Many people experience lower back pain at some point—it usually occurs as a function of performing a strenuous activity that the body is not used to doing.  Yard work, heavy lifting, a trick move in athletics—any of these activities can lead to muscle sprains, muscle spasms, sprained ligaments, a “slipped disk”, or joint problems.
The key [...]

Lower back pain during pregnancy is a common occurrence one many women have to deal with. There are numerous causes for lower back pain during pregnancy depending on when it occurs. There are several different types of lower back pain during pregnancy the first comes usually during the beginning of pregnancy. It is similar to [...]

Being a sufferer of chronic back pain for many years myself, and a three-year user of Lipitor, I consider myself well qualified to examine the link between Lipitor and back muscle pain. Personally, since I began taking Lipitor three years ago I have not had any significant changes in the amount of back pain that [...]

There are many options when it comes to finding a treatment for back pain, and using an epidural for back pain is just one of these many options. Just as with almost any other treatment method however, there are certain risks and dangers which arise when an epidural for back pain is used, and it [...]

Have you ever pulled a muscle in your back and had to experience a few weeks of soreness and pain?  Perhaps you suffered for a few days after you slipped and fell, or maybe you hurt your back while playing a sport.  This kind of pain, while admittedly legitimate, cannot begin to compare to the [...]

Most adults experience back pain at one point or another in their life. For some, it is a sports injury. For others, they overdo it working in the garden on the first warm day of spring. Still others get backaches frequently from poor habits. If you have a burning pain in your upper back muscle [...]

There is no definitive back pain therapy that people can turn to for instant relief from their discomfort. Due to the many different causes of back pain, finding the right solution is up to the caregiver and the individual patient and once an accurate diagnosis has been made, the right back pain therapy can begin [...]

Back pain is a very common problem, one that actually affects millions of people around the world today. It is most often caused by overusing or misusing the muscles in the back, and if left untreated it can result in causing other, more serious health problems to develop.
Back Pain Physiotherapy
Back pain physiotherapy is one of [...]

Simply put, neurophysiology is a brain science that concerns itself with the study of the function of the human nervous system.
Neurophysiology is also related or connected to other sciences like neurobiology, psychology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, cognitive science, ethology, and neuroanatomy.  The neurophysiology of back pain is the study of how these various different disciplines work [...]

There are a number of different causes for stabbing back pain. The actual cause needs to be diagnosed by a doctor since there are such a variety of things that can cause stabbing back pain.
Stabbing back pain can be caused by everything from an ulcer, to stones, to an injury or a pinched nerve. The [...]

Most back pain inflammation is initially caused by some sort of trauma to the lower back. The pain can get very severe and drastically limit ones mobility. The origin of back pain inflammation can be a result of many different activities like sports, gardening, or doing work around the house.
Symptoms 
Symptoms of back pain inflammation can [...]

If you have pain in your lower right side of your back, you are in good company – at least 80% of adults get back pain at some point in their lives. The pain can be either acute or chronic. Acute back pain lasts from a few days to a few weeks, and seldom longer [...]

Arthritis might seem like a problem far into your future, but this is not nearly the truth.  Although arthritis is a problem commonly associated with aging, it can affect people of all different ages and ethnicities.  For people with arthritis, relief from hip and back pain is one of the most common requests.
While there are [...]

Yoga has been practiced for centuries to promote both physical and mental well being. Yoga also has spiritual components that are not normally practiced by westerners. When we talk about the practice of yoga it is the physical poses and breathing exercises that come to mind.  These physical exercises are extremely effective and take many [...]

When most of us think of back pain, we often consider discomfort in the lower back area. While this is a common place to experience back discomfort, many people can experience upper back pain as well. There are a number of reasons why you might have back pain in the upper area including poor posture, [...]

Both stomach and back pain are common ailments that almost everyone will have felt at some point of time or the other in their lives and they are also something that can be treated without too much fuss or bother, unless particularly severe. The only kind of stomach and back pain that gives reason to [...]

When you get severe back pain and try to find treatment, you will inevitably be told, even by a licensed doctor, that they suspect your pain is all in your head.  Expect this.  These doctors have seen a lot of fraudsters (trying to get insurance money) and also have read about a theory very popular [...]

Any type of back pain can be a challenging problem to deal with. Discomfort in this area of the body can lead to difficulty getting around and enjoying the activities that you are used to. The large majority of back pain is caused by muscle strain, and will take care of itself over a period [...]

Pregnancy is a time of life that brings many changes to the body and a number of symptoms to grapple with. One of the symptoms that many women have trouble dealing with, particularly in the later stages of pregnancy, is pregnancy back pain. There are many different reasons why pregnancy back pain can occur, and [...]

Back pain is a common problem.  There are so many causes of back pain that a treatment that works for one person may not work for another. Pharmaceuticals can kill pain successfully, but the side effects are debilitating and will eventually cause significant decline in the quality of life.
It seems that finding natural back pain [...]

Back pain is something that most of us has experienced at least once in a lifetime and there are different types that can affect you among which are middle back pain which often occurs because of strained muscles and even due to strained ligaments. It is usual to experience middle back pain when you have [...]

When we sleep the muscles, ligaments and other tissues in our spine get a chance to completely relax and rest.  To maintain a healthy back and spine restful sleep is imperative.  It is even more important when recuperating from any back injury or disorder. 
Each night we retire to our beds and expect to get a [...]

There is really no other pain in the world like back pain, because pain anywhere in the back can be extremely painful, even crippling, and usually radiates into other parts of the body as well. There are all different sorts of back pain that you can suffer from, and lower right side back pain is [...]

Back pain can range from being mild to severe, even crippling, and can become potentially dangerous if left untreated for an extended period of time. Some cases of back pain are so serious that the person is unable to complete their regular daily tasks and chores and eventually their back pain begins to affect their [...]

The spine has so much to do, it’s a wonder it doesn’t shatter into a million pieces by the time we’ve graduated college.  Most people take their strong, healthy spines completely for granted – until the pain begins for any reason.  As long as the human race has had a spine, they’ve had some sort [...]

Lately you have been waking up each morning with extreme back pain. You are already grouchy enough in the morning having to get up early for work, and suffering from lower back pain mainly in the morning is certainly not helping your morning mood. Thus, the time has come to consider getting a new mattress.
New [...]

There are many causes of lower back pain including lumbar strains and nerve irritation brought on by injury, wear and tear or arthritis.  Lower back pain in women is caused by all the same things as men with a few exceptions such as pregnancy.  Pregnancy causes lower back pain in women that can start in [...]

Nearly everyone will experience lower back pain at one time or another. It makes sense when you consider that this area of the back shoulders most of the burden of holding you upright and maintaining the strain and weight of the rest of the body. It also stands to reason that pain in this area [...]

It is an unfortunate fact of life that when your back hurts, everything else seems off kilter as well. You want relief from the discomfort that you are experiencing, and you want it yesterday! While most low back pain relief won’t happen overnight, there are effective treatment options that will get the pain under control [...]

Many people turn to herbs for low back pain as an alternative to medication. This not only saves money, but it can also help avoid bothersome side effects, and reactions to other medications, when done properly.
Herbs that Can Be Used
There are many herbs that are used for back pain. Many of them are of Chinese [...]