Is your neck stiff and tight? Are your wrists aching after hours of typing? Do your back and shoulders hurt from lifting and ...

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 ...

A group of 113 retired civil servants and diplomats on Saturday criticised the Union government’s response to the protests for constitutional safeguards that took place in Leh on September 24, saying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have spotted a small set of easily overlooked brain cells that is activated during persistent pain — the kind that lasts long after an initial injury. The research was performed in mice, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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