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Back Pain in Children
National Pain Foundation — While back pain is perhaps the most common pain complaint of adults and all adults have had back pain at some time in their life, back pain is much rarer in children and may be the initial symptom of an underlying disease process. This is ...More…
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Is lower back pain a medical emergency
Insider Medicine — On a recent trip to Atlanta, we caught up with Alan Platt, a clinical instructor in the Department of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine Physician Assistant program at the Emory School of Medicine. Mr. Platt also serves as the program ...More…
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FreeMD® Chronic Back Pain: Visit Virtual Doctor
Free MD — Definition Evaluation Underlying Cause Anatomy Trusted Sites Visit Virtual Doctor Chronic Back Pain Symptom Check-Up As the virtual doctor, I'll help you decide if you need to see a doctor and why. To do this, I will ask you some questions about ...More…
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FreeMD® Back Pain: Visit Virtual Doctor
Free MD — Definition Incidence Symptoms serious signs Evaluation Treatment specialist Home Care back exercises pain in adults pain in children warning signs Prevention exercises proper lifting proper posture Underlying Cause Anatomy Trusted Sites Visit ...More…
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Low Back Pain: NACCAM Symposium
Complementary Medicine — If you have struggled with a painful back, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common medical problems in the United States, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some time in their lives. Low-back pain (LBP) costs the nation an estimated ...More…
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Back Supports to Prevent Back Pain in Home Care Workers ...
Annals of Internal Medicine — The summary below is from the full report titled "Lumbar Supports to Prevent Recurrent Low Back Pain among Home Care Workers. A Randomized Trial." It is in the 20 November 2007 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 147, pages 685-692). ...More…
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"Low Back Pain"
Clinical Trials — Measurement of Substance P in Saliva of Low Back Pain Patients Traditional Acupuncture and Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling and Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain Procedure: Traditional needle acupuncture; Procedure: Myofascial trigger ...More…
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"Back Pain"
Clinical Trials — Effects of Motivational Interviewing on Self-Efficacy and Standardized Low Back Pain Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Back Pain" E-STIM Trial: Comparing the Efficacy of the Empi Select TENS to a Control for the Treatment of Chronic Lower Back ...More…
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Psychological Factors of Chronic Back Pain
Clevand Clinic — Most people think that the mind and the body are separate and function independently. Instead, these two usually work together in shaping our experiences. Sometimes psychological factors can reduce or eliminate the effects of physical problems. ...More…
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Psychological Aspects of Coping With Back Pain
Clevand Clinic — There is a difference between mechanical or structural problems in the back and back pain. Some people have a high level of structural damage and feel very little pain, others have little structural damage and feel lots of pain. The reason for ...More…
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Prolotherapy: An effective treatment for low back pain?
Mayo Clinic — There is conflicting evidence regarding the effectiveness of prolotherapy in treating chronic low back pain. Prolotherapy (also called sclerotherapy) involves injecting painful ligaments and tendons with sugar solutions that are intended to ...More…
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Inversion therapy: Can it relieve back pain?
Mayo Clinic — Inversion therapy is often promoted as a treatment for back pain. Inversion therapy is often promoted as a therapy for back pain. But there's no scientific evidence that it provides long-term pain relief. Inversion therapy involves hanging upside ...More…