What Doctors Don't Tell YouWomen who have had epidurals during labour and birth are more likely to experience long term problems like backache and headache. ...
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 work-related back injuries, but activities at home and at play can also result in back pain.
Patients with low back pain do better with an exercise programme than they do with their GP's advice, according to new research. ...
Keep moving. While bed rest is the traditional recommendation for back sufferers, the latest research shows that movement is the key to preventing trauma from turning into chronic pain. Try to ke ...
Q I have been suffering from intense pain in my coccyx for several years. The pain started after a bad epidural and the subsequent therapeutic blood patch, but became infinitely worse after back surgery four years ago. I have sought help from...
Illness moves in mysterious ways, but who would have thought that back pain could be linked to an exposure to cigarette smoke as a child?
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, you'll be right as rain, he tells you.
But new research reckons you're just wasting your money. Whate
