We are told this: The mind is able to control the body. For the chronic pain patient who may have seemingly exhausted treatment options, this notion of mind over matter takes on a hopeful urgency.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is using virtual reality (VR) headsets to treat Veterans dealing with chronic pain that lasts more than three months.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Chronic pain often depends as much or more on the brain’s response ...

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Psychological therapy that changes an individual’s beliefs about pain can provide lasting relief for chronic back pain (CBP), long-term follow-up results of a randomized controlled trial showed. More ...

Paper provides new insights into warfare’s lifelong health consequences, particularly for noncombatants, with critical policy implications related to post-war recovery efforts.

Beyond smartwatches and smart rings, wearable health tech has another lesser-known use: pain relief. And it's already ...

For the founder of Reclaim Labs, the battle with this condition was not merely a medical hurdle but a life-changing ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...