New Treatment for Chronic Arthritis-Related Back Pain
• Arthritis • • Backache • Oct 03 07

Radiofrequency ablation, where heat energy destroys or stuns the nerves of a painful joint, is a developing therapy for chronic arthritis-related back pain. In…    

 

Acupuncture Treatment May Be More Effective Than Conventional Therapy In Treating Lower Back Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Sep 25 07

Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in the…    

 

Advice, devices ineffective in preventing worker back pain
• Backache • Jul 19 07

Back pain is the number one cause of worker-compensation complaints, second only to the common cold in causing lost workdays. Consequently, employers and regulators…    

 

Study Shows Surgery Is More Effective Than Other Treatments for Common Back Problem
• Backache • • Surgery • Jun 28 07

When it comes to low back pain, physicians generally advise exhausting nonsurgical options before resorting to surgery. But a new study shows that for…    

 

Degenerative Disk Disease
• Backache • Jun 06 07

Back pain can interfere with normal activities. One of the most common causes is degenerative disk disease. Fortunately, there is help. For most people,…    

 

5 Ways You Can Beat Lower Back Pain
• Backache • • Pain • May 01 07

Most adults will experience lower back pain sometime during their lifetime. The good news is you can usually prevent or reduce the pain yourself.

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Psychological Treatments Improve Outcomes for Back Pain Sufferers
• Backache • Dec 22 06

Psychological interventions for chronic low back pain are effective, a new review of studies has found. Not only do these approaches improve psychological outcomes…    

 

Not much to choose between surgery and exercise for back pain
• Backache • Nov 22 06

Researchers in the United States say when it comes to treating a herniated disc, there is not much to choose between surgery and an…    

 

Back Pain—when to See a Doctor
• Backache • Oct 20 06

Some 70% - 80% of men (and nearly as many women) have endured a bout of moderate to severe back pain. And the problem…    

 

Naturopathic Care and Low Back Pain
• Backache • Aug 09 06

The Canada Post Corporation, comprised of Canada’s postal service and several joint ventures, has the nation’s sixth largest workforce, the majority of who are…    

 

Expert Offers Tips on Avoiding Backpack Injuries in Children
• Backache • Jul 19 06

In the rush to buy back-to-school supplies for their children, parents may unknowingly purchase backpacks that do more harm than good, warns a University…    

 

Studies Unclear Whether Spinal Cement Procedure Improves Back Pain
• Backache • May 16 06

A procedure that fills in fractured vertebrae with injected cement has not been shown to improve a person’s back pain or quality of life,…    

 

Herbals Effective for Low-Back Pain in the Short Term
• Backache • Apr 19 06

The herbal preparations devil’s claw, white willow bark and cayenne plasters may be as effective as pain medication for short-term low back pain and…    

 

Acupressure Relieves Low Back Pain
• Backache • Feb 17 06

Acupressure (applying pressure with the thumbs or fingertips to the same points on the body stimulated in acupuncture) seems to be more effective in…    

 

Simple diagnostic imaging procedure changes treatment for lower back pain
• Backache • Feb 13 06

A simple diagnostic imaging procedure can help identify patients with lower back pain who would benefit from spinal injections and spare those who would…    

 

Vertebroplasty reduces back pain and increases activity levels
• Backache • Dec 30 05

A Mayo Clinic study has found patients report less back pain at rest and while active following vertebroplasty, a procedure in which medical cement…    

 

Gentle yoga gives relief from chronic back pain
• Backache • Dec 21 05

For people who suffer from on-going chronic lower backache they may find some relief in a yoga class.

According to researchers, in a study…    

 

Use of traction to help treat low back pain has no benefit
• Backache • Nov 11 05

The use of traction to help treat low back pain has no benefit, despite its widespread use, a new review of studies has found.

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Doctors overly optimistic about back surgery
• Backache • Jun 21 05

Nearly 4 out of 10 patients told by surgeons that they could expect a “great improvement” from lower back surgery reported no abatement in…    

 

Pain management program useful for low back pain
• Backache • Jun 11 05

When conducted by physiotherapists, a pain management program that includes exercise advice and strategies to overcome psychosocial barriers is a suitable alternative to physical…    

 

For asthmatics, laughter is no laughing matter
• Backache • May 28 05

More than half of people with Asthma have symptoms that are triggered by laughter, a new study suggests.

Laughter is “one more trigger…    

 

Think twice before back pain surgery
• Backache • May 23 05

Surgery to relieve chronic lower back pain is no better than intensive rehabilitation and nearly twice as expensive, researchers said Monday.

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Stretching, strengthening ease chronic back pain
• Backache • May 02 05

Supervised programs that include stretching and strengthening exercises are more likely than other types of therapy to relieve chronic low back pain…    

 

Surgery Often Won’t Cure Back Pain
• Backache • Feb 26 05

Surgery for back pain is not the cure-all that many patients believe it to be, say orthopaedic experts.

Many patients who seek surgery for…    

 

Opioids safely curb chronic back pain: study
• Backache • Feb 23 05

Opioid therapy can provide significant pain relief for patients with chronic back pain due to non-cancerous disorders of the spine and is unlikely…    

 

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