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If you have back pain or neck pain, you have a lot of company. About 8 in 10 people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Back or neck pain often goes away in time—60% of back pain is gone within a week and 95% within 12 weeks. But if your pain persists for three months or more, it’s considered chronic pain, a tricky-to-treat condition that could be due to injury, overuse, arthritis, or spinal problems.
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Timing May Be Key to Successful Back Surgery
FRIDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) — Delaying treatment for a herniated disc beyond six months may reduce your chances of recovery, new research finds. A study of nearly 1,200 U.S. patients found that those treated within six months of first experiencing herniated lumbar disc symptoms had less pain and disability years later than those who waited [...]
Study Questions Chiropractic’s Impact on Back Pain
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — For the millions of Americans with chronic low back pain, a silver bullet to alleviate the condition has yet to be identified, a new study suggests. Reviewing 26 studies comparing spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) to other treatments such as medication, exercise or physical therapy, researchers from the [...]
Massage Beats Meds for Lower Back Pain, Study Says
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — Massage therapy may be better than medication or exercise for easing low back pain in the short term, a new government-funded study suggests. Seattle researchers recruited 401 patients, mostly middle-aged, female and white, all of whom had chronic low back pain. Those who received a series of [...]
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Won’t Cause Chest Injuries, Study Contends
FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) — Chest compressions during chiropractic spinal manipulation result in little or no risk of chest injury, according to new research. The study, published in the May 13 online edition of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, measured and examined the force of chest compressions ranging from typical to extremely [...]
When Docs Own MRIs, Back Pain Scans Increase: Study
By Ellin HolohanHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are far more likely to refer patients complaining of lower back pain for an expensive MRI scan if they own or lease such imaging equipment, a new study indicates. The Stanford University School of Medicine researchers also found that after orthopedists bought MRI equipment, their patients [...]
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