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Prevention Of Lower Back Pain
How to Relieve (and Prevent) Lower Back Pain From Returning
If I had an episode of lower back pain, am I always going to be more likely to have lower back pain in the future?
It is true that once you have an episode of lower back pain or shooting leg pain, you are probably more likely to have it in the future - if you do nothing. But you are not going to "do nothing."
I see a lot of patients with lower back pain and shooting leg pain. Once we work together to resolve the pain, a ve...
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Expert & Community Posts
New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In addition, the Society... Read more »
Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a... Read more »
Low Back Pain? Strengthen Your Core
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...problems seen in a primary care medical practice is low back pain. It accounts for more... Read more »
Disc Degeneration: What Is It?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...What is disc degeneration? His mother, who has had low back pain for a number of years, was told... Read more »
Spondylolisthesis: What is It?
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...(spaun-di-lo-lie-thee-sis) is a mouthful and is a common cause of low back pain (although it can... Read more »
Health Guide
Spondylolisthesis
...marked lordosis should avoid back hyperextension (leaning way back), weight lifting, and contact sports. Lower back pain, although common in preadolescent and adolescent children, should be... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery
...NSAID may speed resolution of pain.Scar tissue is a significant problem, since it can cause persistent low back pain afterward. Anti-scarring agents or certain devices may help reduce surgical... Read more »Scoliosis: Surgery
...their surgery, between a fifth and a third of patients who had the Harrington procedure experienced low back pain. (In one study, only 3% had experienced back pain before surgery.) In such cases,... Read more »Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urge Incontinence
...cause pain. (If it does, then something is wrong with the device.)Complications include infection, lower back pain, and pain at the implant site. It is completely reversible, however, does not... Read more »Spondylolisthesis
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Medications
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Related News
Study: Back belts don't prevent pain
October 03, 2008New research suggests that lumbar belts--those large belts people wear while lifting large or heavy objects--are not effective at preventing low back... Read summary »
Study: NSAIDs, spinal manipulation don't ease back pain
October 03, 2008Researchers say two widely used treatments for acute lower back pain--non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and spinal manipulation--don't... Read summary »
Experts issue new back-pain guidelines
October 03, 2008New guidelines from medical experts may change the way primary care doctors treat lower back pain. According to the new guidelines, doctors shouldn't... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Celebrex versus Ultram for chronic lower back pain
October 02, 2008This is a study to see if Celebrex is as effective as Ultram for patients with chronic lower back pain. This national study is currently recruiting... Read summary »
Clinical trial: New pain med for chronic lower back pain
October 03, 2008This is a study to determine the safety and effectiveness of a new transdermal pain med in patients with chronic lower back pain. This national study... Read summary »
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