Chronic Pain Basics

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5 Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome You Should Know
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What Is Sarcopenia?
Mid adult male patient describing a chest pain to his doctor.
What Is Costochondritis?
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What Causes Neck Pain—And How Can You Relieve It?
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Signs and Symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis
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Signs and Symptoms of Sciatica
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What Is a Chiropractor?
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How Is Plantar Fasciitis Treated?
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What Is an MRI Scan?
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What Is Palliative Care?
Woman with lower backache due to sciatica, massaging her back.
What Is Sciatica?
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What Is Kyphosis?
woman with shoulder pain
What To Know About Shoulder Pain
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What Is Plantar Fasciitis?
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Everything to Know About Anesthesia
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What Is Whiplash?
A woman lies on her couch with a hand over her lower belly
What Can Cause Lower Abdominal Pain?
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Edema (Swelling): Causes, Treatment, and More
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Why You May Have Abdominal Pain—And How to Make It Go Away
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What Is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
woman having tmj jaw pain
Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
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Lower Back Pain Causes and Treatment
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What is Degenerative Disc Disease?
A healthcare provider looks at a child's back to examine the curvature of the spine
What Is Scoliosis?
A person hold their hands to their ankle, which is red
What Is Inflammation?
Health Photo Composite - Achilles Tendinitis
Everything You Need to Know About Achilles Tendinitis
A woman sits on the edge of her bed holding her lower back in pain
Why Back Spasms Happen—And How to Treat Them
A black woman with muscle pain in her shoulder
Everything You Need to Know About Muscle Pain
A patient using a pain scale
Understanding Pain Scales and How to Use Them
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How To Get a Ring Off a Swollen Finger—And When It's an Emergency
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Pros and Cons of Weed—11 Possible Effects on Your Health
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Chronic Pain Is Extremely Common in the US—And New Cases Are ‘Developing at Alarming Rates’
A black woman experiencing jaw pain at the dentist's office
Everything You Need to Know About Jaw Pain
A woman doing inversion therapy hanging upside down in an inversion table
Everything You Need to Know About Inversion Tables
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Shoppers Say These $12 Compression Socks Provide 'Instant Relief' From Plantar Fasciitis Pain
Young woman hiking with numb tingling leg
13 Causes of Leg Cramps—and How To Stop Them
White woman with her hands on her clothed bottom walking toward a bathtub
Butt Cramps on Your Period: Why It Happens and How To Ease the Pain
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What Are the Health Benefits of CBD—Cannabidiol?
Middle aged businesswoman rubbing neck, suffering from neck pain during workplace at home
9 Fibromyalgia Pain Points
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Degenerative Disc Disease Was Causing My Crippling Back Pain, but Doctors Blamed My Posture, My Purse, Even MS
What Is Tendinitis? Experts Explain This Painful Condition
This Woman’s Pain Was Dismissed for Years—Here Are 5 Things She Wants You to Know About Getting the Right Care
This Woman Was Diagnosed With Lupus After Having Her Daily Pain Dismissed for Years
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14 Foot Pain Causes and How To Ease the Pain
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12 Reasons You Have Shoulder Pain–and What to Do About It
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Heat or Ice? Which to Use for Back Pain, Pulled Muscles, and More
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Everything You Need to Know About Runner's Knee—Even If You're Not a Runner
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13 Reasons Your Tooth Hurts
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12 Reasons You Might Have Abdominal Cramps Other Than Your Period
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Yes, Poppy-Seed Bagels Really Can Make You Fail a Drug Test. Here's Why, and How Much You Have to Eat
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People Living With Chronic Pain Are Turning to This Support Group for Help
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Back Trouble? Blue Dye Shot May Offer Long-Lasting Pain Relief
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Shoveling Snow? How to Protect Your Back (and Your Heart)
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I Survived a Life of Too Much Pain and No Sleep
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How Women's Pain Differs from Men's
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The In-Person Voting Challenges Faced by Chronically Ill and Disabled American Voters
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Expert Answers on Complementary Therapies for Chronic Pain
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How Caregivers Can Be Effective Cancer Painkillers
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How to Decide if Surgery Can Solve Your Low Back Pain
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Like to Bike? This Could Save Your Life
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What Is Arnica Gel, and Can It Really Help Reduce Pain?
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The Most Common Types of Arthritis, and Who's at Risk for Each
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5 Ways Your Commute Is Hurting Your Health
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10 Food Rules for Pain Patients