Chronic pain affects 150 million people across Europe, according to the European Pain Federation. That is approximately the population of France and Germany combined. This burden drives countless ...

About 40% of adults with chronic pain had clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety. Around 37% met the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder, and 16.7% met criteria for generalized ...

A novel analysis of more than 375 published studies concluded that the association between chronic pain and rates of depression and anxiety is staggering. The study, led by investigators at Johns ...

The investigators identified a total of 376 relevant studies from 50 countries, including 347,468 individuals (70% of whom were female) with chronic pain. The pooled prevalence rates for depression ...

Your quality of life suffers when you feel trapped by your thoughts, with no escape. Systematically learning skills to reset ...

Of those with chronic pain in a recent study, 34.6% had anxiety diagnoses and 12.2% had depression diagnoses. HealthDay News — Among youth with chronic pain, a number of individuals are diagnosed with ...

Chronic pain affects sleep, mobility, and mental health. Expert tips from a Charlotte pain management clinic to help you ...

Dr. Steve Overman is a rheumatologist and a good friend of mine. We practiced in the same medical community for over 30 years. He was aware of the whole person approach to treating chronic pain many ...

Everything else fades away when we’re in pain. The small stresses of daily life stop mattering, and our focus narrows to the discomfort we’re feeling. And make no mistake, that pain is real. Research ...

Living with joint pain? A top rheumatologist explains the everyday habits, from poor sleep to exercise mistakes, silently ...