Pain Management Medical Reference
- Foot Pain Tips
You can treat problems like foot pain and low arches in many ways -- from shoe inserts and pain meds to massage and weight loss.
- What Is Physical Therapy?
Do you need physical therapy? Learn about what physical therapists do, where they work, and what type of treatment you’ll get.
- CT Cervical Spine Scans: What to Know
What are cervical spine CT scans? Here's a look at this procedure and why you might need it, including how scans with and without contrast differ.
- What's Wrong With My Toe?
Find out some of the causes of painful, swollen, and misshaped toes, such as hammertoe, mallet toe, claw toe, turf toe, or Morton's neuroma.
- What Is Knee Plica Syndrome?
If you have knee pain going up and down stairs, it might be a problem with your plica, a part of your knee joint.
- Do I Need Shoe Orthotics?
If you have foot pain, it can be hard to know if over-the-counter shoe inserts will help or if prescription orthotics are needed. We help you figure out how to make the right decision.
- What Are Ligaments?
Ligaments are vital to your joints working the way they’re supposed to. This WebMD article explains what and where ligaments are and how you can injure them.
- Neck Exercises: Dos and Don’ts
Neck pain is common but usually not serious. Learn safe ways to ease the pain and stiffness and keep them from coming back.
- Pain Clinics: What to Know
Could a pain clinic help you feel better? If you need one, how do you find the right one for you?
- What Is Reiki Therapy?
Reiki therapy, also called energy healing, is based on an Eastern belief that vital energy flows through your body. Here’s what you need to know.
- What Is Magnetic Field Therapy?
Can magnets have a therapeutic effect on your health? Find out more about magnetic field therapy.
- What to Know Before You Get Anesthesia
Most people don’t get anesthesia often, so you might not know much about it. Learn how you should prepare before you “go under” and what to expect.
- What Can Treat Shoulder and Elbow Bursitis?
Living with shoulder or arm bursitis? You can ease pain and swelling on your own or with your doctor’s help.
- When Should I Use Heat or Ice for Pain?
Heat increases the flow of blood and nutrients to an area of the body. It often works best for morning stiffness or to warm up muscles before activity. Cold decreases blood flow, reducing swelling and pain.
- Which Medicines Can Cause Stomach Pain?
Sometimes, the medicine you need can cause tummy trouble.
- What Exercises Help if You Have a Sprained Ankle?
When you sprain your ankle, the right exercises can speed up recovery and help prevent sprains in the future. Learn exercises to help with range of motion, strength, balance, and stability.
- What Is Chronic Pain Syndrome?
Pain is usually temporary, but in chronic pain syndrome (CPS), it's long-term, and life-altering. Learn what causes CPS and how to relieve it.
- What Is Iliotibial Band Syndrome?
If you feel pain on the outside of your knee, you might have iliotibial band syndrome. Here’s what causes it, how to treat it, and how to prevent it.
- Why Would I Get an Antidepressant for My Pain?
It doesn't seem that antidepressants would help you if you deal with pain. They may work. Here's how.
- What Is Capsaicin?
Find out how capsaicin creams and patches can give you pain relief from arthritis, fibromyalgia, shingles, and other conditions.
- Charley Horse
WebMD explains muscle spasms, cramps and charley horses, including symptoms, causes and treatments.
- What Is Subacromial Bursitis?
Bursitis in your shoulder can be a serious pain. Here’s why -- and what can help.
- What Is My Rotator Cuff, and Why Does It Hurt?
Your shoulder does a lot of important things you might take for granted. Learn more about what your rotator cuff does and what may be making it hurt.
- Rotator Cuff Impingement
Shoulder pain? A pinched rotator cuff tendon could be to blame.
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
Don’t ignore this common cause of shoulder pain. If left untreated, rotator cuff tendinopathy can lead to chronic stiffness.
- Do I Need Physical Therapy for a Rotator Cuff Tear?
The four shoulder muscles that make up the rotator cuff can get worn or tear. Find out how physical therapy exercises and other treatment can help you feel better.
- Do I Need Surgery for a Rotator Cuff Problem?
Most of the time, a rotator cuff problem can be treated at home. For severe cases, though, surgery may be the best treatment.
- Rotator Cuff Tear
Find out more about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for rotator cuff tears, and how long a recovery you may expect.
- How to Prevent Shoulder Injuries
Your shoulder is an awesome joint. It moves just about every time you do. But it can also be easily injured. Learn what you can do to avoid shoulder pain and injury.
- Neck Pain
Poor posture, the way you sleep, even carrying a heavy bag can leave with you a sore neck. What can you do to relieve the pain? And what can you do to keep it from recurring?
- Shoulder Pain
Should joints can have their fair share of problems. Learn about common problems and injuries, and tips on how to treat a painful shoulder.
- What Is Trochanteric Bursitis?
Trochanteric bursitis is a type of inflammation that affects your hips. Here’s how to recognize it, treat it -- and prevent it.
- What Surgeries Help with Neck Pain?
When medicine and other treatment don’t help your neck pain, surgery may be the answer. Learn about all your options and how they can help.
- Why Does My Hand Hurt?
Understand some common causes and treatments of hand pain, including carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis, and trigger finger.
- Why Does My Elbow Hurt?
From ticks and sports injuries to fractures and arthritis, elbow pain has many causes. Learn about the common injuries and diseases that could be making your elbow hurt.
- Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
You have a pinched nerve in your elbow. You may have questions: What is it exactly? Is surgery inevitable? It depends on how severely compressed your ulnar nerve is.
- Bone Spurs
Bone spurs are hard bumps that form around your joints or on your spine. Learn what causes these bony growths, and how to treat them.
- What Can I Do About Bunions?
Bunions on your feet? Learn how to treat bunions at home and determine if you need surgery to remove them (bunionectomy).
- Could Those Aches and Pains Be Osteoarthritis?
Learn about the symptoms of osteoarthritis and other conditions that could be confused with this condition.
- Costochondritis: Causes, Symptoms, Pain Locations
A mostly harmless condition called costochondritis could be what’s causing your chest pain. Here’s what can trigger it – and how to get relief.
- Tietze Syndrome
Tietze Syndrome: When Chest Pain Is Not a Heart Attack
- Why Does My Knee Still Hurt?
Your knee just hasn’t been the same since your injury. When you see your doctor, be ready to answer these questions and take these tests.
- Which Medicines Treat Knee Pain?
When your knee injury causes pain, these medicines may help.
- What Are the Top Causes of Neuropathy?
Diabetes isn’t the only thing that causes neuropathy. Find out about the other causes, from injury to alcohol.
- Treatments for Opioid Constipation
When opioids block you up, ask your doctor about treatments that can help.
- How Do Opioid Pain Meds Cause Constipation?
Opioid medicines knock out tough pain, but they can also cause constipation.
- How Rehab Can Help You Recover From Surgery
Find out how rehab can help speed your recovery from an operation, and learn about the kinds of therapists you'll need on your team.
- What Is Occupational Therapy?
What can OT do for you? Learn about occupational therapy, what occupational therapists do, where they work, and why you might need this treatment.
- Osteopathic Medicine
With its big focus on preventing health problems, the field of osteopathic medicine is on the rise.
- DOs, Chiropractors, and MDs: How They’re Different
Should you see a DO, chiropractor, or MD for that health problem? Discover the differences and similarities of these medical professions.