A more inclusive definition of pain includes people who feel pain without clear injuries or tissue damage. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) It's not uncommon for people ...

For the first time in over 40 years, the International Association for the Study of Pain has revised the definition of pain in the hope it will lead to new ways of assessing pain. The new definition ...

For the first time in 40 years, a global authority has revised its clinical definition of pain. The International Association for the Study of Pain’s new definition emphasizes the effects pain may ...

A new definition of pain is out for comment from the International Association for the Study of Pain, an influential global alliance of researchers. When I heard about it, my hair stood on end. Some ...

We are all familiar with pain. Some of us, unfortunately, are much more familiar with it than others. Yet a definition of pain has long proven elusive. Source: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Why is pain so ...

We are all familiar with pain. Some of us, unfortunately, are much more familiar with it than others. Yet a definition of pain has long proven elusive. Source: Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Why is pain so ...

Referred pain is when the pain you feel in one part of your body is actually caused by pain or injury in another part of your body. For example, an injured pancreas could be causing pain in your back, ...

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