Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? Ever wondered why spicy foods make your mouth feel like it's on fire? The answer lies in a chemical compound called capsaicin.

New research suggests pain is not a simple signal of injury but a process that unfolds across nerves, spinal cord, and brain.

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

When you strain your back or burn your arm, receptor cells send messages along your nerve pathways to your brain. This results in a feeling of pain, a signal from your body that you must tend to it; ...

Dr. Adriaan Louw has heard the term "pain revolution" before. The physical therapist and scientist has been researching chronic pain for more than 30 years. Over the decades, he has witnessed the rise ...

Men and women experience pain differently, and until now, scientists didn’t know why. New research says it may be in part due to differences in male and female nerve cells. Pain-sensing nerve cells ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Massage therapy has been practiced for thousands of years as a means of healing and relaxation. In recent times, there has been a growing interest in understanding the scientific basis ...

You know that moment when you stub your toe and it hurts way more than it should? Like, you’ve walked into the corner of the couch before—many times, in fact—but this time you yelp like you’ve been ...

A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back pain. Reading time 4 minutes If you’ve ever had trouble recovering from a ...