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Stem Cells Can Aid Spinal Disc Repair
A study using a handful of large animals strongly suggests that stem cells transferred from the body's own fat can facilitate the repair of damaged spinal discs. Stem cell treatments appeared to increase disc tissue density, concentration of disc matrix proteins between the disc cells, and disc water content. Click here for more information on back pain.
What is Spinal Fusion?
Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that addresses serious back pain problems. Click here for more information on back pain.
New Way to Treat Scoliosis
A new neuronavigational technique similar to the one NASA uses to navigate a robotic arm in space is making it possible to operate on severe cases of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine, in a minimally invasive, low-impact manner. Click here for more information on back pain.
How Do High Heels Affect the Legs?
High-heels are associated with back pain. Here is an a study showing what high-heels do to feet as well. More reasons why women should be wary of fashionable high heels. Click here for more information on back pain.
Most back pain is Simple.
Most back pain is caused by everyday stress. Click here for more information on back pain.
Smoking and Back Pain.
Smokers are at higher risk for back problems, perhaps because smoking decreases blood circulation. Click here for more information on back pain.
PNT for lower back pain relief
Fine needle electrodes are inserted into the skin and are designed block lower back pain. Click here for more information on back pain.
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.
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.
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.
Back Pain and Pregnancy
A few simple exercises can relieve lower back pain during pregnancy. Click here for more information on back pain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
