Back pain
Back pain is very common and usually doesn’t have a serious cause. Learn about treatments, exercises and other ways to manage back pain.
What helps hip pain?
Hip pain is a really common problem and there are ways to help yourself with exercise and certain treatments.
Your questions on pain relief
Read our professional answers to your questions about pain relief, including arthritis in the spine, Scheuermann's disease, shoulder pain and knee pain.
Electronic pain relief (TENS)
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) administers mild electrical currents to the skin to relieve pain. Learn its uses, side-effects, risks.
Osteoarthritis - Understanding how molecules involved in healing produce pain relief in osteoarthritis
Read about our research, which aims to understand how molecules involved in healing produce pain relief in osteoarthritis.
Chronic pain - Understanding endocannabinoid-induced pain relief and how to enhance its effects
Read about our research, which aims to understand endocannabinoid-induced pain relief and how to enhance its effects.
Osteoarthritis - Targeting the cell-signalling protein lymphotactin as a novel pain relief strategy for osteoarthritis
Read about targeting the cell-signalling protein lymphotactin as a novel pain relief strategy for Osteoarthritis
Methotrexate
Methotrexate is a DMARD used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, vasculitis and psoriatic arthritis. Learn the risks and side-effects.
Moving more with the ESCAPE-pain Programme
Research has highlighted the important role that exercise can play in reducing pain and increasing function in people with arthritis.
Five ways to help manage back pain
Learn five methods of managing your back pain - continue with your routine, keep moving, don't suffer in silence, apply treatments and keep to a healthy weight.
People with chronic pain need more support to manage their condition
We worked with the BBC on research that reveals the level and extent of people experiencing chronic pain in the UK and the use of medicines such as opioids.
Osteoarthritis - PROMOTE: A trial of methotrexate to treat painful knee osteoarthritis
Learn about our clinical study of whether methotrexate is effective treatment for reducing pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to a placebo.
Your questions on methotrexate
Read our professional answers to your questions about taking methotrexate, including side effects of nausea, mouth ulcers, thinning hair and frequent urination.
New research profiles side-effects linked to methotrexate.
Researchers hope their findings will ease the concerns of patients before they start methotrexate treatment.
Common questions about taking methotrexate
Methotrexate is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, vasculitis and psoriatic arthritis. Learn more about the drug.