In a recent study, researchers explored the benefits of aquatic therapy for chronic lower back pain and beyond. Let's dive in ...

Ice and heat therapy are two common treatments for back pain. Knowing when to use one over the other is important for healing ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a major unmet medical challenge, often resulting in permanent paralysis and disability with ...

Back decompression aims to relieve back pain by taking pressure off compressed spinal discs. There are surgical and nonsurgical methods of back decompression. Nonsurgical therapy includes spinal ...

It feels like back pain comes for many of us at some point in our lives, and it’s tricky to treat. A new gene therapy, which repairs damaged discs and reduces pain, has shown promise in mouse tests.

William Reed DC, PhD, directs the Mechanisms of Spinal Manual Therapy laboratory (MSMT). Globally, there is growing popularity and increased use of non-pharmacological approaches for acute and chronic ...

Lumbar decompression surgery aims to release compressed nerves in the lower back. This procedure may ease pain and improve mobility in those with spinal conditions. Conditions such as herniated disks, ...

Opioid-naïve adults receiving spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain were less likely to develop OUD vs those prescribed ibuprofen.

Lumbar retrolisthesis is when parts of your backbone are slipping backward on one another. Although this condition generally causes few symptoms, there’s evidence that lumbar retrolisthesis can lead ...

Twelve physician groups expressed their “profound objection” to Humana’s classification of a spinal procedure as “unproven” in a letter to the healthcare insurer. The letter, sent Oct. 9 to Manisha ...