Enlarge this image Back and neck pain affect millions of Americans. New research suggests that opioids may not make sense for treating…
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Enlarge this image Back and neck pain from screen use are common. Researchers say breaking up the work day with little bursts…
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Enlarge this image Baby boomers who use marijuana seem to be using it more often than in previous years, a recent survey…
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Enlarge this image When it comes to chronic pain, how do patients and doctors find the right treatment? Hero Images/Getty Images hide…
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Enlarge this image Lorenzo Gritti for NPR Lorenzo Gritti for NPR When patients arrive in the emergency room, nearly all but those…
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Enlarge this image Ashley Copeland (right) talks to her mom Sue Iverson in the Swedish Medical Center emergency department, near Denver. Copeland…
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Enlarge this image Francisco Hidalgo prepares to receive a trigger point injection from Dr. Alexis LaPietra (right) at St. Joseph’s University Medical…
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Enlarge this image MaryJane Sarvis, an artist in Shaftsbury, Vt., weaned herself from the opioid painkillers she was prescribed for chronic nerve…
