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Back Pain
Definition
Back Pain Definition
Acute or short-term low back pain generally lasts from a few days to a few weeks. Lower back pain is the most frequently experienced among upper, middle and lower back pain. Almost everyone has low back pain at one time or another in their life.
Latest Back Pain News
Implant jab could solve the misery of back pain
Chronic lower back pain is a major problem for society – behind only headaches as the most common neurological ailment – and is frequently caused by degeneration of the intervertebral disc.more
05 19, 2011
No pain, big gain
It likely comes as no surprise that low back pain is the most common form of chronic pain among adults. Lesser known is the fact that those withchronic pain also experience cognitive impairments and reduced gray matter in parts of the brain associated with pain processing and the emotional...more
05 18, 2011
Learning from old bones to treat modern back pain
The bones of people who died up to a hundred years ago are being used in the development of new treatments for chronic back pain. It is the first time old bones have been used in this way.more
02 28, 2011
Daily habits to stop back pain
Back pain has long been a common body distraction and it has caused to seek too much attention we tend to deviate from the normal activities as we continue to feel it seeping down to our bones.more
12 13, 2010
Tips to avoid back pain
In all its various forms, back pain has been considered to be the fifth most common reason why one visits the doctor these days, stemming from causes that can vary accidental injury to even a simple sprain or by leading a sedentary lifestyle as well.more
11 22, 2010
Herbal remedies to relieve back pain in women
A decline in calcium levels and weakness are main reasons for back pain in women. more
11 22, 2010
Nurse practitioner-led spinal clinic produced impressive results and shorter waiting times
Ninety-six per cent of patients with back problems were satisfied with the assessment carried out by a specially trained nurse practitioner, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.more
11 17, 2010
Research uncovers extensive natural recovery after spinal cord injury
A study led by researchers in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine shows unexpected and extensive natural recovery after spinal cord injury in primates.more
11 15, 2010
Two exercises to strengthen and stretch the back
The lack of physical activity and a bad posture results in one experiencing back pain, and are some of the most common reasons why one ends with a bad back.more
10 28, 2010
Good long-term results for fusion surgery for high-grade spondylolisthesis
A group of children who underwent fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine 30 years ago showed a clear reduction in back pain when followed up seven years later. A new study of these patients as adults has found that the benefits have lasted, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska...more
09 13, 2010
