Adults hospitalized for ischemic stroke who started gabapentin within 30 days of discharge often received a gabapentin prescription for at least a year, an analysis of Medicare claims showed. Among ...

A stroke survivor who experiences chronic pain may begin to perceive that their stroke-affected hand is a different size, raising the risk of accidents, a new study finds. The results may give ...

Spinal cord stimulators have been used since the 1960s, and the first FDA approval for one of the devices arrived in 1989—all with a focus on treating various forms of chronic pain. In more recent ...

A world-first study of stroke survivors shows how chronic pain can alter body perception, with the brain tricking patients into believing their affected hand is a different size, increasing the risk ...

More than half of patients report having pain several months after stroke, and this group has a significantly elevated risk of death at 1 year. Investigators conducted a registry-based cohort study of ...

Many might assume that over-the-counter (OTC) medications are generally safer than stronger prescription drugs, but research shows they can still present risks for some. Certain common OTC painkillers ...