Seventy years after her death, Frida Kahlo has been diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, which explains her lifelong chronic pain. A team of researchers from the Guttmann Institute concluded that Kahlo's symptoms, including intense back pain and leg pain, could be attributed to traumatic CES resulting from a traffic accident she had at the age of 18. The study offers a comprehensive explanation of the symptoms that affected Kahlo's life and work. The misdiagnosis during Kahlo's time led her to use counterproductive orthopedic corsets. The new diagnosis not only reveals what Kahlo suffered from but also how it affected her artistic work and her life.