Pain is hard to measure. One person’s “ouch” is another’s agony. Now, scientists say they’ve found a better way of assessing pain: putting a price on it. By translating pain into dollars, they’ve ...

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, according to the CDC. Persistent pain that lasts beyond a typical recovery period can be debilitating and finding the right treatment is a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Chronic pain often depends as much or more on the brain’s response ...

Older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) had less pain and improved physical function using acupuncture compared to standard treatments, a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...