Pain Management Medical Reference

It’s common to blame joint pain flare-ups on changes in the weather. Is it just an old wives’ tale, or does science back it up? WebMD explains how changes in barometric pressure, temperature, and even rain can cause joint pain.

Planning for a procedure? Learn how to control and curb pain during your recovery.

Referred shoulder pain happens when the pain isn't caused by problems with your shoulder joint or with the muscles, ligaments, or tendons around it. Learn more about it.

Opioid painkillers and over the counter pain relieves can provide temporary relief for pain, but often use comes with undesirable side-effects. Learn more.

A labrum SLAP tear is one of many shoulder injuries. Here's how it differs from the others, what the treatments are, and when you might need surgery.

Learn about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments for pudendal neuralgia, which can cause pain, discomfort, or numbness in your pelvis or genitals.

You can treat problems like foot pain and low arches in many ways -- from shoe inserts and pain meds to massage and weight loss.

Do you need physical therapy? Learn about what physical therapists do, where they work, and what type of treatment you’ll get.

Have a stomachache that won’t let up? Your doctor can help you find the reason -- and what you can do to feel better.

This painful joint problem usually affects kids and teens who are active in sports. Learn the symptoms and how you can treat it.

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.

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. WebMD helps you figure out how to make the right decision.

WebMD explains how a simple injury like a sprained wrist can lead to more pain and side effects than it should. Known as complex regional pain syndrome, the condition can even affect an entire arm or leg.

Learn how to do hand exercises that may help if you have mild to moderate symptoms of carpal tunnel 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.

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.

Could a pain clinic help you feel better? If you need one, how do you find the right one for you? WebMD helps you decide.

Neck pain is common but usually not serious. Learn safe ways to ease the pain and stiffness and keep them from coming back.

Dealing with foot cramps? Find out how to stop one in its tracks and help keep them from coming back.

People around the world have been helped by Reiki, but a lot is still unknown. WebMD explains what we do know about this Japanese folk treatment and how it may help you.

Anesthesia makes you feel little or no pain during surgery. Learn how it works and what to expect.

Can magnets have a therapeutic effect on your health? Find out more about magnetic field therapy.

Living with shoulder or arm bursitis? You can ease pain and swelling on your own or with your doctor’s help.

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.

Living with hip bursitis? Learn about at-home treatments, OTC medications, surgery, and lifestyle changes.