pain-management

In this session: Kris Kruse-Elliott, DVM, PhD, DAVCAA, explores the principles of multimodal analgesia and how to apply them throughout the perianesthetic period in both canine and feline patients.

In this session: Kris Kruse-Elliott, DVM, PhD, DAVCAA, explores the principles of multimodal analgesia and how to apply them throughout the perianesthetic period in both canine and feline patients.

A new experimental pain medicine may offer strong relief after surgery without using opioids. In a clinical trial involving adults recovering from tummy tuck surgery, the drug LTG-001 reduced moderate-to-severe pain more than an inactive placebo. The higher dose also produced encouraging results compared with a commonly used opioid treatment, although the study was not […] The post New Pain Drug …

BackgroundHerpes zoster (HZ) results from reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus and is a major cause of morbidity, particularly among older adults and immunocompromised individuals. Post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), the most common chronic complication of HZ, is characterized by persistent neuropathic pain that can substantially impair quality of life. Despite advances in antiviral therapy a…

For severe and chronic pain management, opioids are often the only option. This class of drugs comes with well-documented risks, including addiction, respiratory problems and overdose.

There are headaches, and then there are cluster headaches. Most people who have experienced both don’t need the distinction explained. Neurologists describe cluster headaches as one of the most severe pain conditions in all of medicine. Patients who have lived through them often say nothing else compares. What is a cluster headache, exactly? It’s a...

Combining ketamine and psychotherapy is a safe and feasible approach with promising benefits for people experiencing chronic neuropathic pain, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital, the University of Toronto and York University. “This is a novel treatment paradigm for a patient population that is suffering greatly,” says Akash Goel, the […]

Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66951-x Postoperative pain after single-visit root canal treatment in teeth with periapical lesion using different irrigation activation techniques: a randomized clinical trial

In this episode of Curing with Sound, we speak with Jim Rorie, a licensed private investigator from North Carolina whose career and daily life were profoundly affected by chronic low back pain following a multi-vehicle collision. After months of physical therapy and painful nerve block injections, Jim became one of the first patients in the United States to be commercially treated with noninvasiv…

Ketamine given during C-sections could help ease early symptoms of postpartum depression. Common pain relievers, such as ibuprofen, may reduce the risk of delirium after surgery.

Your head is pounding. The light from your phone screen feels like a physical assault. You’re not looking for a thorough explanation of neurobiology right now. You want to know how to get rid of a migraine, and you want to know it fast. Here’s the honest answer: most attacks respond well to a combination...

Almost everyone has experienced that dull, aching pressure across the forehead or around the back of the head after a long, demanding day. When asked what a tension headache is, the simplest definition is that it is the most common form of primary headache, affecting millions of adults across the United States. Unlike migraines or...

Human peripheral nerves have a remarkable ability to regenerate after damage. However, when re-growing axons fail to meet their target organ, they can transform into painful neuromas.

A randomized controlled trial compared first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthrodesis, a joint fusion surgery for painful hallux rigidus (arthritis of the big toe joint), with watchful waiting in reducing walking pain.

A randomized controlled trial compared first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) arthrodesis, a joint fusion surgery for painful hallux rigidus (arthritis of the big toe joint), with watchful waiting in reducing walking pain.

A major new Adelaide University research program will strive to improve the lives of millions by developing targeted therapies for chronic visceral pain, a debilitating primary symptom associated with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and endometriosis.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 09 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66215-8 Phenotypes of painful TMDs and bruxism based on clinical, psychosocial and somatosensory features: a cluster analysis