More than 50 million adults in the United States are living with chronic pain and for millions relief still comes with risks. The opioid crisis continues to claim tens of thousands of lives each year.

Over 50 million people in the U.S. live with chronic pain, a third of whom have had their entire lives stopped because of it. A new study funded by the NIH at the University of California, San Francisco, is trying to solve some aspects of chronic pain with deep brain stimulation, or DBS.

When your back constantly hurts, you might think you know where the pain is originating. But you might also be wrong.

Millions of people live with chronic pain. The CDC says it affects about 21 percent of adults in the U.S. Doctors say people who have chronic pain are also at higher risk for depression or anxiety. We’ll explain how these debilitating conditions are connected.

When you’ve tried medication, steroid injections, and chiropractors, and nothing relieves your lower back pain, often you’re left suffering and out of options. Now, there’s a new procedure that burns away back pain.

One in five adults in the U.S. suffers with chronic pain. Medications, medical devices, and surgery have been used by doctors to treat chronic pain, but at least one doctor thinks there is a better way.