A sudden electric shock in the face that disappears in seconds may not sound alarming at first. But for many, it marks the beginning of a painful neurological condition that quietly takes over daily ...

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare pain syndrome caused by compression of your glossopharyngeal nerve. It leads to episodes of severe pain, usually on one side of the back of your throat and nose.

In some cases, a pinched nerve in the upper back can cause chest pain. However, upper back pinched nerves are less common than those that occur in the neck or lower back. Pinched nerves can cause pain ...

There is a good chance you know someone with a central sensitization syndrome. Someone with chronic migraines for years? Someone with chronic back pain for years? Someone with chronic digestive ...

One bright April day in 1903, Dr. Henry Head of Cambridge University, England went to a surgeon friend and asked him to make a six-and-a-half-inch gash in his upper left arm. Dr. Head, a robust, ...

In patients with anxiety and depression, low-strength evidence of a possible modest benefit was seen in 4 trials conducted more than 40 years ago and in one recent trial compared with sham treatments.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the world’s most common bacterial maladies. Approximately 12 percent of men and roughly half of all women experience a UTI in their lifetime. Up to 44 percent ...