A vascular surgeon is entitled to long-term disability benefits from Unum and Provident because his back pain is caused by an ...

Year-long dataset evaluating percutaneous disc augmentation technology shows the HYDRAFIL System improved back and leg pain and disability scores exceeding clinical significance benchmarks at ...

Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) offer limited effectiveness in reducing back pain and disability, an updated review by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) suggested. “They may modestly reduce ...

Among the myriad of medical treatments for low back pain—a leading cause of disability that affects more than 600 million ...

Biopsychosocial self-management was associated with significant but small reductions in disability in patients with acute low back pain.

Pain is not merely a symptom of an underlying condition or disease. Researchers now see chronic pain as a condition of its own, based on common mechanisms and shared biological, psychological and ...

New research has found that the benefits of graded sensorimotor retraining are likely to be similar for all patients with ...

Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide with many treatments, such as medication, often failing to provide lasting relief. Researchers from the University of Sydney's Centre for Rural ...

Chronic low back pain significantly affects quality of life for millions of people worldwide. Back pain makes it difficult to ...

Acupuncture can ease chronic back pain – and a single course of treatment can bring benefits that last for a year, researchers have claimed. In a major new study, the therapy, which involves inserting ...

By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A large U.S. study following older men for six years reveals that back pain quietly undermines sleep ...