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Acupuncture and back pain
Back pain is becoming more and more common within our society and there are several reasons for this. Within Chinese Medicine, all pain is caused by stagnation of energy, blood, or body fluids. Muscles are able to move energy...read more
Back pain during pregnancy
Back pain is a very common complaint among pregnant women. In fact, close to 80 percent of pregnant women suffer from back pain. For some women, symptoms may begin before they are actually showing and contin...read more
Back pain information
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...read more
Back pain: when to call a doctor
Contact your doctor promptly if back pain results from a fall or blow to the back. Otherwise, contact your doctor if pain does not improve after about a week.Infrequently, back pain can signal a seriousChildren and overloaded backpacks: use common sense!
Backpacks are great for carrying more than can be carried in the arms and hands alone. And, for children, backpacks help to keep important books and papers organized. However, overloaded backpacks can cause <...read more
Diagnosing back pain
Physical examination and medical history Your doctor will take a medical history, and will likely ask about the frequency, duration and nature of the pain (whether it is piercing, throbbing, burning, etc); w...read more
Preventing back pain
Each year, more than 65 million Americans are affected by back pain. The back is second only to the head as the most frequent location for pain in the body, and this is no surprise considering the many nerve ...read more
Prolotherapy and chronic pain
It is not a secret that chronic musculoskeletal pain is the number one cause of chronic disability in North America. Nor is it a secret that chronic back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans u...read more
Some information about back pain
Description We usually consider the back as two separate sections: the upper back, or thoracic spine, and the lower back, or lumbar vertebra. Most chronic back pain occurs in the lower back. In fact, lower b...read more
Three main types of back surgery
There are three basic types of back surgery: A laminectomy - removing the back part of the bone (called the lamina) over the spinal column. A segment of lamina can be removed to reliev...read more
What causes back pain?
In about 85% of acute back pain cases, the exact cause cannot be identified. There are many different possible causes; the following are some of the more common causes: Sprains, strains and minorWhat is back pain?
Back pain can occur anywhere along the spine, but the most common site is the lower back or lumbar region. The lower part of the back bears the weight of the upper body plus any weight you ar...read more
When is back surgery an option?
The decision to undergo back surgery will and should never be taken lightly. Back surgery is a last resort and will only be considered conservative treatment options had failed.The only real indications for b...read more
You are as young as your spine
Backache is one of the most common symptoms of ill health. Up to 75% of adults suffers from backache or back pain at some time, and countless workdays are lost due to bad backs. It is often said "you are...read more
