Treating Back Pain...
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A Spinal Tap Caused My Back Pain
After being warned that having a spinal tap could cause incredibly bad spinal headaches afterwards, Karl was keen to follow the advice to rest, lie down and take in...
Are Back Braces Useful?
At some time or another, many people suffer from back problems, from a simple strain from lifting something too heavy, through to a serious injury or a problem with...
Back Pain and Quality of Life
Having back ache now and again is inconvenient and annoying but many people suffer chronic back pain, which can last for weeks, months, or even years. Severe back...
Back Pain and Stress
There are clear links between stress and back pain, but it’s not always clear which came first. Does stress cause back pain or does back pain cause stress? By...
Back Pain Treatment at Pain Clinics
Back Pain Treatment At Pain Clinics.
Back pain can severely affect a person’s quality of life and in many cases it is chronic meaning that it's long term....
Back Surgery and Back Pain
For the vast majority (probably 90% or more) of people with back pain, this will resolve naturally within a few weeks, or will respond to treatments such as...
Can Back Pain Ever Get Better?
Back pain is usually a short-term (acute) condition, getting better in a few days or a few weeks – however, for some people, it can become a (long-term) chronic...
Can Diet Improve Back Pain?
Diet may have an impact on certain types of back pain, but just as there isn’t one simple cause of back pain, there isn’t one simple diet solution for back pain....
Chiropractic Treatment
Chiropractors are fully registered practitioners who aim to diagnose and treat pain in those suffering problems of the joints, ligaments, tendons and nerves, especially...
Correct Posture
Correct posture is something that many of us would benefit from in the workplace and indeed at home whilst spending many hours in the seated position.
Affect of...
Cox-2 Inhibitors and Back Pain
Cox-2 inhibitors are a new class of drugs that can be used to treat back pain. They were developed over the last 20 years and first became widely available in the...
Epidurals for Back Pain
An epidural is a regional anaesthetic delivered through a needle and catheter (a fine tube), into the epidural space by a qualified doctor.
The epidural space,...
Gene Therapy for Back Pain
Some people suffer from back pain that cannot be treated with current drugs and therapies – this is known as intractable or refractory back pain. Thought it is still...
Hot and Cold Therapy in Back Pain
Something as simple as heat or cold can be helpful for back pain – and the advantages are that it’s generally an easy and cheap form of treatment, with no unpleasant...
Is Bed Rest Good for Back Pain?
Is bed rest good for back pain? No. That’s the short answer. Now for the rather longer answer…
Around 70-85% of people will have back pain at some point in...
Medication for Back Pain
Pain is a very individual sensation and no two people will respond the in the same way to medications. Pain is a symptom not a diagnosis and exists to inform that...
Minimally Invasive Surgery on the Back
Doctors try to treat back pain without using surgery, through drugs, exercise and physiotherapy, but sometimes back pain becomes so severe, or...
Narcotics for Back Pain
Narcotics are very powerful drugs that are not legally available without prescription. They work by attaching themselves to the pain receptors in the central nervous...
Online Pain Management
Time with a doctor or nurse is always limited, and it’s easy to forget the details of changes in back pain when at the appointment. Any extra information can make...
Physiotherapy for Back Pain
Physiotherapy is treatment available to those who may need assistance in developing or restoring the body’s movements and functions that have been affected by the ageing...
Products to Help with Back Pain
For the many thousands of people who suffer from chronic or acute episodes of back, the quest to find some suitable form of relief can require research and be costly...
Radiofrequency Ablation and Back Pain
Back pain caused by overactive nerves in the spine is a common problem that affects as many as 8 in 10 people at some time in their lives. In...
Self Care for Back Pain
Chronic back pain is a problem that affects around 67 million people in Europe at any one time. It is the biggest single cause of people being off work and accounts...
Software to Help Back Pain
People who use computers a lot tend to get pain in the back, neck and shoulders. This can be to do with not taking enough breaks, poor posture (see ‘Back Pain: Are...
Surgical Treatments for Back Pain
Most back pain can be treated without the need for surgical intervention. It should be seen as a last resort and procedures are invasive and all surgeries carry risks...
Taking Part in Clinical Trials
Before a drug company can market a new drug, it has to carry out trials to see how well it works. These start in the laboratory, and these are known as preclinical...
Treating Spinal Injuries
Spinal cord injury as a result of a car accident or fall is always serious. If the back is broken, it is possible that all function below the break will be lost, so...
Types of Surgery for Back Pain
Surgery for back pain is generally not recommended unless all other options of treatment have been tried and unless emergency surgery is required.
There are...
Using NSAIDs For Back Pain
NSAIDs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are frequently taken for back pain. They are relatively cheap, very accessible to buy, safe if used correctly and come in...
Vitamin Supplements and Back Pain
Back pain affects a great many people in the population, and can lead to people having to take time off work, or miss out on sporting and family activities. In some...
What Are TNF Alpha Antagonists?
Back pain and joint pain are common features of several autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. The latter specifically affects...
What Happens With Disc Replacement
Surgery is not always an option for those suffering with back pain relating to intervertebral disc problems, but for some, the possibility of having a disc...
What is Spinal Decompression?
The spine is a complicated part of the anatomy and is made up of the vertebrae, discs, muscles, tendons, ligaments and of course the spinal cord. From the spinal...
Why Some Back Pain Doesn’t Go Away?
Having a slipped disc is a painful experience. The soft discs between the spinal vertebrae are there to cushion the spine, acting as shock absorbers. When one disc,...
