From weekend warrior activities to desk jobs and helping friends move, back injuries affect more than 25% of adults, a ...

“Some back issues can’t be avoided, like those caused by injuries, arthritis or genetics,” said neurosurgeon Meghan E. Murphy ...

Lifting heavy objects with poor form can contribute to back pain, but the major culprits are a sedentary lifestyle, poor ...

Most acute back pain is the result of trauma to the lower back or a disorder such as arthritis. Pain from trauma may be caused by a sports injury, work around the house or in the garden, or a sudden ...

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is defined as persistent or fluctuating LBP for more than 3 months, 1 with a wide spectrum of aetiologies. 2 3 In 15%–54% of patients, lumbar facet joints have been ...

Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it’s estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the right treatment is critical.

Chronic low back pain is one of the most frequent and challenging conditions encountered in primary care. Affecting nearly a quarter of adults worldwide at any given time, chronic low back pain ...

More than one in 10 U.S. adults suffer from chronic low back pain. 1 About 42% of this population, or more than 10 million Americans, has degenerative disc disease 2, a condition that is the largest ...

Research from the Georgetown Health Policy Institute shows that approximately 65 million Americans have had back discomfort during the last three months. About 16 million Americans, or 8% of the ...

Their average age was 55. At a follow-up an average four years later, about 15% of the participants said they had suffered from lower back pain for three or more months during the previous 12 months.