Long walks could both treat and prevent chronic low back pain, according to emerging research. A population-based study in Norway found people who walked for more than 78 minutes a day on average ...

Lower back pain is one of the most ubiquitous health complaints in the world. In fact, the World Health Organization says that low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide—but ...

Joe Laurence, a firefighter in Western Australia, was pulling a hose over a fence when he felt a sharp pain shoot down his back. “It was pretty horrific at the time,” said Laurence, then 27. “From ...

Back pain can make everyday DIY jobs hard to complete, but a few useful tools available at Home Depot may help reduce strain ...

My back’s been bothering me, and everyone seems to have ideas what’s causing the pain. Can you help? ANSWER: Back pain is ...

“About 80% of people during their life are going to have a problem experiencing pain in their back or their spine. Whether it’s from their neck, down to their tailbone,” said Dr. John Watkins from ...

A clinical trial at Brown University Health to treat chronic low back pain with a one-time, non-surgical injection treatment is seeking to enroll patients in Rhode Island. The trial is testing whether ...

People with chronic bad backs may soon have cause to jump for joy—carefully, of course. A large-scale, randomized, double-blinded, and controlled clinical trial has shown that a specifically ...

Living with back pain can feel frustrating and limiting – and it can feel impossible to do some of the activities you love. Let’s start with the bad news: Shoes are almost never the (sole) cause of ...