Back pain - The curve ball symptom - By treating back pain as a disease on its own, medicine has gone down many blind alleys. But many cases of back pain are only symptoms of disorders in...

Back pain: the dangers of surgery - More westerners than ever suffer from low back pain, but conventional treatments-surgery, injections, anaesthesia-often make the problem worse. - At some point in our lives, 80 per cent of all of us living in the West will suffer from disabling low back pain. Every year, 12 million Americans mak...

New drugs - New profits for old product - Most new drugs are simply old drugs with a bit of window dressing to justify double the price tag. Yet, the dangers multiply from these novel twists a...

Back pain: - Surgery doesn't help, but let's keep on doing it - One popular catchphrase that is often aimed at doctors in general, and at consultants in particular, is: 'If you have a hammer, everything looks like...

Natural ways to prevent back pain - An amazing four out of five adults will experience significant low-back pain at some time during their life. The most common reason, say experts, is w...

Back pain - It's enough to let your physio do the talking - Suddenly you get a twinge (or worse) in your back. So you go to see a physiotherapist, who recommends a course of treatment. After six or so visits,...

What works for back pain - The two most effective things you can do to alleviate back pain is to stay active – and so exercising the muscles that support the spine – and to have...

Back pain: no chosen treatment - Chiropractors are a popular choice for Americans suffering low back pain. But at least one study indicates that they are the most expensive option, be...