Acute back pain, affecting up to 80% of people, is a prevalent issue, especially among older individuals, causing discomfort ...

Lower back pain is the most common diagnosis seen by physical therapists. Most cases will resolve in less than two weeks with ...

Most acute lower back pain episodes resolve spontaneously but many patients and healthcare providers seek additional interventions to help with recovery. How effective are NSAIDs and physical therapy?

Adults who walked more than 100 minutes per day were less likely to have chronic low back pain than those who walked fewer than 78 minutes per day.

When back pain is caused by an acute fracture, the pain is typically constant, sometimes felt as a persistent grumbling ache ...

Acute pain comes on fast and lasts a few days or weeks. Chronic pain sticks around for over 12 weeks and is harder to treat." He also said one of the best things people can do to prevent this is ...

Treating lower back pain is enormously expensive. In the UK it's estimated to cost the NHS around £3.2 billion a year. So, ensuring patients get the ...

Most non-surgical lower back pain treatments offer little relief, with only a few showing modest benefits over placebo, an Australian study found ...

Research found that more daily walking—especially at a moderate or brisk pace—can reduce the risk of chronic low back pain.