Back Pain News

Doctors urge parents to monitor their children's backpack weight. From left, Daniel Berg, 11, and Erin Berg, 8.Independent Newspapers/Jill R. Goodman With school back in session, Arrowhead Health doctors ...

Relief may be just around the corner for those suffering from back pain in the two Virginias.2.7

It used to be that a patient with osteoporosis who broke a vertebra was pretty much out of luck.4.5

During this back-to-school "shopping season" one item that is often not given enough attention is the backpack.2.9

The exceptionally uncomfortable-looking chair claims to relieve chronic lower back pain, weak abdominal muscles, and neck problems that often lead to headaches.2.1

Experts are advising parents to closely examine the items they are packing in their children's backpacks.2.7

A group of researchers from Oslo set out to determine whether there was any predictive link between neurological markers present at commencement of lower back pain , and the patient's prognosis at 12 months.2.7

A further 90 healthy patients were entered onto the trial having been matched for age and sex.2.7

Creative Service Dept. Jobs @ WSAW Contact Us WSAW Top 7 Book List First Warn On-Line Search Handy ... When that menstrual cycle is messed with not getting it at all, or very irregular, what can happen is your getting robbed of those vital hormones that are strengthening your bones," said Pam Warren, physical therapist at the Sport & Spine Clinic.2.7

Some schools in Central Florida are banning backpacks in an effort to prevent injury to children's backs.2

School starts in a week. I fear we will see a news story like this: Backpacks Turning Nation's ... We've seen a 22 percent annual increase in children with strained and curved spines, herniated disks, vertebral fractures, sciatica and back spasms," says Sy Attica, a Dallas, Texas, chiropractor.2.7

New data, announced today at the 11th IASP World Congress of Pain, in Sydney, Australia, reveals over half of lower back pain patients treated with the controlled release opioid oxycodone tablets, in ...2.7

Now that kids are back in school, so are the books in their back pack. Chiropractic Neurologist Dr.2.7

Researchers from Bournemouth, UK set out to identify whether there were any inconsistencies or deficits in the knowledge and understanding of local general practitioners about the management of lower back pain ...2.7

Dr. James Amato, right, a chiropractor from Merced, talks to seniors at the Perry-Yokley Family Development Center on Canal Street about good posture.

A new study comparing the head-to-head effects of teriparatide injection, , marketed in the US as FORTEO, the first and only FDA approved bone formation agent that actually forms new bone in postmenopausal ...2.7

By Dawn Sagario Gannett News Service Back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability, and a leading contributor to missed work.2.7

For 18 years, the ability to run had been a distant dream for Pam Runnels. Two herniated disks and a drop foot left her in pain and nearly immobile.2.7

LEMASTERS - Terri Byers doesn't like to ask for help. Byers, who has used a wheelchair for two decades since surgery left her paralyzed below the waist, has fought hard for things most people take for granted - ...2.9

Fixing Adult Scoliosis Aug 11, 2005 10:00 am US/Central Scoliosis.. Or Curvature Of The Spine.. Is Often Caught In Childhood.2.7

The Australian batsman, Michael Clarke, was off the field for most of the first day of the third Test against England at Old Trafford, following the recurrence of an old back problem.2.7

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10 /CNW/ -- The New England Journal of Medicine today published year-two data from a study that demonstrate that bone mineral density gains in postmenopausal osteoporotic women treated with ...2.7

All sorts of health claims are made for various kinds of boards that let you lie with your head below your feet , or even let you hang upside down.2.9

Daniel Womble knows that his little brother, Caleb, is getting stronger. He can feel it.3.1

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia April 25, 2005 An in-depth report on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of leukemia.2

Standing in front of a full-length mirror with your back against a wall and feet flat on the ground, try to stand as tall as you possibly can.2.7

Consumer Reports' survey of 34,000 readers finds hands-on treatments most successful; for menopause symptoms, alternatives provide little relief.2.7

Editor's Note: This is the second of a two-part series on osteoporosis, written by guest columnist Dr.2.7

Pfizer Inc said today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's selective COX-2 inhibitor Celebrex that affects the spine.2.7

In June, Rosie Key's back pain was so severe, "the pain was 12 on a scale of one to 10," the Fort Wayne woman said.2.7

Pompell was named in all 10 races at the Collinsville, Ill., track Friday night.2.7

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