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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Resources

Resources

www.nih.gov/niams -- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
www.aaos.org -- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.arthritis.org -- Arthritis Foundation
www.spine.org -- North American Spine Society
www.apta.org -- American Physical Therapy Association
www.ampainsoc.org -- American Pain Society
www.theacpa.org -- American Chronic Pain Association
www.iasp-pain.org -- International Association for the Study of Pain

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Expert & Community Posts

Disc Degeneration: What Is It?

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

Spinal disc degeneration is not a disease. In other words, disc degeneration is not an abnormality... Read more »

A Week I Will Hopefully Forget

By John McManamy , Health Expert

Thanks to all of you for your support. To briefly recap:In my previous sharepost, I described my... Read more »

What Do You Do if You are Forced to Come Off of Your Opioid Pain Medication Without Medical Guidance

By Will Rowe , Health Expert

Opioid medications have a natural property that causes physical dependence. Other medications used... Read more »

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: 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... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

Alternative TreatmentsAcupuncture. People with back pain find longer lasting relief from acupuncture than physical therapy, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Another... 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: 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: Diagnosis

Because nearly all cases of low back pain clear up in a short time and are not due to serious problems, a medical history and a brief physical examination are almost always sufficient.Still,... Read more »

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