The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain. However, a key question remains: How exactly ...

In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that men and women utilize different biological ...

Back pain can be brutal, but Brigette Williams has two exercises to reduce pain by building strength and stretching. A glute bridge or hip thrust strengthens the glutes, hamstrings, and hip flexors.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Pain and I have a long history. I have experienced it firsthand, ...

There are a great many things that men and women experience differently. A newly published study finds that chronic pain is one of them. It turns out that there are important distinctions in how men ...

Dr. Adriaan Louw has heard the term "pain revolution" before. The physical therapist and scientist has been researching chronic pain for more than 30 years. Over the decades, he has witnessed the rise ...

There’s a laundry list of things that men and women experience, and can do, differently. The study, which was recently published in PNAS Nexus, suggests that women, compared to men, are more ...