Going barefoot or wearing open-toed shoes can lead to a stubbed toe, as can late-night trips to the bathroom. Whatever the cause, here's how to know if the injury is serious, how to treat it, and ...

And that's no coincidence. Researchers suspect the pain we feel from mishaps like a stubbed toe might've saved our ancestors' lives. Back before antibiotics, even the tiniest cut could mean a ...

You might think pain is just a physical problem — but new research reveals a far more disturbing truth lurking beneath the ...

Richard Stephens and his Keele University colleagues found in 2017 that swearing helps with pain management (which explains why profanities seem to be the secret weapon for curing a stubbed toe ...