Pain medication isn’t the only option for pain relief. Next time you’re experiencing a toothache, back pain, or any other pain, you can try an herbal and natural pain reliever like turmeric ...

Back pain often happens because something is off in the way your spinal joints, muscles, discs, and nerves fit together and move. Nighttime back pain is a special type of lower back pain that ...

There are many possible causes of bone pain, including arthritis, fracture, and growing pains. Less commonly, it can point to bone cancer. Bone pain may present as tenderness initially ...

Even though the experience of pain varies from one person to the next, it is possible to categorize the different types of pain. Neuropathic pain is often described as a shooting or burning pain.

Causes of pain on the lower right side of the back range from strains and sprains to menstrual problems and kidney disease. Treatment depends on the cause. However, it may include lifestyle ...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) involves localized pain in one or more groups of muscles, like the lower back or neck. It may also lead to mood and sleep changes. MPS is different from fibromyalgia.

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