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Ellen DeGeneres Said She Experienced COVID Back Pain—Here's What Doctors Say About the Symptom

The talk show host described it as "excruciating" in a Twitter video.

This Booster Pillow Prevents Lower Back Pain Even When I Work From My Bed—and It’s Only $20

This Booster Pillow Improves My Posture and Reduces Lower Back Pain—and It’s Only $20

Shoppers also use it to stop neck pain, soothe sinus headaches, and relieve pressure in the knee joints.

Degenerative Disc Disease Was Causing My Crippling Back Pain, but Doctors Blamed My Posture, My Purse, Even MS

This 38-year-old woman visited countless medical experts over 4 years—and came away with countless misdiagnoses. Finally, one specialist actually read her MRI and discovered the real cause of her debilitating pain.

Massage Can Help Treat Lower Back Pain

This is Why Pain Meds Aren’t Helping Your Back Pain

This Is Why Pain Meds Aren’t Helping Your Back Pain

A new study found that NSAIDs only worked for one in six people. Here's what you can do instead.

Yoga May Be Good for Stubborn Back Pain

But it might not be better than other kinds of exercise.

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You Can't Blame the Weather for Your Aches and Pains, Says New Research

Two studies on back pain and arthritis-related knee pain have found no link between symptoms and outside temperature, air pressure, humidity, or precipitation. That means that contrary to popular belief, rainy days are not the cause of your back or knee pain.

How To Use a Foam Roller To Roll Out Your Back

Lauren Williams shows us how to relieve pain and tension in our back muscles using a foam roller. Simply lie down on the foam roller centered in the middle of your back, lift your hips slightly off the ground, and roll towards your upper back, and then roll towards your lower back. This stretch opens up the chest and back muscles for instant relief. Watch the video to see how!