According to the Harvard Women’s Health Watch, researchers are finding links between fractures due to osteoporosis and depression. While they are not sure if it is the depression or the medication ... Read More

According to the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, prolotherapy is an injection of any substance that helps normal cells, tissues or organs to grow. For low back pain, it ... Read More

Diagnosis for back pain is usually made after a doctor takes a medical history, gives a physical exam, and sometimes uses additional imaging and lab tests. It is important to realize ... Read More

64% of adults who go to a medical doctor (not a chiropractor) for back pain use muscle relaxants. When a 2004 analysis was done to find out how well ... Read More

Apparelyzed is a peer support web site for people with spinal cord injury and other disabilities. The web site was created to raise disability awareness and enable disabled people ... Read More

Photo: (c) Gold Standard OxyContin is one type of medication that some back pain sufferers use for moderate to severe pain. Because it is a narcotic, and works similarly to ... Read More

Take your low back pain into any physical therapy clinic, and you will likely be given some heat or ice as part of your treatment. As an emergency treatment ... Read More

Photo: (c) Clarita An X-ray is a picture taken of your spine to help determine nature of your back pain. X-rays are good for detecting problems in the vertebrae ... Read More

A study published in the May/June 2007 issue of Journal of Health Promotion looked at the rate of injury in overweight and obese adults in a cross-sectional study. While ... Read More