Chronic Pain Basics

Health Overview Illustrations- Chronic Pain
What Is Chronic Pain?
woman sitting on couch suffering from backache
Chronic Pain Is Extremely Common in the US—And New Cases Are ‘Developing at Alarming Rates’
Older couple sitting on bench
How To Help Someone With Chronic Pain

Pain Relief and Treatment

The CDC Proposed New Guidelines for Opioid Use and Pain Management
CDC Releases New Prescription Opioid Guidelines for Treating Pain

Explore Pain

A person gets a muscle cramp in their calf while running
What Causes Muscle Cramps?
man with pinched nerve in lower back holds back while sitting down
What To Know About a Pinched Nerve in the Lower Back
Man in a blue shirt, gray shorts, and black running shoes sitting on the ground in pain and holding thigh
What Causes Hamstring Pain—and How To Treat It
Person with left upper quadrant abdominal pain sitting on couch
What To Know and Do About Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) Pain
older man wearing workout clothes and headphones experiencing chest pain while exercising in the park
Everything To Know about Stable Angina
Person in woods holding arm due to bicep pain
What To Know and Do About Bicep Pain
older adult sitting on bed and grabbing her knee due to aches and pains
What Causes Body Aches?
person experiencing chest pain while breathing
Why Does Your Chest Hurt When You Breathe?
Person with odynophagia (pain when swallowing) trying to swallow tea with hand to throat
What Causes Odynophagia (Pain When Swallowing)?
Tennis player experiencing elbow pain
What To Know and Do About Elbow Joint Pain
A person has her hands over her belly in pain
What To Know and Do About Belly Button Pain
a woman holding her calf in pain
What To Know and Do About Calf Pain
person with angina having chest pain
What Happens if You Have Angina (Ischemic Chest Pain)?
person with ear pain when swallowing
What To Know and Do About Ear Pain When Swallowing
person working out experiencing inner elbow pain
What To Know and Do About Inner Elbow Pain
a person getting an eye exam
What To Know and Do About Eye Pain
A man winces from back pain
Uses and Side Effects of Muscle Relaxers
person experiencing deltoid pain on shoulder
What To Know and Do About Deltoid Pain
A man holds the bottom of his foot in pain
What To Know and Do About Pain in the Bottom of Your Foot
Abdominal pain
What To Know and Do About Bladder Pain
person experiencing foot cramps
What Causes Foot Cramps?
person experiencing neck and shoulder pain while working on couch
What To Do About Neck and Shoulder Pain
woman holding the side of her jaw
What To Know and Do About Jaw Pain on One Side
person sitting on the couch experiencing collarbone pain
What To Know and Do About Collarbone Pain
person with right upper quadrant pain experiencing discomfort while sitting on couch
What To Know and Do About Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Person with pelvic/cervix pain holding hands on stomach in the kitchen
What To Know and Do About Cervix Pain
active person experiencing muscle pain and myalgia while exercising
Myalgia (Muscle Pain)
woman stretching her feet
Heel Spur
Young black woman wearing jeans and a striped tshirt is sitting on a couch and holding her lower back in pain
What To Know and Do About Back Pain
person with middle back pain while working
Why You Have Middle Back Pain—and What To Do About It
orthopedist assisting man with leg pain
Causes of Leg Pain and How You Can Find Relief
person with sharp head pain sitting in dark room to relieve symptoms
Why You're Having Sharp Head Pain—and How To Find Relief
woman experiencing myofascial pain syndrome sitting at computer holding her neck
What Is Myofascial Pain Syndrome?
Doctor examining patient's hand
What To Know and Do About Hand Pain
person experiencing sciatic nerve pain
What To Know and Do About Sciatic Nerve Pain
older black woman experiencing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in her hand
What Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)?
person with chronic pelvic pain
What Is Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome?
Physical therapist helping person with foot arch pain
What To Know and Do About Foot Arch Pain
person experiencing forearm pain after playing tennis
What To Know and Do About Forearm Pain
older man experiencing ankle pain while out on a walk
What To Know and Do About Ankle Pain
person with kidney pain
What's Causing Your Kidney Pain—and When Should You See a Doctor?
A person sits on the couch and looks at the bottom of their foot
What Causes Foot Pain—and How Can You Manage It?
An older woman holds her hip in pain while walking on the beach
What Causes Hip Pain—and How Can You Relieve It?
A runner holds his bent knee
What Causes Knee Pain—and How To Find Relief
Doctor listens intently to her senior male patient experiencing groin pain
What Causes Groin Pain—And How to Manage It
person experiencing flank pain
How to Identify and Treat Flank Pain
person experiencing hip flexor pain
What Causes Hip Flexor Pain—and How Do You Treat It?
person with heel pain holding their feet
What Causes Heel Pain—And How Can You Find Relief?
person experiencing lower left back pain while sitting on the couch
All The Reasons Why You're Experiencing Lower Left Back Pain
man holding a medicine bottle in one hand and pill in the other
What's the Difference Between Advil and Aleve?
older person experiencing muscle weakness in the hands
What Is Muscle Weakness?
Leg bruises for ehlers danlos syndrome
Signs and Symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
African American man pouring medications out of a bottle into his hand.
What Are Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)?
older woman experiencing arthralgia-related joint pain in shoulder
What To Know about Arthralgia, or Joint Pain Due to Another Condition
A woman holds her arms over her abdomen in pain
Possible Causes of Right Side Abdominal Pain
Carpal Tunnel at work
5 Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome You Should Know
An older man lifts dumbbells in front of him as he sits on an exercise ball
What Is Sarcopenia?
Mid adult male patient describing a chest pain to his doctor.
What Is Costochondritis?
person with plantar fasciitis foot pain
Signs and Symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis
Older white man wearing a grey tshirt lying on his side receiving a back adjustment from a male chiropractor wearing blue scrubs.
What Is a Chiropractor?
person getting treatment for plantar fasciitis
Self-Care, Physical Therapy, and Other Ways to Treat Plantar Fasciitis
A healthcare provider and a woman undergoing cancer treatment laugh as they sit on a couch at home
What Is Palliative Care?
Woman with lower backache due to sciatica, massaging her back.
What Is Sciatica?