More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Potentially making back pain worse: Avoidance of exercise. Some people believe that physical activity—especially any kind of ...

The pain started in waves in my lower back and travelled down my left thigh as I worked bent over my laptop on my couch—the ...

Reductions seen in pain, disability, and use of analgesic medications. HealthDay News — Virtual yoga classes may be a feasible, safe, and effective treatment option for chronic low back pain (CLBP), ...

Less common, however, is to find drills that address upper-back pain, despite it being a prevalent issue among sedentary ...

In fact, there is no specific mattress that’s best for back pain. Instead, people with back pain should look for mattresses that feel medium-firm to you. Those beds have the best chance of ...

A new mattress isn’t a cure-all for back pain. But if your current mattress is sagging and exacerbating your aches and pains, an upgrade may provide some relief. We’re looking at 11 of the ...

Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to prevent future pain. Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to ...

Here are the most helpful gadgets, devices, and tools I continue to use to help thwart back pain while I work. If you make only one change to your workstation setup to improve your posture and ...

Lower back pain when walking can occur for a variety of reasons. It can result from injuries, fatigue, or an underlying condition. Specific injuries, like muscle strains, can affect the ligaments in ...

Whether it's a sprain, a dull ache or burning sciatic pain that moves down your leg, most of us will suffer back pain at some point. In many cases, it's a short-term problem, caused by a strain ...

Jennifer McNeill was told she’d likely “strained” her back, but the pain turned out to be breast cancer that had spread to her spine Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.