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A number of complementary and alternative treatments are used to relieve back pain. Complementary means it is used together with conventional medicine. Alternative means it is done in place of conventional medicine.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is now a common alternative treatment for certain kinds of pain. It involves inserting small needles or exerting pressure on certain "energy" points in the body. When the pins have been placed successfully, the patient is supposed to experience...
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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low... Read more »
The PSA Testing Controversy: Physicians Push Back Against USPSTF
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How to Exercise Despite Low Back Pain
Back pain happens. Even though the pain is constant, sometimes life just has to move on. Because life is an Olympic event, staying fit is... Read more »
10 Ways to Prevent Low Back Pain
Practically everyone experiences low back pain at some point in life. Some experience it more frequently than others. If you struggle with... Read more »
Straight Talk About MRI's
More and more people are sent for a special imaging test called the magnetic resonance image (MRI). This miracle of physics is able to... Read more »
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Fear More Than Pain Predicts Outcome in Low Back Pain
Source: eOrthopod
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 »
Nonspecific back pain
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Back pain - nonspecific Symptoms Low back pain Pain in any part of the back Pain may radiate to the buttocks or... Read more »
Back pain: low
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Backache; Low back pain; Lumbar pain; Pain - back Home Care Many people will feel better within one week after the start of back... Read more »
Low Back Pain and Herniated Disk
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Discomfort, aching or stiffness concentrated in the lower back, resulting in the impairment of physical activity.At least once in their lives, about... Read more »
Low back pain: acute
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Backache; Low back pain; Lumbar pain; Pain - back; Acute back pain; Back pain - new; Back pain - short-termSymptomsYou may feel a variety of symptoms... Read more »
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