Leg cramps are painful and debilitating. They can stop you in your tracks during a busy day or wake you from a restful sleep. Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads, taking ...

As the opioid crisis continues in America, more and more doctors are steering away from prescribing opioid medications as a treatment for pain. Since 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from a ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

Muscle relaxers are a group of medications that are most commonly prescribed for spasms and pain. Common conditions such as lower back pain, tension headaches, endometriosis, and fibromyalgia can ...

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Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Post-stroke pain can develop weeks or months after a stroke and ...