Pain Management Medical Reference
- Spasticity
WebMD looks at the causes, symptoms and treatment of spasticity, a condition in which muscles are continuously tight or stiff.
- Neuropathic Pain Management
What causes neuropathic pain and how is it diagnosed and treated? Find out now.
- Pain Management: Central Pain Syndrome
WebMD looks at the causes, symptoms, and treatments for central pain syndrome, a dysfunction of the central nervous system.
- Psychogenic Pain
WebMD looks at psychogenic pain, a psychological phenomenon.
- Whiplash
WebMD explains whiplash, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
- Pain Management: Arachnoiditis
Learn about arachnoiditis, a pain disorder.
- Pain Management: Osteoarthritis
WebMD tells you about managing osteoarthritis joint pain using drug and nondrug therapies.
- Pain Management: Neck and Shoulder Pain
The experts at WebMD explain the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of neck and shoulder pain.
- Pelvic Pain
WebMD looks at pelvic pain, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Burns: Treatment and Pain Management
WebMD looks at pain management of burns.
- Neurofibromatosis
WebMD looks at types neurofibromatosis, including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
WebMD looks at complex regional pain syndrome, a chronic pain condition in which high levels of nerve impulses are sent to an affected site. Learn about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)
WebMD explains myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.
- Pain Management: Musculoskeletal Pain
WebMD explains the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal pain.
- Physical Therapy for Chronic Pain: What to Expect
Here's how physical therapy can help you take charge of your pain.
- Specialists Who Treat Pain
WebMD provides a rundown of specialists who diagnose and treat pain, along with information on finding one near you.
- Treating Pain in Children
WebMD looks at how pain in children is measured and treated.
- Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
How can a patient control their own chronic pain? WebMD looks at patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
- Trigger Point Injection for Pain Management
WebMD looks at how trigger point injection, or TPI, helps in pain management.
- Your Pain Treatment Agreement
A pain treatment agreement is a contract between a doctor and patient. Find out more.
- Pain Management and Bioelectric Therapy
Bioelectric therapy is used to manage chronic and acute pain. Learn more from WebMD.
- Pain Management and Nerve Blocks
Learn more from WebMD about the use of nerve blocks in pain management.
- Pain Management Terms
WebMD has put together a glossary of pain management terms and their definitions.
- Pain Management: Alternative Therapy
WebMD looks at alternative therapies for pain management -- acupuncture, chiropractic, biofeedback, therapeutic touch, and nutritional supplements among them.
- Pain Medications
WebMD provides an in-depth look at medications available for pain relief.
- How Do Doctors Find the Cause of Pain?
Diagnosing pain: Here are tests that doctors can use to pinpoint the cause of pain.
- Pain Management: Chronic Pain and Depression
Chronic pain can lead to depression. WebMD tells you how to find help for this common mood disorder.
- Frequently Asked Questions About Pain Management
WebMD answers some commonly asked questions concerning pain management.
- Abdominal Pain: What You Should Know
What's causing your stomachache? WebMD looks at some of the causes of abdominal pain.
- Bursitis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
An overview of bursitis, including symptoms and treatment information.