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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Lifestyle Changes

Lifestyle Changes

Exercise, diet, stress, and weight all have a significant influence on back pain. Changing certain lifestyle factors can help reduce and, possibly, prevent backaches.

High-Risk Occupations

In one study, 16 out of 100 warehouse workers reported back injuries in one year, and in two major food service organizations 30% of all injuries involved the back. A major study of work-related injuries reported that, in 1994, there were nearly 330,000 cases of back injury due to overexertion i...

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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 »

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 »

The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80%... Read more »

Spondylolisthesis: What is It?

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...fracture, abnormal wear, or a birth defect. Gymnasts and football players are particularly... 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 »

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Health Guide

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 »

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 »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction

...of the buttocks.The nerve branches then pass down each hip and along the back of each thigh to the foot.Causes of Sciatica. A herniated disk pressing on the sciatic nerve is the most common cause... 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: Exercise and Physical Therapy

...avoid activities that put undue stress on the lower back or require sudden twisting movements, such as football, golf, ballet, and weight lifting.In all cases, patients should never force... Read more »

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Related News

Study: NSAIDs, spinal manipulation don't ease back pain

October 03, 2008

Researchers 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, 2008

New 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 »

Study: Back belts don't prevent pain

October 03, 2008

New 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 »

Mending Bad Bones

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BATON ROUGE, La. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 5 million visits are made to doctors' offices each year for foot and ankle problems. With 28... Read summary »

Stem Cells Fix Damaged Leg Arteries

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