Most 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 significantly improved after a week; two thirds recovered by 7 weeks.
However, studies now suggest that up to 75% of patients suffer at least one recurrence of back pain over the course of a year. In another study, after 4 years, less than half were symptom-free. Some doctors are approaching the prob...
Read more »...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In addition, the Society... Read more »
...use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a... Read more »
...are the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80%... Read more »
...like sitting, walking, standing, or other types of movements. Alexander is just one method used... Read more »
Back pain, especially low back pain, is a significant health problem. According to the National... Read more »
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LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Never has a menu looked so good to Carol Epstein. For 20 years she passed up coffee, salads, dairy and wheat... Read summary »
A North Carolina study finds that the rate of chronic low back pain has more than doubled in that state since the early 1990s -- a statistic the... Read summary »