Pain--a simple four-lettered word that complicates people's lives every day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Chronic pain affected about 20 percent of the U.S. adults in ...

Nobody enjoys getting the jab. Whether it's a standard shot, an epidural or dental injection, or a daily shot for needed medicine, the experience has created a class of phobias, with one Harvard study ...

Electroacupuncture involves passing a low-frequency electrical current through traditional acupuncture needles. It may help relieve pain and other symptoms. Electroacupuncture is a variation of ...

Many people are frightened of needles because they have learned to associate discomfort with immunizations or blood draws. In fact, fear of needles affects the majority of children under 11, 20 to 50 ...