What's the difference between abs and core? One term focuses on aesthetics—and the other on function
You've probably heard the terms "abs" and "core" used in social media videos, Pilates classes, or even by physiotherapists.
May 26, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Low Back Pain
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Functional bioprinted spinal disks offer new hope for understanding and treating back pain
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal disks, aiming to revolutionize our understanding of back pain and disk degeneration in a leap for medical science.
May 9, 2025
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Fewer back problems with new model of care
Stiffness, aches or pain that sometimes radiates down to the legs—most backs protest at least once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden and physiotherapists ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Science-backed exercise therapy improves low back pain
Research supports the effectiveness of a kinesiology-based method to treat lower back pain, say study authors working in collaboration with the National Research Council of Italy, and scientists at the Sbarro Health Research ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Hold-up—are high-support bras bad for the back?
Research from the University of Portsmouth suggests that bras offering excessive bounce reduction may come with hidden consequences for spinal health.
Apr 14, 2025
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Study finds X-rays very helpful for diagnosing low back problems
Plain radiographs (X-ray), computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are commonly used in the evaluation of lower back pain. While MRI use has increased most over the past decades (more than 300% ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Do any non-drug treatments help back pain? Here's what the evidence says
Jason, a 42-year-old father of two, has been battling back pain for weeks. Scrolling through his phone, he sees ad after ad promising relief: chiropractic alignments, acupuncture, back braces, vibrating massage guns and herbal ...
Mar 27, 2025
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New moms advised to do two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week
New moms should be strongly encouraged to begin clocking up at least two hours of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity such as brisk walking and muscle-strengthening exercises each week in the first three months ...
Mar 25, 2025
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Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain are effective, analysis suggests
Only around one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain are effective, suggests a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
Mar 18, 2025
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Exoskeletons may reduce work-related back injuries
While a wearable technology that assists the lower back muscles has great potential to cut down on workplace injuries, it needs to be further investigated, says new Brock University-led research.
Feb 21, 2025
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