New research finds that walking regularly may help reduce the risk of back pain issues. Walking for five days a week, 30 minutes a day was the most effective. Most back pain gets better within five ...

At some point, 60% of the population has had or will have lower back pain, says Kin M. Yuen, M.D., a sleep medicine specialist at UCSF Health in San Francisco, California. That means at any one point, ...

Most nonsurgical and noninterventional treatments for low back pain failed to outperform placebo in a new systematic review and meta-analysis, with just 10% showing only modest pain relief.

Groundbreaking neurostimulation technology offers hope and healing for difficult-to-manage pain. Chronic low back pain, a formidable foe causing disability and soaring healthcare costs, now faces a ...

A new scientific review found that only nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen were consistently effective for treating acute low back pain. Five treatments, ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests yoga reduces pain and improves mobility in people with chronic lower back pain. AzmanL/Getty Images New research builds on existing evidence supporting the ...

Explore the latest evidence from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA on non-drug, non-surgical treatments for acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). Based on a Cochrane review of over 97,000 participants, discover ...

Low back pain is one of the most common medical complaints in the world. Globally, over 600 million people suffer from it. That means at any given moment, millions of people are searching for ...

Most therapies for low back pain provide only short-term relief; it's unclear, however, whether benefits from cognitive functional therapy (CFT) may last longer. Investigators in this study performed ...

Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain if they walked regularly, a world-first study has found. About 800 million people worldwide ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between low back pain and walking intensity and length. A Alina Rudya/Bell Collective/Getty Images For many people, low back pain is chronic, meaning it ...

Researchers looked at 56 treatments for acute and chronic pain. Few of them were effective. By Nina Agrawal Acetaminophen. Acupuncture. Massage. Muscle relaxants. Cannabinoids. Opioids. The list of ...