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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Introduction

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Alternative Treatments

Acupuncture. People with back pain find longer lasting relief from acupuncture than physical therapy, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Another study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine says that acupuncture works better than no back pain treatment at all.

Yoga. A study in the December 20, 2005 Annals of Internal Medicine found that yoga relieves low back pain better than conventional exercise or self-help books.

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Expert & Community Posts

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FDA Acetaminophen Recommendations
By Will Rowe , Health Expert

...the use and availability of the very common pain medicine acetaminophen.  The Advisory... Read more »

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Treating RA with Complementary Medicine: Homeotherapy
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...many homeopathic schools around the world, but as medical science advanced, hometherapy declined... Read more »

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FDA Issues Warning About Duragesic Patches
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...“The fentanyl patch is a narcotic (opioid) pain medicine applied to the skin for treating... Read more »

Health Guide

Treating Pain with Acupuncture
...fibromyalgia and other chronic pain illnesses.  Acupuncture is one component of the practice of Chinese medicine.  Chinese medicine, in its entirety, includes acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal... Read more »
Symptoms of High Cholesterol
...plaque in the patient's arteries. This is definitely a condition where it pays to invest in preventive medicine before dangerous complications occur. Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
...depended on the health care providers experience. Another study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, reported that acupuncture worked better than no treatment at all. Yoga. Yoga... Read more »
Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
...substances from their diet such as caffeine, alcohol, aspirin, and avoid smoking. Patients can take certain medicines to suppress the acid in the stomach that is causing the erosion of the stomach... Read more »
Anemia: Highlights
...caused by other diseases, such as chronic kidney disease.Two 2006 studies in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that aggressive dosing to completely normalize anemia (hemoglobin levels... Read more »

Medications

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