The degree to which a surgical patient’s subconscious processing of pain, or “nociception,” is properly managed by their anesthesiologist will directly affect the degree of post-operative drug side ...

Cancer pain, especially pain caused by metastasis to bone, is a severe type of pain, and unless the cause and consequences can be resolved, the pain will become chronic. As detection and survival ...

Ocular pain can have many causes and should not always be diagnosed as dry eye disease, according to a speaker here at Cornea ...

Research into nociceptive neuronal activity within trigeminal pain models has considerably advanced our understanding of orofacial pain mechanisms. The trigeminal system, crucial for facial sensation, ...

A review published in Arthritis Care & Research serves as a tool for managing nociplastic pain in patients with rheumatic diseases. The authors looked at the three general categories of pain: ...

Eye care providers report low satisfaction with the most common treatments for chronic ocular surface pain, according to a ...

Pain management is a tricky area for physicians: they don’t want patients suffering, but current treatment options are limited, with highly addictive opioids one of the few available resources.

Pain is a natural component of the healing process following illness, injury, or surgery. However, if pain persists, is more intense than normally expected, or lacks a discernable cause, it becomes ...