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Back Pain Treatment

Back pain treatments that work

October 03, 2008
There are many treatments for back pain, from expensive diagnostic scans to surgery. But according to some experts, it's the most simple treatments that may be the most effective for many back-pain sufferers. A reporter from Forbes talks to experts about back pain, and he compiles a list of 'low-tech' treatments that doctors say are effective at relieving most cases. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...its risks. The various approaches to chronic low back pain treatment have advantages and... Read more »

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Alexander or Feldenkrais: Movement Therapy Can Improve Back Pain
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

If you moved more efficiently and with a better posture, would your back pain disappear? Well, some... Read more »

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Back Pain: Can it be treated with Physical Therapy?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

Even back pain caused by a spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis can be treated with physical... Read more »

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The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

Medications are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain.  Research has shown... Read more »

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Is Treatment for Chronic Back Pain Creating Addiction, Not Relief
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...about 20% of the working population. The chronic back pain treatment can include exercise... Read more »

Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
...medication and physical therapy. Osteopathic treatment was also far less expensive than traditional back pain treatments.Positive Emotional Effects. Both chiropractors and osteopaths offer verbal... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...Another study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine says that acupuncture works better than no back pain treatment at all.Yoga. A study in the December 20, 2005 Annals of Internal... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
for Chronic Low Back PainEvidence strongly suggests that only intensive treatment using a combination of physical and psychological rehabilitation programs can reduce pain and improve... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors
In most known cases, pain begins with an injury, after lifting a heavy object, or after making an abrupt movement. Not all people experience back pain after such events, however. A number... Read more »

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New guidelines issued for back pain treatment
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The American Pain Society has added to its recommendations for the treatment of back pain, and the organization has also decided to speak openly... Read summary »

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Millions of Americans suffer from back pain. In fact, it's one of the most common medical problems. But according to chiropractor Todd Sinett, author... Read summary »

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LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Suhadee Henriquez has been packing up -- and taking off -- for the past 12 years. But a few years ago, a... Read summary »

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Researchers have developed a treatment called Orthokine therapy that they say can ease back pain. In this new treatment, doctors take blood from... Read summary »

Back Pain Relief Without Surgery
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Back pain is a huge problem in the United States, and there aren't a lot of successful treatments. One... Read summary »