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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Prognosis

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Most 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 significantly improved after a week; two thirds recovered by 7 weeks.

However, studies now suggest that up to 75% of patients suffer at least one recurrence of back pain over the course of a year. In another study, after 4 years, less than half were symptom-free. Some doctors are approaching the prob...

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Opioids: Addiction vs. Dependence

...susceptible to addiction due to a genetic predisposition. In a review of 24,000 patients who were medically prescribed opioids, only seven could be found who got into trouble with them. So a... Read more »

Cortex Area of Brain Thicker in People with Migraine

A study published in the November 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, indicates that people with Migraines have differences in part of the... Read more »

Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs

...SymptomsANYONE WHO BELIEVES THEY ARE HAVING A HEART ATTACK SHOULD NOT HESITATE TO CALL THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM.In people with known heart disease, any unusual chest pain or other symptoms of... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors

...labor could lead to chronic back pain, studies in 2002 reported no increased risk.Infections and Other Medical ConditionsInfections. A number of common and uncommon infections are a cause of back... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

...see a specialist soonerif there isan underlying disorder, nerve damage, or injury.)Back paindue to medical conditions such as arthritis, osteoporosis, or pregnancy eithergoes away when the... Read more »

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