Failed back surgical syndrome is a broad diagnosis describing a patient who has symptoms of pain following some type of spinal surgery. This might be confusing and may seem to imply that the surgery ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) describes long-term pain in the pelvic area, which is below the abdomen and between the hip bones. It is more common in females but can also affect males. CPPS is a ...

Vertebrogenic pain is a type of chronic (ongoing) pain in your lower back caused by damage to vertebral endplates. An endplate is a layer of bone and cartilage at the top and bottom of each of your ...

Concurrent pain in your buttocks and the back of an upper thigh points to some specific underlying conditions. Pain in your buttocks or the backs of your upper thighs may be from injuries or muscle ...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common yet often misunderstood condition characterized by trigger points within the muscles or fascia (a type of connective tissue), leading to either acute or ...

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that ...

Does your back often hurt? Thirty-nine percent of adults and 45 percent of people ages 65 and older said in a survey that they had back pain in the previous three months, according to a 2021 report ...

Irritable bowel syndrome—better known as IBS—is a condition with a lot of mystery around it. Doctors aren’t entirely sure what causes IBS and there is a big range of symptoms. With that, it’s ...

Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common cause of knee pain. It happens when the area at the front of the knee, behind the kneecap, becomes overloaded. Share on Pinterest FreshSplash/Getty ...

The new Netflix documentary, Take Care of Maya, tells the tragic story of Maya Kowalski, a 10-year-old who suffered from unexplained pain, and her family's search for treatment. Maya's family, the ...