Illustration: Anne Asher Water exercise is a great way to heal or prevent back pain during the summer months. The bouyancy offered by water will allow you more freedom of ... Read More

Photo: Doug Pensinger / Getty Images Jumping into summer sports too fast can increase your risk of a back injury. With the arrival of summer, you may have experiened the urge ... Read More

Adhesions can occur in the epidural space after back surgeryIllustration: (c) Anne Asher 2007 Often the invasive nature of back surgery causes adhesions or scarring in the epidural space. ... Read More

While we are on the topic of back surgery, The New England Journal of Medicine also reports that surgery for spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis showed substantial reduction in pain and ... Read More

Illustration: (c) Anne Asher 2007 A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine found no real difference between recovery rates from back surgery for sciatica, as compared with ... Read More

Photo: (c) Barry Stone This month, the Yoga for Back Pain collaboration between myself and About.com's yoga guide, Ann Pizer resumes with tadasana, or mountain pose. Mountain pose is the ... Read More