Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study suggests that the medication’s potential risks outweigh its “limited” benefits for chronic ...

Struggling with knee pain? Whether it's due to an injury, ageing or a condition like arthritis, there's no doubt that it can be uncomfortable and have an impact on everyday life. But in many cases, a ...

Talk about a dose of disappointment. A new analysis suggests that millions of Americans with chronic pain are being prescribed an opioid that does little to ease their suffering. To make matters worse ...

Lauren Casey was 15 and a tenor sax player in her Minnesota high school marching band when the pain in her hip and lower back became severe. It hurt when she walked and when she stood for hours at her ...

More British women suffering from chronic pain are opting for medical cannabis after over-the-counter treatments failed to provide any relief. They are turning to the rapidly expanding private sector, ...

An 82-year-old woman in eastern China shocked the nation by swallowing eight small live frogs as she followed a folklore remedy to treat her lower back pain. The octogenarian, surnamed Zhang, was sent ...

The strong opioid painkiller tramadol is not significantly effective at easing the chronic pain for which it's widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the available research, published in ...

David Montgomery will return home when the Lions face the Bengals in Cincinnati on Sunday. While the trip might remind him of some painful childhood memories, it'll also serve as a reminder of why the ...

Back pain, now common across age groups, is usually benign but can rarely mask serious conditions like pancreatic cancer. This article reveals how persistent back pain, particularly when accompanied ...

If your knees ache when you walk, climb the stairs or even rest, it's easy to assume the joint itself is to blame. But, according to a leading orthopaedic surgeon, the problem might lie much higher up ...

One scoop to start: European satellite start-up Iceye is exploring raising new funding at a valuation of about $2.5bn, as investors race to capitalise on surging defence spending in the region by ...

“Tenderness is the new punk,” filmmaker Joachim Trier declared this summer while debuting his highly-anticipated feature “Sentimental Value” at the Cannes Film Festival. In his follow-up to the ...