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Back pain may be constant or sudden, mild or debilitating. Get the facts on back pain treatments, including medication, exercise, and chiropractic care.

Treatment

Get information on the latest back pain treatments from aspirin to yoga.

Find out the benefits and risks of many different back pain medications.

Get answers to your chiropractic questions -- including information on chiropractic treatments to the controversy surrounding some of these treatments.

Learn about “alternative” techniques for treating back pain.

This video outlines acupuncture’s use in treating back pain.

Learn how electrical nerve stimulation and electrothermal therapy are used to help relieve back pain.

For some types of back pain, blocking pain messages sent to the brain can help.

Find out when a nerve block can help ease back pain.

Read about electrical treatment for back pain.

Will back surgery help ease back pain?

Care

Find out what home treatments may ease low back pain.

Get information on spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain.

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