Ms Low Back Pain
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
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A number of complementary and alternative treatments are used to relieve back pain. Complementary means it is used together with conventional medicine. Alternative means it is done in place of conventional medicine.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is now a common alternative treatment for certain kinds of pain. It involves inserting small needles or exerting pressure on certain "energy" points in the body. When the pins have been placed successfully, the patient is supposed to experience...
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New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
Last month, the American Pain Society added to its recommendations to health care providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low... Read more »
10 Ways to Prevent Low Back Pain
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Studies Link Obesity to Low Back Pain
All of the latest research shows undeniable proof that obesity and back pain are intimately linked together. This relationship is not... Read more »
Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy...
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Finding the Best Medication to Treat Low Back Pain
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... Read more »
From Our Sources
Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Exercise and Physical TherapyThe Role of Physical TherapyPhysical therapy with a trained professional may be useful if pain has not improved after 3... Read more »
Fear More Than Pain Predicts Outcome in Low Back Pain
Source: eOrthopod
Some low back patients with acute pain don't get better. They become chronic pain patients. This study shows how the fear of pain more than the pain... Read more »
Low Back Pain and Herniated Disk
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Discomfort, aching or stiffness concentrated in the lower back, resulting in the impairment of physical activity.At least once in their lives, about... Read more »
Low back pain: acute
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Backache; Low back pain; Lumbar pain; Pain - back; Acute back pain; Back pain - new; Back pain - short-termPreventionSee: Taking care of your back at... Read more »
Low back pain: acute
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Low back pain refers to a shooting or stabbing pain felt in your lower back. You may also have back stiffness, decreased movement of the lower back,... Read more »
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