Amber Meade expected her foot to heal without complications. She rolled her ankle while pushing a shopping cart, but for six weeks, she continued working on her feet at a hospital in Jacksonville, ...

Some people may be genetically predisposed to develop the rare, disabling disorder complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), according to a new study led by the University of Cambridge. The ...

CRPS typically develops in a limb after injury or surgery and can lead to long-term disability. It causes severe, persistent pain that is often far worse than the initial injury, along with swelling ...

The gut has been called our “second brain,” influencing everything from mood to metabolism. Now, scientists are asking whether it might also be shaping pain. In the case of a rare, debilitating ...