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Research deepens questions about low back mri

By on Thursday, March 28th, 2013 | No Comments

Researchers reviewed records of 1,000 MRI’s taken of patients with low back pain and found that more than half were pre­scribed inappropriately.

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Once Again Research Shows MRIs Not Helpful in Understanding Low Back Pain

By on Friday, March 22nd, 2013 | No Comments

Dutch researchers took MRI’s of peo­ple with sci­at­ica and com­pared them with MRI’s taken one year later. Patients who had had surgery were less likely to have a bulging disc one year post-op. But what did that mean?

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If You Have Back Problems Be Wary of These Three Exercises

By on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 | No Comments

Those with back prob­lems need strength­en­ing exer­cises to pro­tect their low back but have to be wary to per­form only low back-safe maneuvers.

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Pain Relief Patches and Gels

By on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012 | 2 Comments

The vari­ety of pain gels and patches can be bewil­der­ing. Here are the six main types.

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Recent Research Confirms Value of Chiropractic Methods for Back Pain

By on Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Man­ual ther­apy, includ­ing spinal mobi­liza­tion and manip­u­la­tion, is one of the best-studied forms of treat­ment for low back pain. Another research study has been pub­lished fur­ther prov­ing the effec­tive­ness of these methods.

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If Bending Backward Hurts

By on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Learn the sim­ple steps to con­trol the pain of lum­bar facet syndrome.

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Lumbar Spondylolisthesis and Spondylolisthesis Exercises

By on Saturday, October 29th, 2011 | 4 Comments

Spondy­lolis­the­sis, often start­ing in ado­les­cence, con­tributes to low back pain in about 5% of adults. Dis­cover the best treat­ment options includ­ing spondy­lolis­the­sis exercises.

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Lose Weight, Improve Back Pain Control

By on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 | No Comments

The lat­est research is clear: extra weight puts an extra load on your discs and con­tributes to back pain.

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What Causes Spinal Stenosis and What You Can Do About It

By on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 | 2 Comments

Dis­cover the facts about lum­bar spinal steno­sis, a com­mon degen­er­a­tive con­di­tion of the low back that causes pain, impinges your nerves, and can make walk­ing an uphill challenge.

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Sciatica, Part 2: Not All Sciatica is Alike. Don’t Overlook This Important Clue

By on Wednesday, July 13th, 2011 | No Comments

There are two basic types of sci­atic nerve pain. Dis­cover the dif­fer­ence, and you’ll be bet­ter pre­pared to help your doc­tor get to the root of your problem.

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