Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis in patients with low back pain....

American Family Physician;  January 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......approximately 75 percent of adults have low back pain; only about 1.5 percent experience sciatica...recurrence rate of about 75 percent, low back pain is one of the most common symptoms that...visits.[4] Although the incidence of low back pain has not increased for a number of ...

Study finds acupuncture better for low back pain

Oakland Tribune;  September 25, 2007 ;     598 words ......real thing for low back pain, and either kind...option for chronic back pain," study co-author...often results from back pain and therefore in...acupuncture for back pain to date, more than...either acupuncture, sham acupuncture or conventional therapy. ...

Acupuncture is best way to treat back pain, study finds

The Independent - London;  September 25, 2007 ;     621 words ......medicine has devised for the treatment of back pain, scientists have concluded. Sticking needles...trials among 1,100 patients with chronic lower back pain which had lasted for an average of eight years...patients to receive ten 30-minute sessions of sham acupuncture, real ...

Pseudo acupuncture also eases back pain, researchers conclude.(S)

The Virginian Pilot;  September 29, 2007 ;     603 words ......real thing for low back pain, and either kind...option for chronic back pain, study co-author...often results from back pain and therefore in...on acupuncture for back pain to date, more than...either acupuncture, sham acupuncture or conventional therapy. ...

Back pain pitfalls.

American Family Physician;  October 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Back Pain Pitfalls Pain along the vertebral column...common traumatic and degenerative causes of back pain, infectious, rheumatic and neoplastic...diagnosis may uncover uncommon pathologies. Back pain ranks among the top ten disorders that...

Diagnosis and treatment of back pain.(CE DIRECTED READING)

Radiologic Technology;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......and explain why precise diagnosis of back pain is difficult. * Summarize some of the...psychosocial factors might influence back pain. * Discuss which imaging studies are...Address special considerations in imaging back pain patients. * Explain different treatment...

For back pain, acupuncture better than drugs, exercise

The Hindustan Times;  September 25, 2007 ;     339 words ......appears better in healing back pain than drugs and exercise...suffered from chronic lower back pain for several years. The participants...The third group underwent 'sham' acupuncture. While verum acupuncture...even people who underwent sham acupuncture, where ...

Get out of the comfort zone and take the strain out of back pain by being...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  February 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Back pain is one of the most common causes of sickness in Wales...Backs campaign explains why people should not take back pain lying down EIGHT out of 10 of us will suffer from back pain at some point during our lives with costs to the NHS...

How to understand and prevent back pain.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England);  March 25, 2006 ;     583 words ......bad back, you're certainly not alone. Back pain affects 28.3 million Britons, according...disturbing is that recent research is showing back pain is increas-ingly prevalent among children...the Department of Health indicate that back pain is costing British industry pounds 5...

Easing back pain: prevent back injuries from crippling your...

HRMagazine;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Back pain remains one of the most common complaints in the workplace...two or three times during the night to reduce her back pain. For tens of thousands of Americans who suffer from back pain, its effects often spill over into the workplace...

Mind over back pain.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

Whole Earth;  December 22, 2002 ;     270 words ...Back pain is ubiquitous in developed countries. Yet the honest...probably multiple origins and different varieties of lower back pain. However, one theory says a large portion of back pain stars with mental tension. If you have an inkling that...

Canadian survey sheds new light on back pain

Dynamic Chiropractic;  August 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......provides important new data on the impact of back pain on Canada. The survey, which polled 1...person's use of chiropractic to treat back pain. The survey was conducted in April and...questions about their own experiences with back pain (frequency, severity, possible causes...

Solutions for Millions of Americans Who Suffer From Back Pain; All You...

PR Newswire;  July 25, 2002 ;     660 words ......latest book, All You Need to Know About Back Pain: Beat Pain, Increase Your Mobility, Know...80 percent of Americans who suffer from back pain to ease and even prevent their pain. Back pain is an enormous problem worldwide affecting...

Back Pain Is a Big Issue for More Than Half of All U.S. Adults (57); The...

PR Newswire;  November 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......in six U.S. adults (16) suffered from back pain* every single day during the past month...learn more about Americans' struggle with back pain and how it affects their daily lives...including the fact that people suffering from back pain are dealing with the issue an average...

Why the Term "Mechanical Low Back Pain" Must Go

Dynamic Chiropractic;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......BOOP) subluxation and mechanical low back pain (MLBP). Both terms are equally flawed...following:1 1. Pain is usually cyclic. 2. Low back pain is often referred to the buttocks and...irritated" and thereby create mechanical low back pain. Mechanical low back pain is ...