Gynecologists who are frustrated in their investigation of patients with unexplained pelvic pain should consider alternatives to the standard diagnostic laparoscopy, because this test often fails to ...

A map of pain neurons in the body may help researchers develop more effective treatments for chronic pain. Alongside a second study that reveals the importance of an overlooked type of cell in the ...

New research finds the human brain has a built-in pain map that activates in different areas when relieving face, arm or leg pain. But placebo pain relief only works where the brain expects it.

A doctor will often ask a person with chronic pain to create a “pain map” to show where in their body they experience pain. The doctor will then combine the map with other symptoms to diagnose and ...