Back Pain News & Features
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6 Ways to Improve Your Back Pain
Everyone gets back pain at some time. Here are six ways to help you improve your back pain.
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Hip Replacement May Also Ease Back Pain
If you have a bad hip and lower back pain, a new study suggests that hip replacement surgery may solve both issues at once.
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Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Experts worry that muscle relaxants may not help much and could cause troubling side effects, especially in older patients.
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Drug Might Relieve Low Back Pain in Whole New Way
A new nonopioid pain reliever could be welcome news for people who have difficult-to-treat back pain.
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'Smartphone Slouching' More Serious Than It Sounds
The national survey, published Oct. 9, asked respondents their level of concern about eye strain, carpal tunnel and other potential health consequences of mobile device use. Only 47% said they were concerned about poor posture and how it affected their health.
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1 in 4 American Workers Struggles With Back Pain
Both men and women reported suffering from lower back pain. They were more likely to be 45 to 64. Obesity can also contribute to lower back pain.
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Expert Panel: 2 Back Pain Surgeries May Be Useless
Two surgeries that inject medical grade cement to broken vertebrae provided provided no clearly significant benefit in pain control over placebo, according to new research.
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Nerve Zap Might Ease Pain of Herniated Disk
A therapy that has been around since the 1980s, combined with modern CT scan technology, may ease back pain through inflammation-reducing pulses of energy sent down the spine with pinpoint accuracy.
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Nerve Root Stimulation May Help Back Pain More
Stimulating a specific set of nerves that are nestled along the spine may deliver relief to those who suffer from chronic back pain and cut the need for opioid painkillers, new research suggests.
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3 New Genes Linked to Chronic Back Pain
Researchers have identified three genes that play a role in chronic back pain. The findings could shed new light the causes and lead to new treatments for back pain, which is the leading cause of disability around the world.
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Anti-seizure Meds Won't Ease Low Back Pain
Anticonvulsants don't help lower back pain or nerve pain shooting down a leg caused by back problems, a new evidence review has concluded.
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Chiropractic Has Role to Play in Easing Back Pain
Still, at least one pain specialist said more research may be needed to confirm chiropractic's value for lower back pain.
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'Dance Moms' Star Paralyzed From Spinal Infection
Early Tuesday, Miller underwent nearly five hours of surgery to remove the back part of several vertebrae to relieve pressure on her spinal cord.
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Overcoming Fear of Back Pain May Spur Recovery
Patients in the program reported 50 percent less pain after the treatment. They also reported paying less attention to pain.
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Millions Get Wrong Treatment for Back Pain: Study
Many patients are treated in emergency rooms, told to take time off from work and rest, referred for scans or surgery, and prescribed painkillers that include addictive opioids, the researchers said.
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Study Gets to the Core of Back Pain in Runners
The onset of back pain among runners may stem from a general weakness in their deep core muscles, new research indicates.
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Electrical Pulses May Ease Pain From 'Slipped' Disc
A new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord appears effective at relieving chronic lower back pain and sciatica, a preliminary study suggests.
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Your Robot Masseuse Will See You Now
Device developers say it offers professional quality and cost savings
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'Smart' Underwear May Help Prevent Back Pain
With just a tap, wearable device eases stress, fatigue on lower back muscles, researchers say
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Yoga Soothes Back Pain in Study
Age-old practice did as good a job as physical therapy, but neither was a cure for all patients
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Herniated Disc Surgery Works for Seniors
Age is no reason to avoid the operation, Norwegian researchers report
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'Mindfulness' Probably Won't Cure Your Back Pain
But one specialist still isn't ruling out this complementary therapy
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Healing Hands: Massage May Ease Chronic Back Pain
People over 50 tended to respond best, study finds
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Chiropractic Treatment May Help a Bad Back, to a Degree
Review suggests there's no quick fix for this common ailment, with only modest relief seen in most cases
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Drug No Better Than Placebo for Sciatica
Pregabalin, commonly known as Lyrica, didn't help patients with acute sciatica in study
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