Study Shows Opioid Painkillers Help Workers With Low Back Pain
( APS 25-Sep-08 )
For workers with chronic low back pain, taking opioid pain medications can significantly improve their ability to lift and perform other work-related physical tasks, according to study published in The Journal of Pain, the peer review publication of the American Pain Society.
Back Pain Eased By Good Posture
( BBCNews 21-Aug-08 )
Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say UK researchers.
Physical Therapists Offer Low-Cost Solution To High-Cost Expenditures For Acute LBP
( APTA 15-Aug-08 )
APTA concurs with findings from a recent study demonstrating that active physical therapy for patients with acute low back pain is associated with better clinical outcomes, decreased use of prescription medications, MRI and epidural injections, and lower healthcare costs than passive physical therapy.
Defining Health Care Needs for Chronic Illness
( MJA 21-Jul-08 )
A research paper in the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia has provided the first insight into the prevalence and patterns of multimorbidity in Australia. About three in 10 people who saw a GP in 2005, and one in four Australians have multimorbidity (two or more types of chronic conditions).
Low Back Pain Recovery Slow
( Research Australia 16-Jul-08 )
Contrary to current guidelines and common belief, new research published in The British Medical Journal has shown that recovery from low back pain is much slower than previously thought and even slower again for those with a compensable injury.
Survey Finds Smokers Suffer More Back Pain
( DAI 10-Jul-08 )
Smokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International.
Costs Of Back Pain Influenced By Socio-Demographic Factors
( GRCEH 24-Jun-08 )
It is well-known that back pain belongs to the most frequent health problems in the industrial nations and, it is also well-known that it is the cause of considerable costs for health insurance schemes and the economy.
Picture Post: Rind And A Rind: Cheese Rolling
( Indeppendent 28-May-08 )
Along with hundreds of others, Christopher Anderson yesterday braved the torrential rain of a Gloucestershire hillside to take part in a bizarre local custom: he ran down a near-vertical slope in pursuit of a round of cheese.The muddy, frenetic some might say downright lethal conditions on that hill eventually saw Anderson carted away on a spinal board by medics, following suspected injury to his back.
Women Underestimate Risk Of Spinal Fractures From Osteoporosis
( Spine-health 21-May-08 )
A study by Spine-health.com, the leading health website for people with back pain and other pain conditions, reveals that women with back pain underestimate their risk of spinal fractures.
Lumbar Supports Not Effective For Low Back Pain
( HBNS 1-May-08 )
Lumbar or lower back supports those large belts that people wear around their waists when they lift or carry heavy objects are not very useful for preventing low back pain, according to a new systematic review.
Young Macho Men With Serious Injuries Often Abuse Alcohol
( University of Missouri-Columbia 14-Apr-08 )
Men with serious injuries, such as traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, must deal with a range of emotions. If these men have strong traditional masculine ideas and abuse alcohol, it becomes even more difficult to help them heal and come to terms with their emotions and situations.
Award Winning Study Says Back Pain May Be In Your Genes
( UA 10-Apr-08 )
What do you learn by looking at the spines of hundreds of Finnish twins? If you are the international team of researchers behind the Twin Spine Study, you find compelling proof that back pain problems may be more a matter of genetics than physical strain.
Most Back Pain Could Be Cured Without Surgery Or Drugs
( NMPI 10-Apr-08 )
If you're suffering from back pain and unable to find relief, it may be because the real cause of your pain -- weak, stressed and damaged muscles, not your spine -- has never been recognized or treated, says Norman Marcus, M.D., one of the nation's leading pain specialists.
Back And Neck Pain Remedy DVD Available Free To Public
( PCSC 14-Mar-08 )
The Pro-Care Spine Center in Austin, Texas recently created the Back and Neck Pain Remedy DVD and made it available free to the general public. This DVD includes 16 stretches and exercises that can be done at work or at home to help alleviate back and neck pain. In addition to the stretches and exercises, this DVD includes suggestions for controlling inflammation and how to know when the time is right to seek professional help.
Improved Rehab May Help Back Pain Sufferers To Stay In Work
( UN 26-Feb-08 )
New research to be carried out at The University of Nottingham could have a major impact on the way that people struggling with low back pain are helped to stay in work.
Research Shows Physical Therapy Is An Effective Treatment Of Choice For Many Back Pain Patients
( APTA 26-Feb-08 )
Medical Costs For Back And Neck Problems Are Rising, But Health Outcomes Are Not Improving
( MNT 14-Feb-08 )
Centene Corporation To Promote Physician Participation In National Back Pain Recognition Program
( NCQA 5-Feb-08 )
New ISO Standard For Spinal Disc Implants Will Help Reduce Suffering Of Back Pain Patients
( ISBGS 5-Feb-08 )
New Survey Finds Majority Of Americans In Pain; Acute Pain Sufferers Reluctant To Treat
( NPF 25-Jan-08 )
Acute Low Back Pain Does Not Benefit From Spinal Manipulative Therapy Or Diclofenac
( MNT 12-Nov-07 )
National Athletic Trainers' Association Recommends 10 Steps To Combat Low Back Pain
( NATA 12-Nov-07 )
Bags, Babies And Birthdays: How To Eliminate Or Erase Back-pain Triggers
( Baylor Health Care System 22-Aug-07 )
Don't Twist And Shout! Get A Handle On Sports Hernias
( American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 20-Aug-07 )
Bags, Babies And Birthdays: How To Eliminate Or Erase Back-pain Triggers
( Baylor Health Care System 20-Aug-07 )
Randomized Study Indicates That Patients With Herniated Disk Improved With Or Without Surgery
( JAMA 7-Mar-07 )
Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Boomers' Back Pain
( American Physical Therapy Association 24-Feb-07 )