Variability is the law of life, and as no two faces are the same, so no two bodies are alike, and no two individuals react alike and behave alike under the abnormal conditions which we know as disease.
Finding the best medication to treat all types of low back pain is an impossible task given the variability of people and the multidimensional nature of this condition. Finding the right medication for your low back pain might not be so impossible if your individual...
Even back pain caused by a spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis can be treated with physical therapy. Because spondylolisthesis and lumbar... Read more »
Not all forms of communication can be heard which is why pain is difficult to spot in children. Young infants cannot say, "Hey mom, my head... Read more »
Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low... Read more »
In an excellent commentary in the November/December 2007 issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal, rheumatologist John B. Winfield, MD.... Read more »
Despite the fact that the U.S. Congress declared 2000 - 2010 to be The Decade of Pain Control and Research, an article in this month's... Read more »
This is a study to determine if daily doses of Forteo reduce back pain better than weekly doses of Actonel in women with osteoporosis who have back... Read more »
This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of two dose levels of bicifadine with a placebo in patients with chronic lower back pain. The... Read more »
People who suffer from back and neck pain and who take a long time off work have a more difficult time recovering from their condition than those who... Read more »
Leg pain, arm pain, and even headaches can all be referred from the facet joints in the spine. These small joints connect each vertebral body. Like... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Scheuermann's disease; Roundback; Hunchback; Postural kyphosisTreatmentTreatment depends on the cause of the disorder:Congenital kyphosis requires... Read more »
Icing When icing your shoulder, especially an inflamed rotator cuff, place the hand of the same limb behind your back. This "back-pocket" position exposes the shoulder tendons which hide underneath the shoulder bone (the acromion) to the ice. The...
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