The Johns Hopkins Medicine says a lumbar puncture or spinal tap, is a diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedure while the ...

Or, an untreated ear infection can lead to mastoiditis, an infection of nearby bone. Occipital neuralgia can cause a severe stabbing, throbbing, shooting, or electric shock-like pain behind the ears.

Finally, she was diagnosed with glossopharyngeal neuralgia, a rare syndrome that causes pain in the throat, tongue, ear and tonsils. It and other conditions in the neuralgia family are nicknamed ...

I’m at a mall in Rockville, Md., but instead of enjoying the comfort and convenience of a one-stop shopping experience, I go to a place called Capital Cryo, looking to get some voluntary pain ...

Insect venom may seem like an unlikely ally in the discovery of new human pain treatments, but the latest findings into the "unique" way a small ant causes us such agony is a big leap forward ...

Although a combination of certain pain medications has been found to be more effective than opioids alone at managing discomfort after surgery, Black patients are less likely to receive this level ...

For all the known benefits CBD offers, it’s unclear how well it can relieve nerve pain. Few studies have looked at CBD and nerve pain specifically. With neuropathy, CBD research is even more ...

Nerve pain is another case in which you might want to steer clear of stretching, or at least modify your approach, Dr. Malek says. If aches or tightness are accompanied by numbness or shooting ...