A short, sharp, cold water swim may offer an alternative to strong painkillers and physiotherapy to relieve severe persistent pain after surgery, suggest doctors in a new report. A short, sharp, cold ...

“Menthol and camphor [a common ingredient in remedies applied to the skin] work by producing a cooling sensation that can reduce inflammation and ease discomfort,” Parnacott explains. Helfrich echoes ...

There are many reasons you experience pain, from arthritis-related joint inflammation to overdoing it in the garden. No matter the cause, when you're aching, all you want is for the hurt to stop.

Soothe your sore muscles with a simple new device that gives a treatment you used to have to see a doctor to get. When Shaun Rahimi was in college, he experienced something that’s disturbingly common: ...

Whether you're stuck hunched over a desk all day or going hard in the gym, tight, sore muscles are a common struggle. For many, the quick fix is a muscle massage rub; a targeted way to release tension ...

If you’ve ever been in such severe pain from a headache or migraine that you’ve resorted to putting an ice pack from the fridge onto your forehead, I’ve got news for you. There’s a much simpler, ...

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No matter what you’re involved with at the moment, if a migraine hits, all bets are off for the rest of the day. Pain medications, anti-inflammatories and migraine nasal sprays are often our go-to ...