Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research suggests staying active, within reason, is the best medicine for back pain
New University of Alberta research is putting some kinks in assumptions about treating low back pain.
Mar 22, 2018
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Health
Does your back feel stiff? Well, it may not actually be stiff, study finds
"My back feels so stiff!" We often hear our friends say.
Sep 26, 2017
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Diabetes
Research confirms exercising during pregnancy is good for mother and baby
Spanish researchers have clarified doubts over the physical activity recommended during pregnancy. Their work highlights how exercise should be taken not only by healthy, previously active women, but that it is also a good ...
Sep 4, 2017
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Medications
Depressed patients more likely to be prescribed opioids
A new study shows that patients with low back pain who were depressed were more likely to be prescribed opioids and receive higher doses. Understanding these prescribing patterns sheds new light on the current opioid epidemic ...
Jun 20, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How doubts about getting better influence chronic pain treatment success
A leading psychology professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has focused international attention on how a chronic pain patient's irrational doubts about never getting better can influence both his reactions to pain ...
May 16, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Mindfulness' probably won't cure your back pain: study
(HealthDay)—Proponents of mindfulness-based stress reduction claim it can improve relationships, mental health, weight and more. But, one complaint it's unlikely to fix is lower back pain, researchers now say.
Apr 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Proper movements in Muslim prayer ritual can reduce lower back pain
Five times a day, roughly 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide, bow, kneel, and place their foreheads to the ground in the direction of the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Islamic prayer ritual, the Salat. The ritual ...
Mar 6, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Personalised physical therapy brings relief for lower back pain
Impaired movement control may result in chronic lower back pain. A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that the combination of manual therapy and exercise is an excellent way to combat movement control ...
Feb 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Placebo and valium are equally effective for acute lower back pain in the ER
Emergency patients treated with naproxen and placebo had outcomes as good as or better than patients treated with naproxen and diazepam (trade name Valium) for acute lower back pain, according to the results of a double-blind, ...
Feb 16, 2017
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Pediatrics
Low back pain in school-aged children a common occurrence
Low back pain in school-aged children is a common occurrence, and the prevalence of low back pain increases once children reach school age - one percent at age seven years; six percent at age 10 years; and 18 percent at ages ...
Jan 30, 2017
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