Features Related to Back Pain

1. Relieve Back Pain With Core Strength Training
   

   Pierce Dunn thought surgery had put an end to nearly 15 years of back pain. After a double discectomy about eight years ago, he says, “I could wake up in the morning without worrying that I wouldn’t be able to get out of bed. I became a human being again!” Feeling revitalized, Dunn, now 57, a partne

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2. What’s Really Making Your Back Hurt
   

   By Maura Kelly This morning, you probably didn’t think twice about slinging a work tote over your shoulder or picking your sneakers up off the floor. But there may come a time when one of those simple motions will trigger a backache bad enough to cause you to call in sick, see a doctor, or at the ve

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3. Back Pain: Medication and Addiction
   

   In the last few years, everyone's heard about the apparent epidemic of prescription drug addiction, especially to narcotic painkillers. We see human-interest stories on the news about regular folks getting hooked on OxyContin or Vicodin. Every few months, it seems, we get another news release from a

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4. Get Your Back in Business
   

   By Leah Hennen 16 ways to fix your house so you never hurt again. Here's a stat to make chills go down your spine: You have a 50-50 chance of being sidelined by back pain within a year. Lack of exercise and excess weight contribute to the problem, but experts say the wrong household setup worsens yo

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5. Andre Agassi's Battle With Back Pain
   

   On Sept. 3, as he said goodbye to his fans at the U.S. Open, retiring tennis star Andre Agassi dabbed away tears. His lower lip quivered while he spoke, his voice on the verge of breaking during the minute-long farewell. "You have given me your shoulders to stand on to reach for my dreams, dreams I

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6. Is Breast Reduction Right for You?
   

   Extremely large breasts have been linked to a number of physical complaints including back aches, neck pain, and numbness in the fingers in hands. They have also been implicated in migraine headaches, known to cause shortness of breath, and have prevented women from doing everything from aerobic exe

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7. VAX-D: Treating Back Pain Without Surgery
   

   Before a sudden onset of excruciating back pain left him barely able to stand, retired internist Ernie Reiner, MD, was busy volunteering at a health clinic in Tampa, Fla., and improving his golf and tennis game. After several tests showed a herniated disk and lumbar stenosis (narrowing of the spine

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8. Alternative Approaches to Low Back Pain
   

   Has your back been bothering you for months -- or years -- and still you and your doctor haven't been able to figure out why? You're not alone. Back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability in America, according to the National Institutes of Health, and costs about $50 billion a year

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9. Alternative Approaches to Low Back Pain
   

   Has your back been bothering you for months -- or years -- and still you and your doctor haven't been able to figure out why? You're not alone. Back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability in America, according to the National Institutes of Health, and costs about $50 billion a year

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10. Alternative Approaches to Low Back Pain
    

    Has your back been bothering you for months -- or years -- and still you and your doctor haven't been able to figure out why? You're not alone. Back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability in America, according to the National Institutes of Health, and costs about $50 billion a year

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