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Pain Management Center

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Prescription Pain Relief
Sometimes pain can be too much for over-the-counter medications. If that's the case for you, your doctor may be able to prescribe something stronger. Read on for more about the risks and benefits of some common pain prescription relievers, and find the one that's right for you.

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  Trauma Patients Suffer Even 12 Months After Injury
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More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, but only one in four gets proper treatment. Pain has many different causes, but the good news is that there are also many ways to beat it.

New thinking on chronic pain
Pain management 101, an online class
Pain Care Bill of Rights for Patients
Stress and pain
Prescription pain medications
Men, women, and pain


Research shows that for some types of pain, including arthritis, exercise often helps as much as medication. Certain foods may help, too. As a bonus, you'll feel stronger and more energetic.

Exercise helps pain
Food and pain
Yoga and pain
Exercise is a front-line treatment for arthritis
Weight training and chronic pain


Today many physicians are not just fighting pain with medication. They're using biofeedback, hypnosis, and methods that ancient peoples used long before pills were invented -- herbal remedies, acupuncture, and more. Can these alternatives help you?

Complementary treatments for pain
Biofeedback and pain
Massage for pain
Acupuncture
Alternative medicine for arthritis


If pain is your constant companion, you may often feel drained, miserable, and even depressed. Find out new ways to get your pain under control -- and get your life back.

New thinking on chronic pain
Living with arthritis
Coping with back pain
Help for headache
Fibromyalgia

Instant Poll 

Q: How Have You Treated Your Back Pain?
    Ice and/or heat
    Acupuncture or massage
    Drugs
    Surgery
    Two or more of the above

See past polls

Cool Tools
Quiz: Do You Know Your Pain Relievers?
Quiz: Do You Know How to Stop a Headache?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Arthritis?
Simple Stretches
What Kind of Headache Do You Have?
Quiz: What's the Best Way to Cope With Back Pain?
Quiz: Do You Know How to Avoid Neck Pain?
Personal Trainer
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain
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Pain Management A-Z
Abdominal Pain and Symptoms Chart
Analgesics
Anesthesia, Local
Angina Pectoris (Chest Pain)
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Back Sprains and Strains
Biofeedback and Pain Relief
Bursitis FAQ
Cancer Therapy, Palliative
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Children and Pain
Complementary Pain Treatments
Controlling Chronic Pain
Controlling Chronic Pain, Part II
Controlling Chronic Pain, Part III
Controlling Chronic Pain, Part IV
Drugs During Labor
Exercise Rx for Pain
Fibromyalgia
First Aid for Pain
Food and Pain
Gout
Headaches (Children)
Headaches: A Fix-It Guide
Heartburn: Symptoms and Treatment
Herniated Disk FAQ
Hypnosis: Is It For Me?
Ice and Heat Packs
Lower Back Pain
Managing Arthritis Pain
Massage for Pain Relief
Migraine Triggers
Migraines: Causes and Treatments
Mystery Pain
Neck Pain
New Thinking About Chronic Pain
Pain Care Bill of Rights
Pain Management 101, Part 1: Harness Your Mind
Pain Management 101, Part 2: Self-Care Options
Pain Management 101, Part 3: Alternative Therapies
Pain Relievers and Intestinal Disorders
Pain You Should Never Ignore
Pain and Stress
Pain and the Elderly
Pain: Another Gender Gap
Painful Sex in Women: Five Common Causes
Phantom Limb Pain
Physical Therapy for Pain
Post-Surgical Pain Treatment
Prescription Pain Relievers
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain
Repetitive Strain Injury
Sciatica: Causes and Treatment
Scoliosis: Symptoms and Treatment
Sjögren's Syndrome
Tension Headache
Tooth Abscess
Toothache
Vulvodynia
Whiplash: Symptoms and Treatment
Yoga and Pain Relief
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Resources
-Useful Sites
America Pain Foundation
National Headache Foundation
NIH Pain Consortium
Pain.com
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Back Care Center
Headache
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