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.
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.
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
Rheumatoid arthritis - Investigating how the nerve proteins HCN2 and AT2 contribute to pain in arthritis
Learn about our research into new mechanisms underlying the pain of arthritis, to identify new targets for the development of future pain relief drugs.
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.
Osteoarthritis - Harnessing the potential of 17-HDHA a novel biomarker of osteoarthritis pain status
Learn about our research into how the 17-HDHA molecule produces effective pain relief in rats with arthritis, and whether it can predict future OA pain levels.
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.
“It was a relief to know why I was in pain for so long.”
Melissa is a medical student was diagnosed with seronegative inflammatory arthritis. She tells us how she’s been managing.
Pain free futures appeal
Pain free futures appeal
CAM-Pain Research Programme
CAM-Pain Research Programme