What is Fibromyalgia? - Symptoms & Treatment | NIAMS
Chronic, widespread pain throughout the body or in multiple areas. Pain is often felt in the arms, legs, head, chest, abdomen, back, and buttocks. People often describe it as aching, burning, or throbbing. Fatigue or an overwhelming feeling of being tired. Trouble sleeping. Other symptoms may include: Muscle and joint stiffness. Tenderness to ...
Back Pain: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Doctors treat back pain with various options, including medications, nonsurgical treatments, and surgical treatments. Medications. Over-the-counter pain relievers taken by mouth or applied to the skin. Anti-inflammatory drugs taken by mouth to relieve pain and inflammation. Muscle relaxants for some types of chronic back pain from muscle tension.
Common Causes of Back Pain - Types & Treatment | NIAMS
Acute back pain happens suddenly and usually lasts a few days to a few weeks. Subacute back pain can come on suddenly or over time and lasts 4 to 12 weeks. Chronic back pain may come on quickly or slowly and lasts longer than 12 weeks and occurs daily.
Back Pain Basics: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Steps to Take
Your doctor may ask questions about your medical and family history to see if an injury or other medical condition is the source for the back pain. The doctor may ask many questions about your pain, such as: When it started. Where it hurts most. If anything makes it worse or better. If chronic pain runs in your family.
Sports Injuries - Acute, Chronic & Common Injuries | NIAMS
The pain is in the inner part of the elbow. Ulnar collateral ligament injury. Repeated throwing can cause tears to this ligament on the inner part of the elbow, causing pain and decreased throwing effectiveness. Knee Injuries. Runner’s knee. This condition causes pain or tenderness close to or under the kneecap (patella) at the front of the knee.
Array of Patient Recruitment Efforts Boost Back Pain Study ...
2024年9月10日 · We weren’t capturing all the patients with chronic low back pain by doing searches the old way,” explained Lindsey Ross, M.D., a Cedars-Sinai investigator who was part of a BACPAC study involving the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets to help manage chronic pain.
Clinical Trials in the Spotlight | NIAMS
2024年11月21日 · Chronic pain is also high on the list of important negative influences on quality of life of patients with vasculitis. Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that is used in high doses for emergency treatment of opioid overdose and is FDA approved in an oral daily dose of 50 mg to prevent recidivism in alcoholics.
Back Pain Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
Many different things may cause back pain, such as physical problems with the back or other medical conditions. To find the cause of your back pain, doctors may take your medical and family history, do a physical exam, and order any needed tests. Doctors treat back pain in several ways, such as medications, other treatments, and surgery.
NIAMS Pain Research | NIAMS - National Institute of Arthritis and ...
2024年12月10日 · Pain, both acute and chronic, can significantly impact mobility and quality of life. However, critical knowledge gaps remain, including: the mechanisms of pain; the outcome measures, biomarkers, and treatment options that can prevent or alleviate pain; and measures that can improve health equity in populations suffering from pain.
Rheumatoid Arthritis | Health Topics | NIAMS
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease that mostly affects joints. RA occurs when the immune system, which normally helps protect the body from infection and disease, attacks its own tissues. The disease causes …