The world’s most common cause of disability isn’t a disease, it’s lower back pain. Whether you’re working from bed or lifting ...

"It was assumed I just had a low pain threshold and I was looking for attention as a teenager," said Laurene, a project ...

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Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Lower back pain affects more than 80% of people at some point. It is especially ...

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When back pain is caused by an acute fracture, the pain is typically constant, sometimes felt as a persistent grumbling ache ...

Why This Research Matters Low back pain remains the leading cause of disability worldwide, resulting in substantial personal suffering and economic burden, exceeding $100 billion annually in the ...

Not every back pain is muscle-related; sometimes it can be a sign of issues with internal organs like the kidneys, liver, or lungs. Determining the cause may be facilitated by establishing the ...

“If we can get these 25% of the patients with chronic low back pain back to work, back to no medications, back to no more disability, then I think [that] will be the massive game changer for the ...

But a new study has found that only one in 10 treatments for lower back pain are effective, with those that improve symptoms only having "slight" or "small" effects on pain. Experts found that ...

The relationship between lower back pain and sleep Sleep is the time for your body to rest and recover, but if you experience lower back pain, it might not be that simple. "Sleep is closely ...