Pain

Pain in the neck. Royal pain. Pain and suffering…Pain rarely refers to anything good! Yet, pain is one of the most common human experiences. In fact, about 100 million Americans struggle with chronic pain. READ MORE

Pain

What You Need to Know About Gout

What You Need to Know About Gout in Women

Gout is more common in men, but rates are increasing in women

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Fast Facts: What You Need to Know About Gout

Learn more about this type of inflammatory arthritis and how you can prevent long-term complications

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Botox. It’s Not Just for Beauty Anymore.

Read about the ways Botox can be used to treat medical conditions.

A distraught senior Asian woman feeling unwell, suffering from pain in leg while sitting on sofa in the living room at home

Tech Solutions for Chronic Pain

Innovative apps that reduce aches and pain through sound, movement and psychology

Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Pain

Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Chronic Pain

The connection between trauma and chronic pain doesn’t mean it’s all in your head. It’s real, and it requires holistic treatment.

Manisha Gupta, Ph.D.

Like Millions of Women, I Live With Chronic Pain — and I’ve Had to Learn to Advocate for Myself

After years of having my chronic pain ignored or misdiagnosed, I’m speaking up to increase awareness of implicit biases in healthcare

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Telehealth and Pain Management: What You Need to Know

The pandemic has changed the way pain medication is prescribed. But will it last?

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Botox and Migraine: What You Need to Know

If you have chronic migraine disease, Botox might be able help alleviate your symptoms

woman with osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and Fractures: What You Should Know

Learn about prevention, screening diagnosis and treatment

Acupuncture needles on the back of a young woman

Can Acupuncture Help?

Acupuncture has become more mainstream over the past decade, but it still seems a bit mysterious. We took a look into this ancient practice.

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Gynecological Procedures Can Be a Real Pain

Why aren’t women who are undergoing painful GYN procedures routinely offered pain management?

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