Most adults ages 50 to 80 say they support its use with a doctor’s recommendation, but they want more research.

New research reports that hyperreactive brain networks could play a part in the hypersensitivity of fibromyalgia.

Patients with different chronic pain diagnoses recorded similar brain changes, a new study finds, suggesting a need for new treatment approaches.

Primary care physicians play a key role in caring for patients with chronic pain. But many clinicians — and insurers — fail to emphasize the value of nonopioid alternatives.

Many adults take corticosteroids for short-term symptom relief — but providers may want to consider possible side effects more closely.

For some surgery patients, a prescription to ease postoperation pain leads to continued opioid use months afterward.