Physical therapy with a trained professional may be useful if pain has not improved after 3 - 4 weeks. It is important for any person who has chronic low back pain to have an exercise program. Professionals who understand the limitations and special needs of back pain, and can address individual health conditions, should guide this program. One study indicated that patients who planned their own exercise program did worse than those in...
Read moreIf you moved more efficiently and with a better posture, would your back pain disappear? Well, some British researchers recently released... Read more »
A meta-analysis study of acupuncture recently released in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that acupuncture was more effective in... Read more »
A person over the age of 65 is at a higher risk of falling. That risk increases substantially if that person who is over 65 also has... Read more »
In the past few years, we've seen a number of studies suggesting that yoga may be effective for reducing various types of musculoskeletal... Read more »
Try not to call it a cane. Instead, calling this assistive device a "walking stick" or even a "trekking stick" evokes more positive images... Read more »
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Other TreatmentsA number of complementary and alternative treatments are used to relieve back pain. Complementary means it is used together with... Read more »
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Knee pain from arthritis is often the reason for having a knee joint replacement called total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The TKA reduces pain but at a... Read more »
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Doctors at the Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City are studying ways to reduce pain after arthroscopic surgery of the knee. Arthroscopic... Read more »
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Some low back patients with acute pain don't get better. They become chronic pain patients. This study shows how the fear of pain more than the pain... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Overview:Back pain can be acute, subacute, or chronic, and more commonly occurs in the lower area of the back. Acute back pain develops suddenly... Read more »