April 5, 2011 (Washington, DC) — Sympathetic nerve block may be an effective strategy for relieving refractory phantom pain associated with chronic preamputation pain, according to results of a case ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: In December 2003, I fell and broke my left hip. The doctors put in a new ball. I healed well, but developed another problem. My leg became so painful that I couldn't stand to have ...

MARIETTA – Two years ago, Waverly, W.Va., resident Mindi Ford broke her arm. It barely fazed her. “I felt it snap, I heard it snap, and it didn’t hurt,” she said. That’s because Ford has been dealing ...

Abstract: Quantitative sensory testing is a popular tool for studying pain in the laboratory setting. Hand-held pressure algometers are commonly used to evaluate pain sensitivity in both healthy ...

Measuring stress activity directed to the blood vessels of muscles could allow researchers to measure pain objectively, according to a new study. Researchers from the Cardiovascular Health and ...