The more you know about any problem, the better equipped you are to handle it, and that is true of all medical problems including back pain. When you understand the intricacies of back pain the more informed you will be about effective and long lasting treatments. Because back pain can range from mild to severe and inhibit y … Read More

Our modern sedentary lifestyle comes with a whole host of new health issues. Lower back pain, a common complaint, is the result of years of poor posture – whether sitting, standing, moving about or engaging in physical activity. Our vertebrae are separated by discs that provide flexibility and act as shock absorbers. Over t … Read More

Sciatica is a term generally used to describe pain that is usually associated with the irritation of compression of one of five nerves roots that ultimately give rise to each sciatic nerve. Pain from sciatic nerve irritation is usually felt in the buttocks, lower back and in many cases that pain has been known to resonate to … Read More

Chronic back pain can be extremely difficult to live with. Having pain as a constant companion can be exhausting, and can even cause the sufferer to go into a deep depression. However, there are certain things chronic back pain sufferers can do to help relieve the pain. Don't lie around too much. When you're feeling pain it … Read More

Along with all the other pains and discomfort that comes with pregnancy, pregnant women can also expect a fair amount of back pain. This is all part and parcel of being pregnant, and while most women feel that there is little that can be done to ease the symptoms, there are actually a few things that can be done for treatmen … Read More

There has always been back pain, even before modern medicine could pinpoint causes and professional treatments for it. Many of the causes of back pain—poor posture and heavy lifting—have effected humans since our caveman days. Since those days we have come up with a variety of treatments to reduce back pain. Most of the amat … Read More

Back pain is a common ailment among millions of adults. In fact most adults will have experienced some form of back pain by the time they reach the age of 40. Science indicates that 9 out of 10 adults are sporadically affected by mild to acute back pain. While some will suffer from irregular bouts of mild back pain, many wil … Read More

Thousands of people from all over the world email us with questions about back pain yet this one seems to be one of the most common. How do I treat Low Back Pain? From Toronto to Thailand, low back pain is responsible for more people missing work than any other common condition. Treating low back pain is also a multi-billi … Read More

Basically, one of the central causes for lower back pain is attempting something as straightforward as shoveling snow improperly. What's more, snow shoveling back pain is an annual event for a number of people in the colder regions in our culture. Not only that, shoveling snow might be a pretty stressful experience for your … Read More

Back pain is more than just a minor problem. In fact, back pain is more like an epidemic. People from all over the planet, from all races, are faced with severe back pain. It is one of the leading causes of missed work, depression and accrued medical expenses. So, is it true that something so serious could be prevented by j … Read More