You Gotta Wonder About It
This article from the San Francisco Chronicle discusses the
increased risks and higher cost of more complex spine
surgeries, and questions the motivations driving them. Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs
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Latest Medical Marijuana News
This article from the University of California student
newspaper reports on the increasing number of ailments that
can be treated with medical marijuana.
Medical Marijuana Easily Recommended for Several Conditions
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I Wonder What The Patients Say??
This press release from The Texas Back Institute reports on
the progress of one of the latest treatments for back pain.
Texas Back Institute Marks 10-Year Anniversary of First Artificial Disc
Replacement Surgery in United States
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5/10/10
Spring Has Sprung
This great common sense back pain news article on pantagraph.com has advice
from a physical therapist on protecting your back when you
are enjoying the outdoors and getting your yard ready for summer.
No pain, big gain: Tips for an injury-free spring
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Might Be Worth A Look
This press release posted on prnewswire.com presents a new
product for the conservative treatment of lower back pain.
Moji Tackles Lower Back Pain
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This piece from victoriaadvocate.com discusses and tells you how
to assess this common cause of back pain.
Proper posture will alleviate back pain
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This May Help Your Back Pain
This brief piece from Denver describes the benefits of
spinal cord stimulation and how it works.Shocking Away Back Pain
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Strengthen Your Core
Posted on abclocal.go.com, these simple exercises will
strengthen your core and help to protect your back.
Four must-do pilates moves
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Exercise Around Your Pain
Exercise can help to improve your fitness and manage your
pain. This excellent piece from healthcentral.com has some
good tips for protecting your back and still getting a good
workout.
How to Exercise Despite Low Back Pain
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5/2/10
This May Help Your Back Pain
This brief back pain news piece from Denver describes the benefits of
spinal cord stimulation and how it works.Shocking Away Back Pain
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Strengthen Your Core
Posted on abclocal.go.com, these simple exercises will
strengthen your core and help to protect your back.
Four must-do pilates moves
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Exercise Around Your Pain
Exercise can help to improve your fitness and manage your
pain. This excellent back pain news piece from healthcentral.com has some
good tips for protecting your back and still getting a good
workout.
How to Exercise Despite Low Back Pain
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4/26/10
Very Good Information, But May Be Difficult to Digest
This detailed and technical article from
diagnosticimaging.com explains how an MRI can help find the
cause of your back pain. This seems to be more directed
towards doctors and other medical professionals, but it
makes some interesting points and has some great pictures
and useful charts.
Correct application of MRI finds causes of low back pain
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This Blog Is Great!!
This blog posted at corporette.com has everyone posting
their favorite tips and suggestions for making your office
space more comfortable. There a many very useful and useable
ideas.
Open Thread: A Comfortable and Pain-Free Office…
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4/19/10
Making Cancer Patients More Comfortable
This report from the Society of Interventional Radiology
posted on prnewswire.com reviews a study that shows how
effective vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty can be for treating
back pain.Vertebroplasty: Integral to Treating Back Pain in Blood Marrow Cancer Patients
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Just A Backache? Or Something Worse?
This interesting back pain news piece from Manila written by an orthopedic
surgeon, discusses the red flags to watch for when you are
having back pain. There is also good advice on how to take
care of your back.
The hurt, lumbar
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Ya Gotta Get Ready!!
This is a great article from elpasotimes.com that discusses
the risks that weekend athletes will face as winter turns
into spring and everyone comes out of hiding.
The pain of playing: Spring can be tough on out-of-shape weekend warriors
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4/11/10
How Can This Be Good?
This provocative article from newsweek.com discusses a
movement to eliminate studies and tests from your doctors
arsenal of ways to protect your health.
This Won’t Hurt a Bit
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Choose A Less Painful Purse
This piece from Minneapolis-St.Paul discusses the problems
that large purses can cause for the women who carry them. It
also has suggestions on how to limit the damage and make
them more comfortable.
Heavy purses can be a real drag
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Protect Your Children From Back Pain
This back pain news essay by two professors of pediatrics explains the
risks that backpacks pose to juvenile spines.
Backpacks shouldn’t be a pain in the neck
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4/5/10
Show This To Your Boss
This brief piece from a UK business management website
supports policies that support workers who are dealing with
back pain. It makes suggests way that employers can keep
their best workers working.More help needed to keep back-pain sufferers in work
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It's Affordable And It Works
This great article posted on hattiesburgamerican.com
discusses the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy and
progressing your activity.
Chronic back pain soothed by cognitive behavioral therapy
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It's Really That Simple??
This blurb from Rosemont, Illinois shows what people don't
know about back pain.
Docs, trainers launch back pain awareness campaign
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3/31/10
uH! Who Would Have Thunk It??This research from the University of Alberta shows that exercise helps to relieve back pain.My lower back is killing me. Can the gym help?
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"Talk" Yourself Out Of Pain??A new British report shows that how you think and talk about pain can make a difference in how you percieve pain.
You can talk yourself out of lower back pain
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YES, IT CAN KILL YOU!!This essay from South Carolina makes the very important point that mixing pain medications that your doctor doesn't know you have CAN KILL YOU!!.
Lethal drug combos a growing problem in Anderson County
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3/25/10
Controlling Prescription Drugs
This back pain news article from Florida details the steps
that some cities are taking to control doctor shopping and
the illicit use of prescription drugs.Fingerprints may be required at pain clinics in Delray Beach
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Natural Ways To Manage Your Pain
How To Get Natural Back Pain Relief
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Who Can And Who Can't Benefit From
Spinal Cord Stimulation?
This short piece from brainandspinalcord.org reviews a small
study that seems to show that not everyone benefits from
spinal cord stimulation.
Spine Stimulation No Better Than Other
Treatments After Failed Surgery, Study Reveals
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3/21/10
This Explains It!!
This excellent article from the Jamaica Observer explains
why Pilates are so good to your back, and lists a few that
you can do at home. Pilates: a cure for the bad back
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Every treatment plan should include...
People suffering with back pain can learn from each other
how best to treat and manage their back pain, with long
lasting results.
Back pain 'eased by group therapy sessions'
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"...and the survey says?"
This very brief report from docguide.com discusses the
findings of a literature review.
Carisoprodol Relieves Acute Lower Back
Spasm, Pain: Presented at AAPM
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3/17/10
Why would doctors not follow the accepted
clinical guidelines when treating back pain?
This back pain news article, from Australia, posted in the Sydney Morning
Herald reports.X-rays for back pain called into question
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Cure Your Low Back Pain
This video from KITV reviews a case study and describes a
new treatment for sacroiliitis, which is a common cause of
low back pain.
Almost Permanent Back Pain Remedy
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New Drug Shows Promise
This press release posted at behavioralhealthcentral.com
updates the latest information on the clinical trials of a
new drug that is showing promise as a new treatment for back pain.
Pfizer's novel NGF pain drug is potential game changer
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This Must Be Considered
This back pain news piece from empowher.com discusses your kidneys as a
possible source of back pain.
Is Your Back Pain Really Kidney Pain?
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Wouldn't This Be Exciting
This article from the UK discusses recent studies that may
point to a low grade infection as the source of many cases
to chronic low back pain.
Could bacteria have caused your back pain?
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Greater Understanding Leads To Greater Acceptance
New studies posted on emaxhealth.com are starting to explain
how acupuncture works, which may lead to greater acceptance
by mainstream medicine.
How Acupuncture Affects the Brain
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3/10/10
Successful Treatment For Back Pain
This brief piece of back pain news posted on medpagetoday.com details a study
examining the use of minimally invasive facet arthrodesis
for the treatment of back pain caused by facet arthritis.AAPM: Facet Graft Quells Refractory Back Pain
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It Really Works
This back pain news story from Michigan documents three people who are
successfully using medical marijuana to manage their various
maladies.
Medical marijuana: Patients laud benefits of controversial drug
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We Need To Watch This One!
This brief article from Australia questions the results of a
Chinese study showing surprising success with a new
treatment for back pain.
Back pain 'cure' awaits confirmation
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3/6/10
More Information On The Latest Options
This press release posted on prnewswire.com reviews two
studies looking at two new surgical treatments for back pain.Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Spinal Cord Stimulation
Show Promise in Alleviating Back Pain
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This Is Very Encouraging!
This latest information presented by medpagetoday.com
reviews the findings of three studies looking at a new
medical treatment for chronic pain.
AAPM: Nerve Growth Factor Antibody May Reduce Pain
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The Importance Of Doing The Correct Exercises
This back pain news essay out of Arizona does an excellent job of
explaining the core exercises that we here so much about.
A strong core can keep back pain at bay
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He Chose To Avoid Surgery
This back pain news report by ESPN details an Olympic Athlete who has been
battling back pain with conservative treatments for years.US luge vet battles herniated disks
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This Is Useful
This informative piece from Disabled World presents evidence
on the benefits of SOMA for treating low back pain.
SOMA Reduces Lower Back Pain Disability
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Understanding Back Pain
This back pain news article from empowher.com does a good job of explaining
psoas syndrome.
Back Pain and Psoas Syndrome
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2/27/10
Help For Back Pain
This brief back pain news report from Drugstore News presents a study
showing the benefits of Cymbalta for the treatment of back pain.Lilly: Study shows Cymbalta 'signficantly' reduces back pain
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Relieve Your Back Pain By Being Frugal
This interesting back pain news blogpost from Australia reports discusses
the connection between money problems and back pain, and the
efforts of one woman to treat her chronic back pain by
saving money.
FebuSave Has Healed My Back Pain
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2/23/10
Good Information
This interview from pennlive.com talks to a physical
therapist about the causes of, and treatments for, back pain.5 questions about alleviating lower back pain
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Predictors Of Narcotic Requirements
This report from modernmedicine.com reviews a study showing
that smokers and people who choose non operative treatment
for back pain are more likely to require long-term narcotics
for pain control.
Factors Help Predict Continued Opioid Use for Back Pain
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2/20/10
It Is All About The Muscles That Support Your Spine
This piece from pennlive.com discusses the benefits of
Pilates for many different causes of back pain.Pilates helps practitioners build strength, overcome pain
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Crunches Are Just A Place To Start
This article interviews an Atlanta Pilates instructor and
discusses how strengthening your core requires much more
than just crunches.
Getting right to the core
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Backpacks Cause Changes In Children's Spines
This report from chiroaccess.com lists the abstracts of
several studies that look at the connection between
children's backpacks and children's back pain, along with
suggested guidelines for how much weight is acceptable.
Children, Backpacks and Back Pain
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2/15/10
It Can Always Get Worse
This is a great piece from newstimes.com discussing
osteoporosis and the treatment options.
It's never too late to treat osteoporosis
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Minimally Invasive Surgery For Compression Fractures
Most excellent essay from mysuburbanlife.com discussing
vertebral compression fractures and explaining the modern
treatment option of kyphoplasty.
Surgery helps ease pain from fractured vertebra
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Nonsurgical Options For Treating Back Pain
This brief but excellent article from The Denver Post
discusses back pain and reviews a few of the more useful
treatment options.
Back pain
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This May Be Difficult To Read, But Worth The Effort
This rather technical and scientific back pain news article from
pain-topics.org has some very good information in this review of
several studies that show the benefits of Vitamin D when
managing several different causes of chronic pain.
Vitamin D for Pain: Update of Research Evidence
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The Debate Continues
The Denver Post continues to contribute to the dialogue
concerning how to manage and regulate medical marijuana.
A right to do business in medical marijuana
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For The Ladies
This back pain news article from theglobeandmail.com discusses what the
manufacturers are doing to cut down and retain the
functionality of the mandatory feminine accessory.
Making purses lighter so they won't be a pain in the neck
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2/7/10
Why Not Try It??
This short and informative piece from health.am discusses
and explains the benefits of massage. Massage and Other Hands-on Therapies can Help Reduce Pain
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This is Interesting
This press release from prnewswire.com introduces a new
acupressure mat with 8,800 plastic spikes that stimulate the
skin, causing the release of endorphins and oxytocin, your
natural pain-relieving and "feel-good" hormones.
Stress Relief on a Bed of Nails: Introducing Yantra Mat,
the New Acupressure Yoga Sensation
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"Ya just gotta quit"
This brief report from DoctorNDTV reports on a review of 81
different studies involving smoking and low back pain.
Smoking linked to back pain
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2/4/10
Reducing The Inflammation = Reducing The Pain
This interesting essay from disabled-news.com makes
suggestions for a diet that will lower chronic inflammation
and reduce the pain of chronic inflammatory diseases such as
ankylosing spondylitis.Diet and Ankylosing Spondylitis Pain and Inflammation
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You Just Can't Argue With What Works!!
This back pain news article from North Carolina interviews an acupuncturist
who makes the point that, the people who get good relief
from her treatments, don't particularly care what the
western medical community thinks about acupuncture.
Eastern influence of acupuncture spreads globally, locally
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He Has a Point
This back pain news commentary from the University of Michigan discusses
the benefits of a trial of physiotherapy before proceeding
with surgery. Written by a physiatrist.
Considering spine surgery to treat leg, buttock pain? Think again
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These back pain news stories about the new practice guidelines from the
American Institute of Neurology are everywhere I look on the
Internet. A recent review of a group of studies seems to
have determined that a commonly use treatment for chronic
pain suddenly no longer works.Sometimes you have to look deeper.
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This Is The Story
This article from empowher.com questions the effectiveness
of TENS units.
Does Nerve Stimulation Really Help with Chronic Pain?
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This Is The Author
This interview posted on the American Academy of Neurology's
website interviews Dr Dubinsky and clearly states his
financial interests in Abbott and Allergan.
Richard M. Dubinsky Discusses New Guideline on the Efficacy of TENS for Treatment of Pain
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And This Could Be The Rest Of The Story
Just Like Global Warming, The Data Can Be Manipulated
This brief piece by Citizens Report gives information about
a recent review of studies looking at using a TENS unit for
low back pain. This review, published in the journal
Neurology, concludes that a TENS unit is ineffective for the
treatment of chronic pain.
The Citizens Report goes on to publish a commentary on the
author of the review and his methods that sheds some pretty
harsh light on possible conflicts of interest.
(I said harsh, I did not say invalid)
TENS Shouldn’t be Used for Back Pain
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Now, This Could Be A Great Thing!
This back pain news story from the UK presents information on a very
interesting new device that could avoid the need for disc
replacement surgery.Tiny cushion that sits in your spine to cure back pain
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Is "Medical Marijuana" Just Another Way To Say "Legalized Marijuana"?
This reporter in Colorado reports on the process of getting
licensed and purchasing his first medical marijuana.
License to buy pot easy to get in Colorado
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Ways to Help Yourself
This interesting essay from gather.com makes some very valid
points about the connection between depression and chronic pain.
Depression News and Back Pain News
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1/27/10
These Studies Show It Works!!
This back pain news report from the Telegraph-Journal reviews several
studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of acupuncture
for treating several kinds of pain and other conditions.Stick it to whatever ails you
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!!GREAT IDEA!!
This promotional business news article from The Arizona
Republic reviews an new invention for people that work at a
desk. This idea has a lot of merit if you can fit it into
your situation and workstyle.
Entrepreneur creates a desk that fits over treadmill
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There Are Risks
This sad back pain news story from the Miami Herald demonstrates the risks
associated with chronic pain medicine and why it is so
difficult to get adequate treatment.
Family faults Fort Lauderdale doctor for man's suicide
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1/24/10
How About A New Career?
From the Lansing State Journal information on where you can
learn to grow medical marijuana. Lansing instructor teaches how to grow medical marijuana
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The Emotional Cost Of Chronic Pain
This revealing back pain news article from cnn.com examines another aspect
of the emotional toll that chronic pain takes on people.
Is chronic pain ruining your relationship?
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The Dangers Are Real!!
This sad story from Wyoming demonstrates the risks and
dangers of long-term narcotic use for back pain. The
changes are subtle, occurring over years, and many times
leading to tragedy.
'I've gained a new chapter'
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1/19/10
This Could Be Great!!
This very well done back pain news piece from the Star
Tribune reveals the many benefits of belly dancing
including, increased self esteem, general conditioning and
weight loss. This author also explains why belly dancing is
not limited to people under 110 lbs., anyone can do it.Belly up to health
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Other Causes of Back Pain
This back pain news article from prlog.org discusses pulmonary edema as a
cause of back pain, also includes a review of the cardiac
causes of back pain.
Acute Edema and Back Pain
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Medical Marijuana Confusion
This essay from Colorado reviews some of the problems with
the current medical marijuana laws and presents some suggestions.
Don't stop pot progress
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Protect The Kids
This news release from earthtimes.org is clearly a
promotional piece, but they make a very valid point about
the risks to children's backs presented by carrying too many
school books. Lockers Could Potentially Save Children Years of
Back Pain, Says A Plus Warehouse
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Don't Do The Twist And Shout
This fun and entertaining essay from the Washington Post
highlights the back injury risks associated with shoveling
snow and how to avoid the "twist and shout".
Snowstorms mean back injuries on the rise
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How To Protect Your Back
This informative back pain news piece from The Senior Times has easy
exercises to protect your back and good advice about back
mechanics for everyday activities.
Protect Yourself Against Back Pain
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1/13/10
Job Opportunity??
This report from The Grand Rapids News discusses a new
cottage industry that is developing that is developing to
supply medical marijuana to patients.Medical marijuana law gives rise to industry,
causes worries for law and health authorities
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Protect Your Back!!
This timely article from Canada has advice about snow
removal and protecting your back.
Five ways to avoid injury when shoveling snow
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Correct Poor Posture
This short piece from notebooks.com points out how modern
computing devices can lead to poor posture and pain. They
also discuss ways to solve the problem.
Avoid These Poor Posture Netbook Positions
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1/11/10
Urgent Treatment for Back Pain
This brief essay from the IndyStar contemplates the pros and
cons of urgent treatment by a spine specialist for back pain
that is expected to resolve on its own without treatment.When the remedy's a quick fix
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Well, I Suppose
This article from glamour.com proposes a link between back
pain and wearing the right underwear.
Blame Your Back Pain on ... Your Bra?
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The Intriguing Phenomena of Pain
These two blogs from scienceblogs.com present very
interesting objective discussions on some different aspects
of the pain experience.
Feeling the pain of others
Swearing increases pain tolerance
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Must Read for US Citizens
As Obama leads us down the path to socialized medicine, we
in the United States could learn a lot from this rant about
the Canadian health care system, posted in the Edmonton Journal.Alberta Health Care Follow-up
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Pretty Cool
This brief summary from wral.com features the latest
developments in computerized imaging of the spine during surgery.
Spinal surgery goes 3D
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This short report from the University of Ulster presents the
findings of a study showing the benefits of auricular
acupuncture when combined with exercise for managing low
back pain.
Study Finds Effective Back Pain Treatment
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This article from Stop Aging Now reports that several studies
have shown a connection between chronic back pain and
vitamin D deficiency.Winter Back Pain? Low Vitamin D May Be to Blame
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Great Information
This review from rodale.com considers why one back pain
treatment does not work for everyone, and then summarizes 9
different therapies that work for many people.
Research IDs 9 Back-Pain Remedies That Really Work
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This release from AltAssets presents information on the latest
research developing a pain medication targeting P2X3
receptors in nerve fibres.
Pain-relief specialist Afferent Pharmaceuticals raises a soothing $23m Pain-relief specialist Afferent Pharmaceuticals raises a soothing $23m
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1/2/10
This short piece from northstarnational.com, uses the insurance
for military families, Tricare to demonstrate what happens
when bureaucrats make medical decisions, and what we can
expect with obamacare.Interview with Dr. David Kloth: Health care rationing has already started
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Excellent
This informative and useful article from Medical News Today
presents recommendations by The American Society of
Anesthesiologists on how to live with back pain,
including treatment options and advice on how to interact
with your doctor.
Fight Back Against Pain
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12/31/09
From Jefferson City, MO, information about minimally invasive
lumbar disc replacement, and the transcript of a live
chat with the surgeon.New procedure alleviates severe back pain
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Reuters reports the findings of a study showing the benefits of
acupuncture for treating back and pelvic pain in pregnant women.
Ear acupuncture curbs back pain in pregnant women
*****************************************************************From the Annals of Internal Medicine clinical guidelines from
the American College of Physicians and the American pain
society for the evaluation and treatment of back pain.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain
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12/29/09
Very Interesting
This informative back pain news article from asiaone.com discusses acupuncture
and traditional Chinese medicine treatments and herbs.Acupuncture for backache
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This press release from Pillo1 posted on prnewswire.com
reports the findings of a study that shows the benefits of
their eco-luxe pillow.
Sleep Study Shows Pillo1 Re-Educates Body to Naturally
Move Into Optimal Sleep Position and Increases REM Sleep by 21.3%
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This press release posted on prnewswire.com reports on the
insurance coverage for a new IV medication for back pain.
Majority of Surveyed Pharmacy Directors Expect To Cover
Pfizer's Tanezumab If It Is Approved for the Treatment of Chronic Pain
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12/27/09
Now This is Useful
This informative essay from abcactionnews.com has common
sense advice for finding a chiropractor that suits your needs.How to choose a chiropractor that's perfect for you
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In spite of misspelling "lumbar" this article from
freshbusinessthinking.com makes some interesting points
about salespeople who spend most of their time
sitting, riding, or working in their car.
Getting ‘Back To Backs’ - Company Car Drivers
Getting ‘Lumbered’ With Back Pain
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From The Dynamic Chiropractic, a publication for chiropractors,
this interesting essay describes one chiropractors approach
to chronic thoracic pain.
Thoracic Spine: Solving Difficult Cases
by Thinking Outside the Box
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12/25/09
This back pain news release from Spinal Restoration Inc. reports that the
FDA has approved their plans to proceed with human trials of
their Biostat System for the treatment of discogenic pain.Spinal Restoration Reaches Agreement with FDA
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This is interesting back pain news. This piece from ameinfo.com discusses
office ergonomics and reviews a list of the different
things that affect us at work.
Survey shows the office environment is a key motivator for staff
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From the Seward City News, this back pain news article discusses good back
mechanics and other ways of taking better care of your
back.
Holiday Health and Wellness Tips Day
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12/23/09
This essay from The Coloradoan discusses
medical marijuana and the confusing quagmire
of state, and local laws. There are interesting comments
at the end of the article.Green CSU: An essay on medical marijuana in Fort Collins
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This brief essay by Dr Weil presents the findings of a study
showing the benefits of Iyengar yoga when living with
back pain.
Yoga for a Bad Back
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12/21/09
This interesting back pain news piece from care2.com
presents natural ways to relieve pain.7 Creative Ways to Relieve Pain Naturally
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This brief essay from skeptvet.com takes
a critical look at chiropractic medicine.
The End of Chiropractic? Of Course Not.
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This write-up from thestar.com reveals the
high incidence and impact of fibromyalgia
on the countries of southeast asia.Telling statistics
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This informative back pain news essay from WPTV discusses
minimally invasive lumbar fusion technique.
One-Incision Back Surgery
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This sciencetech article from the UK reviews and tests a
treatment for back pain.
How I see it: Is lying on a bed of
6,210 nails torture or true bliss?
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12/17/09
This back pain news essay from theovearupfoundation.org presents a
discussion about acupuncture from the author of a new book.
Effective Uses of Acupuncture
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This brief article from 24 Medica gives a short
explanation of acupuncture.
FAQ: Traditional Chinese Medicine
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12/15/09
This back pain news story from the Daily Mail reports on a successful surgery for back pain.How the 'last resort' cured my back pain
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This back pain news commentary from Nolan Chart looks at the real cost of free healthcare
and promotes a free market answer.
The Real Health Care Problems
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From the Denver Post, this piece reports on legislation to
better regulate and manage the dispensing of medical marijuana.
A plan for medical marijuana
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The ovearupfoundation.org reports that acupuncture has other
benefits when used for the treatment of back pain.Know the Benefits of Acupuncture
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This back pain news article from The Star presents common sense information and
advice about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for common
back pain.
Back to basics
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This back pain news report from Medical News reports on the latest equipment
and techniques for minimally invasive spine surgery.
Minimally invasive spine surgery poised for rapid growth
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Who knew??
This back pain relief piece from naturalnews.com reports on
the benefits of foot massage for back pain.
Foot Reflexology Massage Relieves Stress and Back Pain
Over-indebtedness and its association with the prevalence of back pain
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This excellent back pain news essay from Medical News Today reviews the risk
factors, causes, symptoms, and treatments for back pain.
What Is Back Pain? What Causes Back Pain?
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12/11/09
For Men: This back pain news report from emaxhealth.com reports a side effect
of treating back pain.Back pain treatment could solve erection problems
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This release from PR News Wire reviews a new treatment for a
bulging disc.
Outpatient Disc Treatment Gives Long-Term Back Pain Relief
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WOW!!
This interesting back pain news story from The Miami Herald reports that
the Florida attorney general is bringing charges against
Axiom for false and deceptive claims when selling their DRX
9000 spinal decompression system.
Perhaps, even a bigger story, is that some of the chiropractors
who bought the machines are being fined for using the
misleading information in their marketing material.
Attorney General sues medical equipment firm
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This brief report from the LA Times reviews a scientific study
of adolescents that supports the obvious conclusion that
obesity is bad for your back.
Overweight kids may be at higher risk for back pain
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This health news piece from Tampa Bay discusses neck pain and
how to find good treatment.
Managing neck pain
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12/9/09
This common sense lifestyle article from New Zealand has a
plethora of good advice about taking care of your back.A pain in the back
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This latest back pain news article from Fort Wayne reports on a
device to restore motion to the facet joints of your spine.
Implant may ease back pain
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This essay from Health News Digest touts the
benefits of stretching to prevent injury and
control chronic pain.
Stretch Everyday Everyway
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This article from New Jersey reviews a case of wrongful death
from an epidural steroid injection.
N.J. suspends doctor’s license
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12/7/09
This brief review from Gadget Reviews and News discusses massage
chairs as a treatment for fibromyalgia.Massage Chairs Can Raise The Relief Of Pain From Fibromyalgia
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This is a nice back pain news story from travelblog.org about real traditional
chinese medicine relieving the back pain of a traveler in
rural China.
Bare Foot Doctor in Zaoxi
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This latest breakthrough from Taiwan is a new way to supply
power to spinal cord stimulators.
Mobile phone powers back pain chip
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This happy back pain news piece from Atlanta reports
on a Santa with spinal stenosis.
Atlanta Santa Claus Overcomes Back Pain
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12/5/09
This interesting commentary from marksdailyapple.com presents
ideas and a pragmatic perspective about insurance companies
and complementary and alternative medicine.Dear Mark: Insurance and Alternative Therapies
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It seems opinions vary.
This piece from msn.com presents two viewpoints on inversion
therapy.
Upside Down for Back PainDo inversion tables work?
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This short column from North Carolina reports on a success story
with spinal decompression.
Patient Chooses Non-Surgical Treatment For Back Pain
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This article from theovearupfoundation.org reports on two
studies showing the benefits of acupuncture for treating low
back pain.
Acupuncture InformationNew Research Shows Acupuncture More
Effective for Low Back Pain Than Conventional Treatment
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This article from USA Today presents information on the problems
with prescription drugs.
Prescriptions now biggest cause of fatal drug overdoses
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12/1/09
This is an excellent essay from empowher.com reviewing good back
mechanics, proper posture, and other common sense ways of
caring for your back.Simple Ways to Avoid Back Injuries
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Did you know that back pain is one of the most common reasons
for emergency room visits during the holidays? This article
from physorg.com interviews an emergency room doctor who has
advice for avoiding the emergency room during the holidays.
Don't add an ER visit to your holiday plans
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This back pain news article from riskcollective.com considers the benefits of
acupuncture for treating chronic back pain.
Treating back pain with acupuncture
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This informative piece from empowher.com discusses acupuncture
and some noninvasive methods of treating back pain.
Get Back at Chronic Back Pain with Natural Remedies
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This attractive article from suite101.com reviews the benefits
of hatha yoga for treating back pain.
Yogic Remedies for Back Pain
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11/29/09
This essay from Kingman Arizona reports on the benefits of
acupuncture for treating back pain and other types of
chronic pain.Doc sticks it to pain management patients
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This safety oriented item from the consumers union reports on
the risks of acetaminophen overdoses and how they can occur
because this product is used in so many different products.
With this drug, enough is enough
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This short but interesting item from Indiana discusses the use
of a growth factor called OP-1 for the treatment of disc
injuries.
One-time injection eases lower back pain
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This brief article from Denver reviews the common causes and
treatments of back pain.
Truths, Myths Of Back Pain
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This informative piece by an orthopedic surgeon reviews disc
herniations, their causes, symptoms, and treatment outcomes.
Low backache and intervertebral disc prolapse
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11/27/09
This clinic in Scotland uses modern technology to fine tune it
back pain treatment that has been used for thousands of years.
Ancient Egypt cures sore backs in Scotland
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This great essay from the Wall Street Journal gives you an idea
of what Obamacare has planned for you if it passes. With
all of their rhetoric they can't get away from the fact that
the bottom line is rationed care.
The Rationing Commission
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As medical marijuana becomes more common, and the feds looks the
other way, the line between what's legal and what they can
get away with becomes more blurred for the marijuana
dispensaries.
Medical marijuana industry's growth spurs backlash
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This back pain news article from Tampa Bay touts chiropractic
care as a treatment for back pain and other maladies.
Chiropractic manipulation
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11/25/09
This short article from BusinessWire promotes Topricin as a
topical treatment for back pain in the work place.Topical Biomedics is Teaming up with HR Departments to
Improve Workplace Productivity
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This retrospective back pain news article from Forbes
contemplates the high cost of evaluating and treating back
pain and other physical and mental conditions.
Six Reasons To Say No To Your Doctor
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This short piece from gather.com reviews some of the treatments
used in naturopathy, and discusses a few things that are
preventing it from more widespread use.
How Naturopathy Treatment Is Used For Back Pain
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This concerning commentary from The Voice of San Diego
highlights the problems that some people get into when using
prescription drugs.
Getting Prescription Drugs for Abuse: Not Like Your Average Narcotic
Have "YOU" ever used narcotic pain medication
for more than 3 months?
What do you think the risks of prescription drugs are?
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This great piece from The Los Angeles Times discusses and
reviews two studies that demonstrate how controlling your
mind, and what you think, can help to control your pain.In pain? Just say 'om'
Have you ever or do you use meditation or self-hypnosis
techniques for managing your pain? How well does it work?
How long does it work?
What is your opinion of these techniques?
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This information provided by Beltlife, published at prweb.com,
promoting a new low tech device for the treatment of back
pain in active people.
Innovative Product Designed to Relieve Low Back Pain Naturally,
Safely and Comfortably, Launches Today
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This certified sports trainer reviews how the different types of
massage can be used to break the stress-tension-pain-more
stress-more tension-more pain cycle.
Fitness Matters: Massage therapy is for more than stress relief
Have you ever tried massage for the relief of back pain? What
kind of massage did you use? Did it help you? How long did
the relief last?
What is your opinion of massage therapy?
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Did you know that back pain is one of the most common reasons
for emergency room visits during the holidays? This article
from physorg.com interviews an emergency room doctor who has
advice for avoiding the emergency room during the holidays.
Don't add an ER visit to your holiday plans
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11/21/09
This press release from Pillo1 describes a new pillow for neck
pain that was designed by a chiropractor and approved by an
orthopedic surgeon.
Surgeon-Approved, Pro-Athlete Chiropractor Breaks the
$50 Billion Neck Pain Cycle With Launch of Pillo1, First
Eco-Luxe Neck Pillow
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This essay from foodconsumer.org discusses the benefits of
medical marijuana.
Medical marijuana: Do state laws matter?
Have you tried using marijuana to treat chronic pain?
What is your opinion of medical marijuana?
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This fascinating column from San Francisco takes a retrospective
look at the treatments for back pain.
Spine care experts look back on advancements
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This op-ed piece from Baltimore discusses recent changes in the
national health care debate.
Health insurance, a right or a privilege?
What do you think will happen to the people who are struggling
to manage chronic pain if healthcare is nationalized?
What is your opinion of nationalized health care?
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This press release by Johns Hopkins University discusses the
problem of back pain in the military and how it is
compounded by their duties.
Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war
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This could be big!
Exciting back pain news from Virginia about work that is being done
exploring the use of gene therapy, stem cells, cellular
scaffolds, and growth factor injections to treat
degenerative disc disease. The first trials in humans are
already underway.
Spine Therapy: Healthy Life
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This brief column from the New York Times reviews a study
investigating the effectiveness of magnets and copper
bracelets for relieving the pain of arthritis.The Claim: Magnetic Therapy Can Ease Arthritis Pain
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This short article discusses Reiki and why it is not more
accepted as a treatment for back pain.
Reiki Alternative Healing Medicine
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This interesting item from divinecaroline.com is an excellent
review of chiropractic medicine.
Are Chiropractors Safe? The Bare Bones
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11/17/09
This defensive essay from Tucson makes the case for
complementary and alternative medicine.
Alternative Medicine — A place in healthcare?
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This back pain news article from NEAR ROGUE RIVER, OREGON
published on kdrv.com highlights some complications and
abuse of the medical marijuana laws.
Pot: Menace or Medicine?
What do you think? Should medical marijuana be legal? Should it
be more strictly regulated to prevent profiteering? What do
you think about medical marijuana? Do you even care, one way
or the other? Do you have an opinion?
Let me know what you think.
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Isn't this interesting. The National Post outlines a study of
twins that reveals a genetic susceptibility to back pain.
Genes may play large role in risk for back, neck pain
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This fascinating column from the Los Angeles Times discusses the
rising use of alternative therapies and how mainstream
medicine is concerned about losing their share of the market.
Alternative medicine is becoming mainstream
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This interesting back pain news item from healthmad.com
discusses the risks and benefits acupuncture.
The Risks of Getting Acupuncture
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11/15/09
This informative report from bignews.biz is sharing the great
news that RemedyMD is collecting and organizing data on
lower back pain. This will give doctors a database to
consult to find out what works when treating lower back pain.Lower Back Pain Registry Provides Research Milestone
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This brief essay from medpie.com discusses a small study
demonstrating the benefits of breast reduction for managing
back pain.
To Dolly Parton and Jessica Simpson: To Reduce Back Pain, Consider Breast Reduction Surgery
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This intriguing back pain news essay from Reuters reviews a study of 7664 pairs
of twins and discusses the role genetics play in the
development of back pain.
Genes may be important in back, neck pain
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This brief back pain news article from emaxhealth.com reviews
some everyday activities that can aggravate your back.
Back Pain Linked To Everyday Activities
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This interesting back pain news column from Bakersfield discusses the ancient
chinese practice of cupping to relieve pain and treat
disease.
Cupping Therapy Leaves Mark On Western Culture
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11/13/09
This informative piece from the Daily American describes a
procedure for treating sacroiliac joint pain.Stoystown woman finds relief from back pain
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This back pain news case study from the journal ORTHOPEDICS reviews the
spontaneous regression of a lumbar disc herniation.
Spontaneous Disappearance of Lumbar Disk Herniation Within 3 Months
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This short back pain news article from the New York Times has a link to a
report from the May Day Fund. They highlight many problems
with the management of chronic pain. They are calling for
better education for doctors and more money for research on
ways to control chronic pain.
Treating the Pain Epidemic
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This factual piece from myoptumhealth.com does an excellent job
of explaining a disc herniation and considering the
treatment options.
Decision focus: surgery for herniated disc
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11/11/09
This encouraging back pain news article from the Associated
Press reports that insurance companies are becoming
increasingly willing to pay for alternative and
complementary therapies such as acupuncture.More insurers are paying for alternative remedies
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This brief blurb from the Chicago Tribune is critical of
abdominal training equipment.
Health claims: Abdominal trainers
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This is a good article written by an osteopath discussing back
pain and what to do about it.
Why your back can suddenly be a pain... and what to do about it
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This luring discourse from training.fitness.com provides
interesting details about the mechanism, the techniques, and
the benefits of meditation.
Pain Relief with Yoga Exercise
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11/9/09
This is an interesting back pain news article about medical marijuana in Denver.Pot dispensaries thriving as stiffer regulation looms
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This back pain news report from Dynamic Chiropractic details a
study that shows the cost effectiveness of chiropractic
treatments for back pain.
How Chiropractic Helps the Insurance Industry
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This engaging commentary from gainesville.com considers the
development, evaluation, and treatment of chronic pain. It
also points out that many people around you are dealing very
successfully with chronic pain.
Chronic pain is very real
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This interesting technical back pain news piece from The Medical News reports
on how abnormal complexes of arteries and veins in the
epidural space can cause pain, and how they may be more
common than previously thought.
Discovery of AVM can relieve pain due to chronic back pain and neurologic deficits
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This short back pain news piece from San Diego Sports describes some easy and
gentle exercises that you can do to loosen up your back.
5 Minute Fitness: Stretches You Can Use
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This back pain article from toyourhealth.com considers the
various components of chronic pain, how they affect you, and
what you can do about it.The Missing Pieces to the Chronic Pain Puzzle
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This is a wonderful piece from Liberia about lower back pain,
with a great explanation of the anatomy involved.
Lower Back Pain
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This is an absolutely excellent composition from
msn.com about chronic pain, what it does to you, and some
thoughts on how to deal with it.Suffering from Chronic Pain
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This very short back pain news essay disusses the findings of a study presented
at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons conference showing a
connection between macromastia and back pain.
Breast reduction surgery could reduce back disorders risk
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This short piece from Coventry tells the story of a teenager who
discovers a new career while helping her mother find relief
from back pain.
US trip helps daughter find back pain remedy for mum
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This is a great composition from the UK reviewing the risks and
benefits of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.Is ibuprofen a killer?
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This column from massagetoday.com discusses the possible
connection between your back pain and your kidneys.
The Silent Progression of Kidney Infections and Stone Formation
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This brief commentary from the Thaindian News argues the
benefits of vitamin D for managing back pain.
Higher vitamin D intake may help fight off back aches, pains in winter
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This column from Bangkok discusses medical marijuana and the
unintended consequences of President Obama's recent ruling
de-emphasizing enforcement of the medical marijuana laws.
Questionable drug decision
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11/3/09
This short essay from 24Medica reviews the common
causes and treatments for low back pain.
What is Low Back Pain?
For more information on what you can do about low back pain read
Low Back Pain Exercises.
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This inspirational story from asiaone.com describes a case of
failed back surgery syndrome that is turned around by spinal
cord stimulation.Spinal injury victim walks again
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This great article from the Helsinki Times emphasizes ergonomics
and fitness for avoiding or managing back pain.
Back trouble
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This brief piece from Australia comments on a Canadian study
that reinforces the connection between smoking and chronic
back pain.
Smoking linked to chronic lower back pain
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11/1/09
A prominent pain management doctor presents an list of excellent tips for treating and preventing back pain.
Bye-Bye Back Pain!
You can read more about the treatments for back pain at Back Pain Treatments.
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This feature from the indystar.com reviews a case study and discusses the problems that physicians face when they try to provide adequate pain medicine for their patients.
Doctor is 'danger to public,' state says
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This item from bloomberg.com discusses medical marijuana laws and the current federal enforcement policies.
Medical Marijuana Relieves Patient’s Pain, Obama Ends Worries
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This is a great little article from the UK reviewing the benefits of weight training for women.
Why all Women of all Ages must do Weight Training
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10/30/09
This report from Reuters reviews a study that finds chiropractic care to be a cost effective way to manage low back pain.
Study Finds the Availability of Chiropractic Care Improves the Value of Health Benefits Plans
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This brief piece from Basil & Spice reviews the benefits and low risk of using acupuncture for back and pelvic pain when you are pregnant.
1 In 5 Women Suffer Pelvic Pain In Pregnancy: Ear Acupuncture Safe Therapy
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This interesting essay from Dublin discusses osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures, what causes them, and how to prevent them.
Mature matters: Crippled with back pain
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This is a great write-up by Reuters featuring a relatively new minimally invasive treatment for vertebral compression fractures.
100-Year-Old Woman Gets Relief from Debilitating Back Pain after Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
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10/28/09
Back pain news from Denver, this article discusses a new technique to repair the annulus after a discectomy.
Ending Back Pain By Closing Hole After Disectomy
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This excellent article from Philadelphia briefly discusses several different alternative medicine approaches for controlling pain.
Alternative?Medicine ?”?What Works And Doesn’t Work?
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This brief back pain news article reviews a study comparing tapentadol and oxycodone for treating chronic low back pain.
Patients With Low Back Pain Achieve Relief With Tapentadol Therapy: Presented at ANA
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This piece from Reuters reports on a new device to provide lumbar traction.
Spinal Stretch - The World`s Most Portable, Effective, Low-Cost Personal Back Pain Device - Is Now Available
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Back pain news from Reuters reports on legislation to protect the backs of nurses and other health care workers.
Nation's RNs Hail Sen. Franken's Support for Safe Patient Handling Measure
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10/24/09
This brief article from the UK reports a connection between smoking and back pain.
Smoking Can Cause Back Pain!
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This sad story from Las Vegas illustrates the problems and dangers of chronic pain medication.
Widows: Doctor prescribed narcotics that led to addictions, deaths
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This short article from the Los Angeles Times reports an interesting correlation between the number of MRIs and the number of back surgeries.
MRIs plus low-back pain equals more dubious surgeries
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10/22/09
This piece from Israel has some interesting information about which back pain treatments are the most common in which countries.
Getting that painful monkey off your back
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This back pain news article from the Saratogian reviews a podiatry procedure that is having success treating neuropathy and the possibility of using it for treating chronic back pain.
Podiatric surgeon’s MicroVas targets pain, restores sensation
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This article from thespec.com discusses the addictive risks of oxycontin and how complicated pain management can be.
Generation Oxy: The new high
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10/20/09
This interesting piece from Associated Press discusses doctors and why they practice defensive medicine. With a look at how changing their approach could lower costs.
Bigger savings seen from limiting medical lawsuits
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This back pain news article from Michigan reports on a success story with an artificial disc.
Disc for back developed in U.P.
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This commentary from empowher.com discusses the psychological component of back pain.
How Emotions Can Impact Back Pain
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10/18/09
Good information from steadyhealth.com on managing upper back pain.
Upper Back Pain: Rehabilitation Tips and Exercises
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This excellent piece from the Jakarta Post discusses the benefits of pilates and how they work to improve posture.
No pain, plenty of gain
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This is a great article out of Australia discussing pilates and core strengthening for managing back pain. They point out how doing the exercises incorrectly could actually cause back pain.
Core promises
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10/16/09
This is an excellent article from the editors of Prevention with sensible advice about mental and physical habits and their role in preventing chronic back pain.
Worst Habits That Hurt Your Back
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From Great Falls Montana, a discussion on the technique and benefits of epidural steroids.
Epidural steroid injection: an option for low back pain
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With winter closing in this short common sense piece from N. California discusses ways to protect your back during winter sports.
Avoiding back pain in winter sports
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This back pain news article from Australia discusses a study looking at who gets over chronic low back pain.
Relief for chronic back pain suffers
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This short piece from a manufacturing journal describes a small study that shows in some cases how much relief you get from epidural steroids can be predicted by needle electromyography.
Back sufferers can take the guess work out of pain relief
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10/10/09
This back pain news article from Florida describes a successful surgery using one of the latest minimally invasive lumbar fusion techniques. When the right person, with the right problem, gets the right procedure, it is a beautiful thing.
Specific Surgery Relieves Back Pain For Many
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A good common sense article, written by a chiropractor, about the ways that trauma, obesity, and poor posture contribute to chronic low back pain.
Some causes and fixes for neck, low-back pain
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"Worth your time"
This is a great little article from the U.K. describing some of the latest devices to aid in the management of back pain.
Five of the best... new back gadgets
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10/8/09
A short article from The Boston Herald on the great Randy Moss and playing football with back pain.
Randy Moss felt as much pain as he inflicted
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This brief article from the web reports on a small pilot study on the connection between chronic low back pain and sleep disturbances.
Objective and subjective assessment of sleep in chronic low back pain patients compared with healthy age and gender matched controls: a pilot study
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A back pain news article from ABC News about a study showing the benefits of yoga in correcting this common spinal deformity.
Yoga May Decrease Age-Related Dowager's Hump
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10/5/09
This back pain news article from Pennsylvania tells about the successful use of rhizotomy to treat the pain of sacroiliitis, a common cause of low back pain.
Procedure Providing Major Relief For Those With Serious Back Pain
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This article from USA Today discusses the risks of chronic pain medication.
Prescriptions now biggest cause of fatal drug overdoses
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This back pain news article from Australia reviews the findings of a study that shows that back pain is rarely a sign of serious illness or disease.
Back pain rarely signals disease
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10/1/09
This back pain news article from the Irish Times gives a good brief overview of spinal stenosis.
'Electric' type of pain may strike a cord
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This brief report from nurse.com reports on a study from West Virginia University that supports yoga for the treatment of chronic low back pain and depression.
Daily News: Yoga Helps Alleviate Low-Back Pain
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This back pain news article from Great Britain discusses a new type of practitioner for the treatment of back pain. The osteomyologist uses hands on treatment to treat back pain caused by tension and muscle tightness.
The man who could save you from back pain
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9/29/09
This is an interesting piece from PsychCentral about the risks and causes of back pain in health care workers.
Fear of Back Pain May Cause Pain
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This is a short back pain news article from ground report.com about hypnosis and its ability to control pain.
The Truth About Hypnosis: It's an Accepted Part of Mainstream Medicine
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This article from the Jewish Times reviews a book by an orthopedic surgeon, sounds in interesting.
"When to Bypass Back Surgery"
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A news story from Dallas about endoscopic laser surgery to relieve back pain. They interview and martial arts instructor who had great relief following the procedure. It sounds like a great operation for the right person with the right problem.
New surgery heals back for less cost, with less downtime
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An intriguing article from Britain about managing your back pain by analyzing your gait, then treating you with special shoes with small domes on the bottom. The instability from walking on the domes strengthens your back and realigns it. Interesting.
Back pain: the walking cure
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Back pain news from the San Francisco Examiner, information about a new form of oxycontin.
FDA panel back approval for abuse-resistant OxyContin pill
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Good article by Dr. Janet Pearl with common sense advice on how to prevent injuring your back and what to do when you're back hurts.
Physician Focus: Don't let back pain get you down
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This short but meaningful article from the Farmingtom Daily Times discusses ovarian cancer which is a uncommon but very dangerous cause of back pain.
Nurse: Ovarian cancer often has late detection due to symptoms
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A deep and intellectual article from Positive Psychology News Daily discussing coping skills and ways to cope with adverse events. This brief but interesting article discusses coping techniques with a goal, where the goal of coping is more than just surviving the day.
Meaning-Focused Coping
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This article from the Maryland Gazette reviews how to prevent the most common causes of back pain.
Passport to Wellness: Bouncing back from back pain
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This article by the Daily News Transcript discusses using DL-phenylalanine, an amino acid, for pain control. It seems to have some definite benefits and has been shown to be effective in certain types of pain, including back pain.
Jody Johnson: DLPA as a pain-reliever
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9/23/09
This short article talks to Lee Trevino about his life after having the X-Stop Spacer put in.
5 questions with Lee Trevino: Merry Mex on playing pain-free, his near-death experience, and his secret to the swing
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These guys would probably laugh at me on my recumbent bicycle, but that is exactly what they need. If these hard core cyclists rode recumbent bicycles, they wouldn't need this article on stretching and other exercises for bicyclists with low back pain.
Toolbox: The Pain of Low Back Pain
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A great article about one of the main reasons for the undertreatment of pain. I am afraid this will be just the tip of the iceberg if the government gets more involved in managing our healthcare.
ReasonTV: The government interference in medical pain management
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This is an interesting article about the relationship between stress and back pain. While this is not news to any of us that live with chronic back pain, it reports the findings of a recent study by the American Pain Foundation.
Economic Pain Contributing to Acute Physical Pain for Many Americans, New Survey...
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This article from the Wall Street Journal discusses having pain and when you should see a doctor. They make some interesting points about back pain and back surgery.
Getting Well: It's About Time
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I am not sure I buy the line about risks, but this is a good article about a less invasive technique for lumbar fusion. The XLIF or extreme lateral interbody fusion seems to work very well for the right person with the right problem.
Surgery that can banish back pain without the risks
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