Aching back? Sitting up straight may be why
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NEW YORK  - "Sit up straight -- you'll hurt your back," Mom always said. It turns out Mom was wrong, according to a new study that found sitting in an upright 90-degree position places more strain on the back than sitting in a slightly reclined 135-degree position.
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NEW YORK  - Sleeping with a neck support pillow and doing neck exercises can help ease chronic neck pain, Canadian researchers report.
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People with chronic back pain showed measurable shrinkage of their brains when they were given MRI scans, researchers reported yesterday.
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Women evolved curvier spines than men to stop them wobbling under the weight of pregnancy, say researchers.
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Slumping in front of the television may damage key back muscles, say scientists.
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Routine physiotherapy seems to be no  better than expert advice at relieving mild lower back pain,  British researchers said on Friday.
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By BILL MEDLEY, EBJ staff writer 464-7519 or medleyb@EBJ.biz  It can start with a tingle or numbness in the hands, soreness in the shoulders or a pain in the lower back.
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Is advice based on the theory that anything other than a 90-degree posture places undue strain on the back correct?
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Chronic back pain is linked to physical changes in the brain, according to researchers in Germany.
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Spinal disc fusion surgery to treat low-back pain is not very likely to be better than other, more conservative options such as physical therapy over the long term, most members of a panel of U.S. medical experts told Medicare officials on Thursday.
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Most athletes will have back trouble sooner or later â if theyâre not suffering already. Hereâs what to do about it.
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Health India &gt; London, Nov 20 : According to a report in the British Medical Journal, researchers claim to have found the most effective treatment for people suffering from a bad back in spine manipulation which involves chiropractic, osteopathy or
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If a woman is confined to bed rest during pregnancy, there is a likelihood of significant bone loss, the results of a new study indicate.
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Rosemary Wilson, a 53-year-old Connecticut homemaker, has spent the past 20-odd years trying to fix whatever it is that's wrong with her back. She's seen neurologists, an orthopedic surgeon, an osteopath and a physical therapist. She has also sought help from chiropractors, a massage therapist an...
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People with conditions such as back pain and arthritis need to stay in work as much as possible, a UK report says.
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NEW YORK  - People who lift boxes and packages all day need to take longer and more frequent breaks to avoid suffering a back injury, research suggests. This is especially true for people new to the job.
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For people with chronic pain, relief comes with a tradeoff.