Pain Management Medical Reference
- What Are Opioids?
Opioids 101: What they are, how they work, and how to take them safely.
- Can TENS Help Your Pain?
Find out if TENS, a type of nerve stimulation, can help with your chronic pain from arthritis, diabetic neuropathy, facial pain, and more.
- How to Ease an Older Person’s Aches and Pains
Many older people live with pain they don't need to have. Try these tips to help relieve aches and pains.
- Pinched (Compressed) Nerve
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, and treatment of a pinched nerve, also known as a compressed nerve.
- Opioid (Narcotic) Pain Medications
Prescription opioids can have serious side effects if you don’t use them correctly. Here’s what to consider when taking these strong pain meds.
- Strength Train
Weight training not only makes your muscles stronger, it helps to keep you healthy and reduce the impact of chronic pain. Find out how to do it safely so you can reap the benefits without hurting yourself.
- Manage Opioids
When you have chronic pain, opioids, like hydrocodone or morphine, sometimes help. But these pain meds can have serious side effects.
- What Is the Placebo Effect?
WebMD explains what the placebo effect is, how it works, and its potential benefits for medical treatment.
- Heel Spurs and Plantar Fasciitis
Learn more from WebMD about heel spurs, including how they develop and how they are treated.
- Overview of Biofeedback
WebMD explains biofeedback, a therapy that is used for chronic pain, high blood pressure and other conditions.
- Piriformis Syndrome: What Is It?
WebMD explains the symptoms, causes, and treatments of piriformis syndrome.
- Foot Pain: Causes and Treatment
From fallen arches to calluses to sesamoids and beyond, here's a comprehensive look at the causes and treatment of foot pain.
- Compartment Syndrome: What Is It?
WebMD explains compartment syndrome, a potentially life threatening condition in which pressure builds up in the legs, abdomen or arms, damaging tissue.
- Hip Impingement
WebMD explains the causes and diagnosis of hip impingement and how it is treated.
- Lower Leg Pain: Causes and Treatments
WebMD explains lower leg pain, which can be caused by conditions ranging from torn tendons to diabetic neuropathy.
- Neck Injuries in Sports: What You Should Know
Don’t let neck strains and sprains take you out of the game. The experts at WebMD tell you how to protect your neck and stay active.
- Topical Pain Relief: Creams, Gels, and Rubs
Creams, gels and sprays can help relieve the pain from osteoarthritis. WebMD tells you what is available on your drugstore shelves - and your own freezer - to alleviate pain.
- Cubital and Radial Tunnel Syndrome
WebMD explains the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of both cubital tunnel syndrome and radial tunnel syndrome.
- Hip Pain: Causes and Treatment
WebMD talks about the causes of hip pain and ways to treat it.
- Hypnosis, Meditation, and Relaxation for Pain
Do you know about the benefits of using meditation, relaxation, or hypnosis to help treat chronic pain? Get to know what’s involved and how it helps.
- What's Causing My Chest Pain?
WebMD discusses possible causes of chest pain as well as when to see a doctor.
- Pain Classifications and Causes: Nerve Pain, Muscle Pain, and More
WebMD describes the classifications of pain and explains what characterizes each type.
- What Are OTC Anti-Inflammation Drugs?
Anti-inflammatory drugs called NSAIDs are commonly used to treat chronic pain. WebMD provides an overview of NSAIDs, including their risks, benefits, and side effects.
- Handicap Parking Permits: How to Get One
If you’re disabled or have a chronic illness, you might qualify for a handicap parking permit. WebMD tells you more.
- Ruptured Eardrum: Symptoms and Treatments
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of a ruptured eardrum.
- Treating Nerve Pain Caused by Cancer, HIV, and Other Conditions
Nerve pain can be a symptom of many different conditions -- like cancer, HIV, diabetes, and shingles. Learn more from WebMD about the treatments for various types of neuropathy.
- Prescription Medications and Treatments for Nerve Pain
Learn more from WebMD about prescription medications and treatments for nerve pain.
- Nonprescription Treatments for Nerve Pain
Nerve pain can be tough to manage. Learn more from WebMD about nonprescription and over-the-counter treatments that may help.
- Joint Pain
WebMD investigates possible causes of joint pain and how to treat it, both at home and with medications under a doctor’s supervision.
- Bladder Pain
WebMD examines 3 main types of bladder pain, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Unexplained Nerve Pain
Nerve pain can be caused by a number of conditions, or it may have mysterious origins. Learn more from WebMD about treating it.
- What Are Fallen Arches?
WebMD explains why fallen arches and flat feet happen, what effects they have on the body, and how to manage them.
- Cervical Disc Disease Treatment: Drugs That Can Help
Several different medications, from anti-inflammatory drugs to steroids, can help ease your neck pain while you heal from cervical disc disease.
- Cervical Disc Disease Treatment: Managing Neck Pain at Home
If you suffer from cervical disc disease, a number of stretches and home remedies can help relieve neck pain and speed the healing process.
- Costochondritis
Costochondritis is a painful condition caused by inflammation in the chest area. It can feel like a heart attack. Take a look at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
- Cervical Radiculopathy
WebMD looks at cervical radiculopathy, damage or disturbance of nerve function that causes pain in the upper body.
- Coping With Chronic Illness
Chronic illness affects all aspects of a person's life. WebMD provides tips for coping.
- 5 Common Pain and Pain Relief Myths
WebMD dispels many myths about pain and pain relief.
- Sprained Ankle: Treatment and Recovery
The ankle joint, which connects the foot with the lower leg, is injured often. An unnatural twisting motion can happen when the foot is planted awkwardly, when the ground is uneven, or when an unusual amount of force is applied to the joint.
- 11 Tips for Living With Chronic Pain
Learn about lifestyle changes that can ease chronic pain: relaxation techniques, exercise and healthy eating, among them.
- What Is Phantom Limb Pain?
After an amputation, you may feel pain in your missing limb. This is known as phantom limb pain. Here’s why it happens and what you can do.
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
WebMD looks at trigeminal neuralgia, a type of facial pain, including its symptoms and treatments.
- Do I Have Chronic Pain?
Everyone feels pain from time to time, but chronic pain is different. Find out what causes chronic pain and how it can affect your emotional health.
- Pain Management: Treatment Overview
WebMD provides an overview of treatments for chronic pain, from surgery to herbal remedies.
- What Causes Chronic Pain?
WebMD helps you understand some of the causes of chronic pain.
- Depression and Pain Relief
WebMD explains chronic pain and its connection with depression and anxiety.
- Sciatica Pain Management
Learn about the diagnosis and treatment of sciatica from WebMD.
- Vascular Diseases and Pain
Learn more from WebMD about different types of vascular disease and how they are treated.
- Vasculitis
Learn more about vasculitis, an immune system disorder that causes blood vessels to become inflamed.
- Treating Pain in the Elderly
Many older adults do not seek out treatment for pain - even though there are many options for relief. WebMD takes a look.