Obesity is a Cause of Back Pain
heavier than they should be do not recognize their weight as a factor of their back pain. Perhaps...
Construction Workers Injuries Result in Back Pain
fact of life based on how you make your living. Some people are more prone to certain conditions....
Massage Can Relieve Back Pain
Among some of the older medicinal practices is massage. Way before the Western cultures realized...

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An Extra Large Bosom Causes Back Pain
It is a difficult thing to be a woman who has to worry constantly about her figure. Society has made a woman feel that there are certain physical attributes that she must have to appear attractive. While at the same time if these attributes are too...read up on back pain
Can a Stationary Bicycle Improve Back Pain
Of the many possible exercises that can be used to strengthen a person's back one of the best suited to someone suffering from back pain is using a stationary cycle. This is because riding a stationary cycle can build strength in the back muscles,...read up on back pain
Can Chiropractors Really Help Back Pain?
Many people search for alternative treatments for back pain. They tire of the exercise requirements and don't want to take anti-inflammatories or over the counter pain relievers any more. One treatment option is visiting a chiropractor. They are...read up on back pain
Is Housekeeping a Pain in the Back?
When housekeeping chores mount up you want to be sure that all the work of organizing and cleaning house does not wind up causing muscle strain and back pain. It may be funny to think that the simplest things, like lifting a basket of laundry the...read up on back pain
Misconceptions About Back Pain
When you have back pain everyone becomes an expert. All your friends, family and co-workers will tell you, usually without being asked, what you should do about your back pain. They'll explain, often at great length, why the pain is there, the...read up on back pain
More Back Pain Misconceptions
Let's continue to dispel the misconceptions that people deal with to do with backache and back pain. There certainly are a lot of them. People tend to listen to the words of wisdom from the local know it all more than they do to the facts given to...read up on back pain
Osteopathy helps Back Pain
The practice of osteopathy is known by some as alternative medicine and yet it is not that far removed from the practice of chiropractic medicine. Although each field likes to keep the differences between themselves they both use hands on...read up on back pain
Some Causes of Lower Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common problems suffered by the adult American population. Lower back pain is amongst the worst of these problems. There can be many reasons for lower back pain so the first thing you must do before considering...read up on back pain
Specific or Non Specific Back Pain
differentiating characteristics will be whether the pain is acute or chronic. If the pain is chronic then that means it is a persisting, long lasting pain. It often lasts longer than it is expected to even though the injured area has been treated....read up on back pain
Try Bowen Therapy for Your Back Pain
Tom Bowen developed what has come to be known as Bowen therapy. First beginning in the 1950s he decided that by placing his fingers on areas where there were muscles, and so muscle pain, he could, by using his thumb and fingers, apply pressure to...read up on back pain


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What is Back Pain?

Acute or short-term low back pain generally lasts from a few days to a few weeks. Most acute back pain is the result of trauma to the lower back or a disorder such as arthritis. Pain from trauma may be caused by a sports injury, work around the house or in the garden, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident or other stress on spinal bones and tissues. Symptoms may range from muscle ache to shooting or stabbing pain, limited flexibility and range of motion, or an inability to stand straight. Chronic back pain is pain that persists for more than 3 months. It is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.

Currently, researchers are examining the use of different drugs to effectively treat back pain, in particular, chronic pain that has lasted at least 6 months. Other studies are comparing different health care approaches to the management of acute low back pain (standard care versus chiropractic, acupuncture, or massage therapy). These studies are measuring symptom relief, restoration of function, and patient satisfaction.

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Is there any treatment?

Most low back pain can be treated without surgery. Treatment involves using over-the-counter pain relievers to reduce discomfort and anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce inflammation.  Medications are often used to treat acute and chronic low back pain. Effective pain relief may involve a combination of prescription drugs and over-the-counter remedies.  Although the use of cold and hot compresses has never been scientifically proven to quickly resolve low back injury, compresses may help reduce pain and inflammation and allow greater mobility for some individuals.  Bed rest is recommended for only 1–2 days at most.  Individuals should resume activities as soon as possible. 

Back Pain Issues in the News

07/23/2008
Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)
Q. My dog Chalupa (a Chihuahua mix) started shivering and shaking and didn't want to eat his morning meal (a rare event). I took him to his vet, who determined that he had pain in his middle back. He had X-rays (which were normal) and he's now on pain medication. The problem is that he's still shaking occasionally, refuses to jump and isn't eating well. Could something else be wrong?

Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)

07/23/2008
CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A 26-year-old man experienced the sudden onset of back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a pathologic fracture of the T9 vertebral body. A chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest showed a mass in the upper lobe of the left lung, with involvement of the hilar and mediastinal structures. Diagnostic testing was performed, and a management decision was made.

CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)

07/24/2008
New Spine-health.com Survey Shows 50% of Workers Absent 10 or More Days in Past Year Due to Back Pain (Centre Daily Times)
A new online survey by Spine-health (www.spine-health.com) shows that back and neck pain and their related health problems are causing productivity troubles at the workplace. The Spine-health.com survey of more than 750 respondents found that 50 percent reported missing work for 10 or more days due to back-related problems. Another 29 percent of respondents said chronic pain kept them off the ...

New Spine-health.com Survey Shows 50% of Workers Absent 10 or More Days in Past Year Due to Back Pain (Centre Daily Times)

07/24/2008
House Call: Back pain can be caused by arthritis (North County Journal)
Most of us never consider that the back pain we are experiencing might be a form of arthritis. In fact, the pain caused by lumbar facet arthritis can be extremely severe and should be addressed by a physician, specifically a pain medicine specialist.

House Call: Back pain can be caused by arthritis (North County Journal)

07/23/2008
Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)
Q. My dog Chalupa (a Chihuahua mix) started shivering and shaking and didn't want to eat his morning meal (a rare event). I took him to his vet, who determined that he had pain in his middle back. He had X-rays (which were normal) and he's now on pain medication. The problem is that he's still shaking occasionally, refuses to jump and isn't eating well. Could something else be wrong?

Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)

07/23/2008
CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A 26-year-old man experienced the sudden onset of back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a pathologic fracture of the T9 vertebral body. A chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest showed a mass in the upper lobe of the left lung, with involvement of the hilar and mediastinal structures. Diagnostic testing was performed, and a management decision was made.

CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)

07/24/2008
New Spine-health.com Survey Shows 50% of Workers Absent 10 or More Days in Past Year Due to Back Pain (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO----A new online survey by Spine-health shows that back and neck pain and their related health problems are causing productivity troubles at the workplace. The Spine-health.com survey of more than 750 respondents found that 50 percent reported missing work for 10 or more days due to back-related problems.

New Spine-health.com Survey Shows 50% of Workers Absent 10 or More Days in Past Year Due to Back Pain (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

07/23/2008
Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)
Q. My dog Chalupa (a Chihuahua mix) started shivering and shaking and didn't want to eat his morning meal (a rare event). I took him to his vet, who determined that he had pain in his middle back. He had X-rays (which were normal) and he's now on pain medication. The problem is that he's still shaking occasionally, refuses to jump and isn't eating well. Could something else be wrong?

Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)

07/23/2008
Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)
Q. My dog Chalupa (a Chihuahua mix) started shivering and shaking and didn't want to eat his morning meal (a rare event). I took him to his vet, who determined that he had pain in his middle back. He had X-rays (which were normal) and he's now on pain medication. The problem is that he's still shaking occasionally, refuses to jump and isn't eating well. Could something else be wrong?

Back pain makes Chalupa quiver, reject food (Miami Herald)

07/23/2008
CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)
A 26-year-old man experienced the sudden onset of back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging disclosed a pathologic fracture of the T9 vertebral body. A chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest showed a mass in the upper lobe of the left lung, with involvement of the hilar and mediastinal structures. Diagnostic testing was performed, and a management decision was made.

CASE RECORDS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 23-2008 -- A 26-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and a Mass in the ... (New England Journal of Medicine)

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