Back Pain Archive: November 2008
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Biological Materials Seen Ousting Joint Replacements
Joint replacements are a major dimension of the orthopedics specialty, but they may be replaced in about 15 years by biological products that stimulate tissue and bone growth, according to a leading prognosticator. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 24 2008
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How to Wear Backpacks Well
Watching students carrying their backpacks on a college campus can be a chiropractor's nightmare, for much damage is in process to young backs that will show up years later in multiple back problems. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 19 2008
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Back Pain in Children
While back pain is perhaps the most common pain complaint back pain is much rarer in children and may be the initial symptom of an underlying disease process. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 18 2008
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Back Pain and Pregnancy
A few simple exercises can relieve lower back pain during pregnancy. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 13 2008
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Back Pain and Your Mattress
Medical research shows that a medium firm mattress is best for alleviating back pain, according to a study published in The Lancet. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 12 2008
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Acupuncture vs. Drug therapy for Lower back Pain
A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that acupuncture is provides benefit to nearly twice as many lower-back-pain patients as conventional pharmaceutical and exercise therapy. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 7 2008
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Pain may be more than a symptom. It may cause disease in itself.
A study published in the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism reveals that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical processing of those signals as they reach the spinal cord, worsen and expand arthritis. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 4 2008
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WHO Investigates Neck Pain Big-Time
A huge, years-long international study shows the best way to treat most instances of neck pain is through far less drastic approaches, such as chiropractic. Click here for more information on back pain. Published November 4 2008
