Whether children receive an opioid prescription after surgery varies substantially by procedure type and hospital, according to a new national analysis published in the Journal of the American College ...

Pain after prostate removal surgery is common and typical. However, a small fraction of people experience chronic pelvic pain. Some pain after prostatectomy, which is also known as prostate removal ...

After an amputation, some patients may feel pain in their residual limbs. Post-amputation pain, categorized as phantom pain or stump pain, can be a challenging condition to treat. Phantom pain is ...

Phantom limb pain affects nearly 40 percent of amputees, often persisting despite medications and therapy. Reconstructive surgeon Shaun Mendenhall, MD, outlines why surgical techniques are now ...

The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2022, over 2.5 million American adults had an opioid use disorder, and opioids accounted for nearly 76% of ...

Two new studies published in Anaesthesia (the journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) analyzing pain and other factors connected with day surgery in the UK show that around 1 in 8 patients having ...