treatment concluded that some cannabis products do likely work to reduce chronic pain a little bit. The overall reduction in pain was small ...

When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; ...

Neck stiffness hits hard after long hours at desks, hunching over phones, or waking from a bad pillow night. It limits turns, sparks headaches, and drains energy. Five straightforward exercises can ...

When physician Zameer Pirani teaches medical students how to treat patients with chronic pain, he ends his lectures by raising three red flags. He says the aspiring family doctors should watch out for ...

Having deltoid pain may feel like aching, burning, or tingling. Deltoid pain usually stems from injuries like muscle strains or nerve damage. Home remedies for deltoid pain may involve rest, ice and ...

You can apply ice to your hamstring 2-3 times a day for about 20 minutes to decrease swelling. Make sure you get rest and do not move your injured leg to help with recovery. Take non-steroidal ...

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Rest and ice therapy can relieve shoulder blade pain from injuries like muscle strain. Seek medical help for shoulder blade pain that lasts over two weeks or occurs with serious symptoms. Shoulder ...

Americans are getting buried under debt: Overall household debt reached a record $18.59 trillion in 2025, a $197 billion increase from 2024. Credit card debt alone hit a record $1.23 trillion in the ...

Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at So Yummy and senior lifestyle editor at Hunker. Over the past 10+ years, Anna has also written for the ...