Chronic Pain Basics

Health Overview Illustrations- Chronic Pain
What Is Chronic Pain?
woman sitting on couch suffering from backache
Chronic Pain Is Extremely Common in the US—And New Cases Are ‘Developing at Alarming Rates’
Older couple sitting on bench
How Can Chronic Pain Affect Your Relationships?

Pain Relief and Treatment

The CDC Proposed New Guidelines for Opioid Use and Pain Management
CDC Releases New Prescription Opioid Guidelines for Treating Pain

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Young black woman wearing jeans and a striped tshirt is sitting on a couch and holding her lower back in pain
What To Know and Do About Back Pain
person with middle back pain while working
Why You Have Middle Back Pain—and What To Do About It
orthopedist assisting man with leg pain
Causes of Leg Pain and How You Can Find Relief
person with sharp head pain sitting in dark room to relieve symptoms
Why You're Having Sharp Head Pain—and How To Find Relief
woman experiencing myofascial pain syndrome sitting at computer holding her neck
What Is Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
Doctor examining patient's hand
What To Know and Do About Hand Pain
Person with knee pain holding knee after running
What To Know and Do About Knee Pain When Bending
person experiencing sciatic nerve pain
What To Know and Do About Sciatic Nerve Pain
older black woman experiencing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in her hand
What Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?
person with chronic pelvic pain
What Is Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome?
Person describing arm pain to doctor
What To Know and Do About Arm Pain
Physical therapist helping person with foot arch pain
What To Know and Do About Foot Arch Pain
person experiencing forearm pain after playing tennis
What To Know and Do About Forearm Pain
older man experiencing ankle pain while out on a walk
What To Know and Do About Ankle Pain
person with kidney pain
What's Causing Your Kidney Pain—and When Should You See a Doctor?
A person sits on the couch and looks at the bottom of their foot
What Causes Foot Pain—and How Can You Manage It?
An older woman holds her hip in pain while walking on the beach
What Causes Hip Pain—and How Can You Relieve It?
A runner holds his bent knee
What Causes Knee Pain—and How To Find Relief
Doctor listens intently to her senior male patient experiencing groin pain
What Causes Groin Pain—And How to Manage It
person experiencing flank pain
How to Identify and Treat Flank Pain
person experiencing hip flexor pain
What Causes Hip Flexor Pain—and How Do You Treat It?
person with heel pain holding their feet
What Causes Heel Pain—And How Can You Find Relief?
person experiencing lower left back pain while sitting on the couch
All The Reasons Why You're Experiencing Lower Left Back Pain
man holding a medicine bottle in one hand and pill in the other
What's the Difference Between Advil and Aleve?
older person experiencing muscle weakness in the hands
What Is Muscle Weakness?
Leg bruises for ehlers danlos syndrome
Signs and Symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
African American man pouring medications out of a bottle into his hand.
What Are Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)?
older woman experiencing arthralgia-related joint pain in shoulder
What Is Arthralgia?
Woman holding her hand in pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome
What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
A woman holds her arms over her abdomen in pain
What to Know and Do About Right Side Abdominal Pain
Carpal Tunnel at work
5 Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome You Should Know
An older man lifts dumbbells in front of him as he sits on an exercise ball
What Is Sarcopenia?
Mid adult male patient describing a chest pain to his doctor.
What Is Costochondritis?
person with plantar fasciitis foot pain
Signs and Symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis
a man laying in bed experiencing painful sciatica symptoms
Signs and Symptoms of Sciatica
Older white man wearing a grey tshirt lying on his side receiving a back adjustment from a male chiropractor wearing blue scrubs.
What Is a Chiropractor?
person getting treatment for plantar fasciitis
Self-Care, Physical Therapy, and Other Ways to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
A healthcare provider and a woman undergoing cancer treatment laugh as they sit on a couch at home
What Is Palliative Care?
Woman with lower backache due to sciatica, massaging her back.
What Is Sciatica?
Older woman in a grey t-shirt is having her back examined by a healthcare provider wearing blue scrubs and gloves.
What Is Kyphosis?
woman with shoulder pain
What To Know About Shoulder Pain
woman with plantar fasciitis pain
What Is Plantar Fasciitis?
healthcare providers administering anesthesia
Everything to Know About Anesthesia
Health Photo Composite - Whiplash Symptoms
What Is Whiplash?
A woman lies on her couch with a hand over her lower belly
What Can Cause Lower Abdominal Pain?
Person with swollen feet putting on shoes
Swelling: Causes, Treatment, and More
Nurse helping woman with ehler-danlos syndrome use walker in hospital hallway
What Is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
woman having tmj jaw pain
Signs and Symptoms of Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
man holding his lower back in pain
Lower Back Pain Causes and Treatment
Health Overview Illustration - Degenerative Disc Disease
What is Degenerative Disc Disease?
A healthcare provider looks at a child's back to examine the curvature of the spine
What Is Scoliosis?
A person hold their hands to their ankle, which is red
What Is Inflammation?
Health Photo Composite - Achilles Tendinitis
Everything You Need to Know About Achilles Tendinitis
A woman sits on the edge of her bed holding her lower back in pain
Why Back Spasms Happen—And How to Treat Them
A black woman with muscle pain in her shoulder
Everything You Need to Know About Muscle Pain
Person trying to remove stuck ring from finger
How To Get a Ring Off a Swollen Finger—And When It's an Emergency
Checking Out Cannabis Bud Products
Potential Benefits and Risks of Cannabis
Black woman holding leg wearing purple leggings and tan sneakers, standing on pavement
Popped or Pulled Calf Muscles: What To Know
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8 Health Conditions That Cause Joint Pain
Illustration of woman's midsection
10 Causes of Pain After Sex — And What to do About It
A man holds the back of his head in pain
What Is That Pain in the Back of Your Head?
person experiencing liver pain on right side of abdomen
Why Does Your Liver Hurt?
A person reaches both of their hands to their buttocks
Why You Might Be Having Rectal Pain—And How to Make It Stop