Low Back Pain: Yoga Helps
By Ed Coghlan As yoga grows in popularity, there is growing evidence that it can help treat chronic lower back pain. The Cochrane Library published…
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Back Pain Has A Real Foe: Radio Frequency Energy
By Staff Back pain is a real problem. According to the National Institutes of Health, 80% of adults will experience low back pain some time…
Combat Experience Associated with Increased Back Pain
By Staff It doesn’t come as much of a surprise, but now there are data that show military personnel who deployed with combat experience suffer…
NIH Grant to Fund Study on Inflammation in Back Pain
By Staff A new study has been funded by the National Institutes of Helath’s (NIH) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)…
Opinion: Why Steve Kerr Talking About Medical Marijuana Matters
By Ed Coghlan When the coach of a marquee professional team talks about using medical marijuana—we should pay attention. Steve Kerr is the coach of…
Chronic Low Back Pain Linked to Slightly Higher Rates of Illicit Drug Use
By Staff If you have chronic low back pain (cLBP), you are more likely to use illicit drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine than…
Back Surgery Can Be Good for Your Sex Life
by Staff Back surgery just got a nod from the bedroom. According to a study in Spine, surgery is more effective in reducing pain that…
Back Pain? You Probably Worry about Taking Opioids and Only Get Moderate Relief from Them
New research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2016 annual meeting suggests that the millions of people who take opioids for chronic back pain get moderate pain…