Once used mainly for distraction, VR is now being studied as a way to retrain the brain’s pain pathways—especially for people ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other ...

This study is the first of its kind in developing an off-label indication for RLS. Other conditions we’re considering ...

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

New research has found that the benefits of graded sensorimotor retraining are likely to be similar for all patients with ...

Sean Sweeney, 31, thought he'd injured himself while exercising. Months later he was given the news that his symptoms were actually a sign of terminal cancer, per U.K. charity Brain Tumour Research.

Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

"You need to find a calm place and simply breathe through your nose for three seconds, hold for four and exhale for five. And ...

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant ...

When living with chronic pain, over time, the brain becomes hypersensitive to pain signals, which increases pain. Pain is a danger signal. When something happens, such as touching a hot surface or ...

Three weeks after doctors told his family he likely would not survive, John Wesley Holcomb is taking steps, pointing to ...