Pain
Find out more about the causes of pain and different pain relief treatments and therapies. Browse information on arthritis, cancer pain, headache, nerve pain, period pain and many other types of pain and their treatment.
Find out more about the causes of pain and different pain relief treatments and therapies. Browse information on arthritis, cancer pain, headache, nerve pain, period pain and many other types of pain and their treatment.
Chronic pain affects about one in 5 people in Australia and is most common in over-65s. In many case
Most Australian adults will experience low back pain at some time in their lives. Most uncomplicated
Cancer pain doesn’t affect all people with cancer, but for those who do have pain it
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes chronic (ongoing) problems with generalised pain, tenderness
Knowing the symptoms of your neck pain and when to see a doctor can help in finding the cause and ge
Treatment for neck pain depends on the cause and how severe it is. Neck pain treatment, includi
Find out all about neuropathic pain (nerve pain), which is usually described as a shooting, stabbing
We feel the sensation of pain when pain receptors send electrical signals along nerves to the spinal
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The main symptom is pain in the upper abdomen that fee
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common disorders of the knee. Find out about the sym
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. One
Most sciatica gets better within a few weeks. If not, there are treatments that may help relieve you
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Initial symptoms can be intense pain, bur
Find out about the causes and treatment of shoulder pain, including frozen shoulder, rotator cuff sy
Medicinal cannabis (medical marijuana) is cannabis that's prescribed by a doctor to relieve symp
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a progressive and painful condition where the median nerve is compressed a
Aerobic exercise is often recommended as a treatment for chronic pain but tai chi may be more suitab
One in 5 Australians live with chronic pain and this includes children. Unlike acute pain, where the
Reliance on opioid painkillers and unnecessary back surgeries may be preventing us from beating lowe
Taking melatonin may be an effective way of preventing migraines, Brazilian researchers have found w
Morphine may actually worsen chronic nerve pain, increasing the duration and the severity of the pai
Dormant butt syndrome, characterised by weak glute muscles and tight hip flexors, can be caused by s
Opioid painkillers, such as oxycodone, have little effect on low back pain, yet 40 per cent of Austr
Techniques used by chiropractors to treat thoracic spine pain are no better than sham therapy, an Au
Spinal fusion surgery has at best a 50% success rate for the initial operation and patients would be
Some people with chronic whiplash may get relief with cervical fusion surgery, contrary to the resul
Mindfulness techniques, such as yoga and meditation have been shown to be more effective at treating
The best way to prevent lower back pain is a combination of exercise and education.
