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A lot of back and leg pain can be traced to your hips, which are critical to almost every move you make. These mobility and ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged ...

Before serving on a mission with Doctors Without Borders, I often had back pain due to scoliosis. But when I volunteered for a mission in Sri Lanka for a 30,000-person refugee camp during the civil ...

Many of us find that we still have pain to deal with after a medical procedure or an injury heals. If our pain is fairly low, most of us do our best to adapt and ignore it as we go about our life. The ...

For many patients, they are among the only tools left. It’s time for science-based rules, not fearmongering. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] I live with chronic pain every day. When I get up in ...

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