Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Back pain: Why exercise can provide relief and how to do it safely

After many months in lockdown, a lot of us are finding that we're experiencing back pain that we hadn't been bothered by before. There could be many reasons for this, including increased stress during the pandemic, moving ...

Neuroscience

Muscle relaxants largely ineffective for low back pain

Muscle relaxant drugs are largely ineffective for low back pain, despite being widely prescribed for this condition, suggests an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.

Neuroscience

Which exercise regimen works best to ease lower back pain?

Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized "motor skills training," or MST.

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