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Discussions on different approaches treating general back pain. Community Forum for peer chat on issues surrounding back pain and associated problems.

Chiropractic. Expert and valuable advice, tips and information on back pain, its' causes and how you can help to remove our back pain.

Instant information about conditions, therapies, exercises, and doctors who treat back pain.   Topics include fibromyalgia, pinched nerve, sciatica, disc heniations, arthritis, osteoporosis, scoliosis, muslce spasm, and spinal canal stenosis, etc...

Back pain is the number one problem facing the workforce in the United States today. This Patient's Guide discusses the Anatomy, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain.

Back pain affects about 80% of adults at some time in their lives, and about 50% of people experience neck pain. Back pain and neck pain are among the most common reasons for doctor visits, and are major causes of disability, lost work days, and high health-care costs.
Conditions discussed in detail include -
Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Fractures, Degenerative Disc Disease, Herniated Disc, Osteoporosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spinal Stenosis, Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome & Scoliosis
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Informative and in-depth information on the current happenings in back pain and neck pain related topics.

Visit Spine-health’s active forums for people with pain in the back, neck and other related areas. Our compassionate community is a great resource to share stories about your back pain, neck pain or other symptoms; to learn from other’s experiences with back surgery and other care; and to ask questions and receive ideas about managing chronic pain. Tell us your story and meet our members.

Collection of Medscape articles and resources

Discover how to get relief from upper, chronic, low and lower back pain with various relief methods. Information on various back pain relief exercises, treatment methods, alternative relief treatments such as yoga, acupuncture, chiropractic manipulation.

Back2Yourself is an innovative approach to back pain treatment, providing video instructed back exercises programs, progress tracking and professional support. Back2Yourself collaborates with both orthopaedics and patients for a wide variety of prevention and rehabilitation treatment options.
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In-depth information on better sleep, including sleep strategies associated with back pain such as the best mattresses and sleep medications. Written and peer reviewed by physicians who specialize in spine medicine.

In-depth information on chronic pain, including the different kinds of pain, what can cause and exacerbate chronic pain, and chronic pain treatments. Written and peer reviewed by physicians who specialize in spine medicine.

Honest & understandable info on back pain and treatments, written by a back pain sufferer.

In-depth information on degenerative disc disease (DDD), including diagnosis, causes, and treatments of cervical degenerative disc disease and lumbar degenerative disc disease. Written and peer reviewed by physicians who specialize in spine medicine.