In a recent study, participants who walked five times a week were 28 percent less likely to have a recurrence of their lower ...

Living with back pain can be completely incapacitating, and it might make carrying out daily activities near-impossible, but ...

That involves doing three seated stretches in three minutes ― you don’t have to leave your chair to complete them. “Simply ...

An injury isn't the only reason you're suffering. These everyday habits or common conditions could be the trigger.

An emerging type of minimally invasive spine surgery reduces the use of pain medication in patients' recovery compared to ...

“In general, walking is a good exercise for people with back pain,” says Liz Pignatiello, PT, MPT, ATC-R, a physical ...

Smoking damages the spine by decreasing blood flow, hastening disc degeneration, hindering the healing process, and raising ...

AVOID INACTIVITY: Although moving might be the last thing you feel like doing, over-resting your back won’t help. “On a physical level, prolonged inactivity increases back pain because the spine ...

There should be less access to scans and surgery for low back pain, according to an Irish expert in its treatment.

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disc herniation. By ...

Last month, a patient in Ho Chi Minh City was rescued from 11 years of mobility difficulties caused by a lumbar disc ...