pain

Every day in Australia, three people die from the misuse of powerful pharmaceutical opioids like oxycodone, and almost 150 more are hospitalised.

The discovery of a potentially deadly new opioid disguised as a painkiller has prompted a health warning in the ACT.

A migraine is a neurological disorder that causes a severe headache, which normally only affects one side of the head.

Dawn Miller-Argue has lived with chronic pain since suffering a major spinal cord injury several years ago.

Researchers are exploring virtual reality as a way to combat chronic pain in Australians with spinal cord injuries.

A woman with a painful back condition said she doesn't know how she'll cope as a drug she says is essential to her life is discontinued in Australia.

Laura Bird can clearly remember the moment which left her in so much pain she had to medically retire aged just 30.

Researchers found a significant improvement across eight areas of health-related quality of life after people started treatment.

Nearly 500 people with lower back pain from Sydney and Perth took part in a trial of cognitive functional therapy, led by three universities.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has decided to reduce paracetamol pack sizes.

Antidepressants are not an effective treatment for chronic pain, a University of Sydney study has found.

Scientists at the University of Sydney are researching if cannabidiol - a non-intoxicating component of cannabis - could help treat symptoms of people living with chronic pain, particularly those with spinal cord injuries.

A leaked draft of new legislation that the Spanish Cabinet is expected to discuss next week proposed giving workers experiencing period pain three days of optional leave a month, with two additional days permitted in exceptional cases.

The TGA is could restrict access to paracetamol after a rise in overdoses.

Around 5,000 Australians each year are diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) which often occurs after an injury or trauma.

Emgality will cost patients just $41 a month, instead of hundreds of dollars making it affordable for thousands of sufferers.

As David Klyne stares into the camera he rocks forward on his feet eagerly gesturing with his hands.

Global giant Johnson and Johnson was given approval to supply Tylenol until April this year. Now the product is here to stay.

A man in the US has launched a lawsuit after he was awake during surgery but unable to speak or move.

Taylor Gartner was still a teenager when a doctor advised her to start thinking about having a baby - not in the years ahead, but right away.

Leigh Byford was in transit in Singapore when his back went out. He would spend more than 14 hours in excruciating agony.

In 2015, police senior sergeant Lauren Cannell was hit by a truck while cycling, and left with multiple arm injuries. But that was just the start of her battle with chronic pain

Charmaine Summers was suffering crippling migraines up to five times a week.

Paracetamol could be no better than a placebo when it comes to treating many common pain conditions, a new Australian study has found.

A breakthrough skin-gel is showing promising signs in Australian trials, with the ability to halt chronic pain, halve healing time and turn back the clock on ageing skin.

Australian scientists from Monash University along with the National University of Singapore have begun clinical trials on the drug Tricaprilin.

Crippling migraines affect about five million Australians, often leaving sufferers isolated and in pain.

A man in Brazil who went to hospital with back pain was found to have not two but three kidneys.

Chronic pain is a daily struggle for one-in-five Australians aged over 45, shocking new statistics reveal.

It's enough to strike fear into the heart of any arachnophobe, but the venom from one of the world's largest tarantulas could be the key to developing new pain relief drugs.

A simple change by the government could free up our hospitals and save patients time and money.

Most treatments are designed to minimise a patient's pain, but a radical new therapy treating pain with more pain is having incredible results.

Pregnant women should not abandon their use of paracetamol based on a study that links its use to an increased risk of developmental disorders in childhood.

More than 1,600 community pharmacies across the country are providing face-to-face consults as part of a national trial.

An initiative of the University of Queensland and Arthritis Australia, the new website offers trustworthy and up-to-date information, developed by researchers and doctors.

Migraine is the most common brain disease in the world, but is underdiagnosed, under-treated and misunderstood.

Researchers think common aches and pains like a sore neck or a twinge in your shoulder could be giving you a headache as well.

A new national plan aims to improve the lives of people living with ongoing pain, calling for more Medicare-funded services and better informed doctors.

There is hope for chronic back pain sufferers with a new device likely to be on the market within two years.

A fall at her son's sports day saw Leah Dryer take up to 14 tablets a day

A British woman jailed in Egypt for carrying illegal painkillers has been released.

South Australian mother-of-two Michelle Kennedy says she was sent home from hospital by doctors who told her she had a migraine.

Researchers at the University of South Australia have, for the first time, linked neck pain to mobile phone use and the development of a 'tech neck' skeletal change.

A new surgery could be the way forward for Australians suffering from serious back pain.

The US declared a National Public Health Emergency, with experts warning Australia could follow if more isn’t done to control opioid use in Australia.

The treatment, called Aimovig (erenumab), is part of a new class of long-acting medications that involve monthly injections.

For months, Chloe suffered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, a disorder that causes the wrong pain signals to be sent from the brain.

A woman with endometriosis was sent home in agony after waiting in a NSW hospital for three days to have surgery that was never performed.

Chloe Davenport, 14, has suffered excruciating daily pain due to a rare cognitive syndrome, but may now have found an ideal treatment.

A little-understood illness has left teenager Chloe wracked with pain - but there's no physical damage to show for it.