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Pain Control—Learn about pain control

Pain can be caused by many things, such as an injury, a surgery, or a health problem like low back pain or cancer. Long-term pain that isn't controlled can make it harder to enjoy life. But there are ways you can learn to manage pain. And managing pain can have a lot of benefits, like being able to do more activities or sleep better. You may feel more able to enjoy life. Our topics can help you find ways to keep your pain under control.

Find out more about managing pain in topics such as:

Pain Management.
Chronic Pain.
Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking.
Low Back Pain.
Opioids.
Safe use of Long-Acting Opioids.

Health Topics
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Acetaminophen
Acupuncture
Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
Back Pain During Pregnancy
Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
Back School for Low Back Pain
Bodywork
Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low Back Pain
Capsaicin
Childbirth Pain Relief Options
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain Syndrome
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs for Low Back Pain
Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc
Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain
Evaluating Pain in a Child
Exercises for Heel Pain or Tightness
Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal
First Aid for Low Back Pain
Get Chores Done Without Making Your Pain Worse
Getting Help Around the House
Getting Support When You Have Low Back Pain
Growing Pains
How Hospice Palliative Care Can Help With Pain and Treatment Side Effects
Ibuprofen Use in Young Children
Improving Sleep When You Have Chronic Pain
Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem?
Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) for Low Back Pain
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Pain Management
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain and Sex
Low Back Pain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities
Manual Therapy for Neck Pain
Moving From Sitting to Standing
Neck Pain
Nerve Ablation for Chronic Pain
Nerve Block for Pain Relief
Non-Medical Options for Pain Relief in Childbirth
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Opioids
Pain Control at the End of Life
Pain Control Diary
Pain Diary
Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury
Pain Management
Pain Management Clinic
Pain Management: Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump
Phantom Limb Pain and Chronic Pain
Physiotherapy for Back Pain
Physiotherapy for Spinal Stenosis
Prolotherapy for Low Back Pain
Referred Shoulder Pain
Regional Anesthesia
Returning to Work With Low Back Pain
Robert's Story: Getting and Staying Active
Safe Use of Long-Acting Opioids
Self-Massage
Shoulder and Neck Massage
Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain
Spinal Manipulation
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Upper and Middle Back Pain
Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain
Using Cold and Heat Therapies
Worried About Using Opioids?

Low Back Pain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation?
Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots?
Lumbar Herniated Disc: Should I Have Surgery?
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Should I Have Surgery?

Back Problems: Proper Lifting
Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
Low Back Pain: Exercises to Reduce Pain

Current as of: November 9, 2022

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review:Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine

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