Chronic pain can develop when the brain continues to send out pain messages even after an injury has healed. When this occurs, the treatment must be focused on the nervous system.

Research finds women, younger individuals, and those with nociplastic pain conditions like fibromyalgia are more likely to ...

This pain—called “nociplastic pain”—is not of the protective variety, but a false alarm. This pain type underlies the most common chronic pain conditions: chronic back pain, widespread ...

Ultimately, 40% of patients had clinical symptoms of anxiety, and 39% had clinical symptoms of depression. Rates of diagnoses ...

Researchers are calling for changes to the treatment of chronic pain, with more routine screening for depression and anxiety ...

In this systematic review and meta-analysis of depression and anxiety among individuals with chronic pain, approximately 40% of adults had clinically significant depression and anxiety. Women, younger ...

Prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms varied according to pain condition. For example, people with nociplastic ...