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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Introduction

Introduction

Back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit their doctor. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 8 out of 10 people have some type of backache.

Back pain can be acute or chronic. Acute pain develops suddenly and goes away within 6 weeks. Chronic pain can come on fast or slow, but it lasts longer than 3 months. Back pain can occur in any area of the back, but it is more common in the lower part, which supports most of the bo...

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Expert & Community Posts

New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers... Read more »

Taking on Breakthrough Pain

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

Inadequate treatment of chronic pain remains a problem. In particular, “breakthrough pain” is... Read more »

Disc Degeneration: What Is It?

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...body. By itself, disc degeneration does not cause pain. Disc degeneration is the natural aging... Read more »

Can Spinal or neck arthritis lead to headaches?

By Grant Cooper , Health Expert

...best-studied musculoskeletal problems is chronic neck pain. The most common cause of chronic... Read more »

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Health Guide

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 »

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 »

Endometriosis: Symptoms

Pain at the time of menstruation (dysmenorrhea ) is the primary symptom and occurs in nearly all girls and women with endometriosis. Studies suggest that endometriosis is the cause of about... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes

CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Prognosis

PrognosisMost people with acute low back pain are back at work within a month and fully recover within a few months. According to one study, about a third of patients with uncomplicated low back pain... Read more »

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