It’s a leading cause of disability in the United States. Low back pain is common, and it’s estimated that up to 80% of people will experience it at some point in their lives. From overdoing it at the ...

Around 80% of people suffer from back pain, but are we treating it wrong? Expert Juanma Ortega shares the secrets to ...

Manual therapy — joint mobilization and soft-tissue techniques—adds critical short-term benefits. Studies demonstrate that ...

A person’s back and feet may hurt for various reasons, including sciatic nerve issues, unsuitable footwear, and problems with posture and foot structure. Some causes of a sore back and feet may ...

About half of older men suffer from sleep problems, back pain or both, according to Soomi Lee, associate professor of human development and family studies at Penn State. Lee recently led a study to ...

Back pain shows up anywhere from the base of your neck down to your tailbone. The discomfort might feel burning, aching, dull, sharp, shooting, stabbing or throbbing depending on what’s causing it.

Karin Schröder and Allan Abbott are both clinically active physiotherapists and associate professor and professor of physiotherapy respectively at Linköping University in Sweden. Stiffness, aches or ...

Walking every day could be the simplest and most effective way to prevent chronic lower back pain. A large study involving over 11,000 people found that walking more — not faster — reduces the risk of ...

Running is not typically related to higher-than-usual incidences of lower back pain. However, excessive running without sufficient recovery time, improper running form, and other factors may ...

Joseph Jeanmarie has had back problems since the 1980s, when he injured his back and had surgery. Although his chronic pain was sometimes debilitating, he continued his work as an insurance ...

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