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.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common disorders of the knee. Find out about the sym
Computer users often develop aches and pains. Avoid discomfort by setting up your workstation accord
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The main symptom is pain in the upper abdomen that fee
Find out about the causes and treatment of shoulder pain, including frozen shoulder, rotator cuff sy
The most common symptom of gallstones is recurrent attacks of pain in the upper abdomen or the back,
Most Australian adults will experience low back pain at some time in their lives. Most uncomplicated
Knowing the symptoms of your neck pain and when to see a doctor can help in finding the cause and ge
We feel the sensation of pain when pain receptors send electrical signals along nerves to the spinal
Corticosteroid injections can reduce inflammation, relieving pain and improving function and mobilit
Find out all about neuropathic pain (nerve pain), which is usually described as a shooting, stabbing
Here are 7 ways to tell you have sciatica - these signs indicate your back pain may be due to sciati
Sciatica is characterised by pain deep in the buttock often radiating down the back of the leg. One
Shingles is a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus. Initial symptoms can be intense pain, bur
Treatment for neck pain depends on the cause and how severe it is. Neck pain treatment, includi
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes chronic (ongoing) problems with generalised pain, tenderness
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a progressive and painful condition where the median nerve is compressed a
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.
Cochrane researchers found no significant difference between Pilates and other exercises for pain an
