Back Pain and Backache Relief

Lower Back Pain - is there a cure


Back Pain Caused By Disc Herniation

How do you know when your back pain is due to strained muscles or overwork and when it is more serious? One usually learns that back pain is chronic if the pain lasts for more than six weeks and does not get better. A chronic condition is one in which the problem can be expected to remain ove...


Stop Back Pain With At-Home Exercise

Manage back pain while you are experiencing it! What an idea! Researchers have been studying the efficacy of doing stretching and light exercise during back pain as an effective way to manage it. The theory is that when a back pain sufferer extends and stretches the muscles and limbs, it tak...


Specialists In Back Pain - Physiatrists

Back pain is very common, with some estimates as high as 80% of Americans suffering with back pain at some time in their lives. Back pain causes many thousands of hours of missed work and is the source of more medical claims than any other single medical issue. When looking for treatment for ...


5 Top Tips to Help Manage Back Pain

Backache or back pain can describe pain anywhere from the base of the skull to the base of the spine. The following list provides some indication of the many different causes and symptoms.

1. Soft-tissue backache:

Trouble arises from the muscles, joints and ligaments running along t...


Latest back pain Updates


Lower-back-pain care not meeting international guidelines (University of Sydney News)
New research from the University of Sydney and three University-affiliated research institutes has found that only 20 per cent of patients receive the most simple treatment approach for back pain.

Usual care often not consistent with clinical guidelines for low back pain (EurekAlert!)
( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Australian general practitioners often treat patients with low back pain in a manner that does not appear to match the care endorsed by international clinical guidelines, according to a report in the Feb. 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Usual Care Often Not Consistent With Clinical Guidelines for Low Back Pain (Newswise)
Australian general practitioners often treat patients with low back pain in a manner that does not appear to match the care endorsed by international clinical guidelines, according to a report in the February 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.