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- Chiropractic Inching Its Way Into the Lives of People Over 55
May 16, 2000 --More and more baby boomers are paying visits to the chiropractor, at least for mild to moderate problems. According to researchers, chiropractic care is serving as both a substitute for -- and a supplement to -- medical care. Results of a study of more than 800 patients showed that mo
Read Full Article - Deadly Poison Helps Low Back Pain
May 3, 2000 (San Diego) -- What doesn't kill you apparently does make you stronger -- or, at least, keeps your back from hurting. Doctors at a meeting of the American Academy of Neurology here report that by injecting tiny amounts of a deadly poison into the muscles along the spine, they can relax t
Read Full Article - Low Back Pain Is Inevitable, Expert Says
Moreover, a backache is rarely a once-in-a-lifetime event, says Deyo, who is a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, in Seattle. And although the annual price tag for low back pain is estimated at $50 billion, Deyo says much of that is spent on unnecessary treatments. He says that l
Read Full Article - A Pain in the Neck -- Or Just a Pain?
April 14, 2000 (Atlanta) -- "Car crash + whiplash = cold cash," a Canadian law firm advertises. But money can't explain the 10% of whiplash patients who suffer long-lasting neck pain -- and neither can doctors. Whiplash is a neck injury that most often happens to people riding in cars that are unexp
Read Full Article - Do Magnets Help Relieve Low Back Pain?
March 7, 2000 (Baltimore) -- Treating people with chronic low back pain with one particular type of magnet did not help relieve the patients' pain, a study in the March 8 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association reports. But experts say that much more research is needed on magnet the
Read Full Article - Exercise Helps Reduce Lower-Back Pain
Jan. 4, 2000 (Baltimore) -- Low-impact aerobics can reduce chronic low-back pain just as effectively as physical therapy or an exercise program of weight lifting and exercise machines, according to a Swiss study published in the December issue of the journal Spine. "The main finding of the current s
Read Full Article - Many Lower Back Problems a Consequence of Body Shape -- Except Among Smokers
Dec. 28, 1999 (Atlanta) -- Personal characteristics are most often to blame for lower back pain, rather than strenuous labor, concludes a new study from the United Kingdom. However, another new study, this one from Canada, shows that at least one physical act can cause lower back pain, especially in
Read Full Article - Osteopathic Medicine Gaining Acceptance
Dec. 6, 1999 (Atlanta) -- Overcoming a lack of acceptance by the established medical profession, osteopathic medicine is gaining credibility and is proving to be a low-cost alternative for lower back pain. However, according to the November/December issue of the journal Archives of Family Medicine,
Read Full Article - Effectiveness of Back Surgery May Depend on Patient's Mental State
Nov 18, 1999 (Baltimore) -- People with 'slipped discs' in their lower back are more likely to be dissatisfied with their surgical results if they are very depressed or anxious before undergoing back surgery, according to a recent study by Swedish researchers. Therefore, the study investigators advi
Read Full Article - Majority of Lower Back Surgeries Are Successful.
Nov. 4, 1999 (Atlanta) -- Most people experience low back pain at one time or another. In fact, Kansas University Medical Center researchers estimate 75% of all people will experience back pain at some time in their lives. Back pain is the second leading cause of absenteeism from work, after the com
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