If your back has been giving you trouble lately, you have plenty of company. Most of us deal with back pain at one time or another, and more than 40 percent of women over 40 suffer from it, according ...

We consulted with a pain management specialist and a physical therapist to round up the most effective creams on the market ...

Do you spend hours a day sitting in an office, driving a car or truck or even lounging around watching TV or playing video games? Chances are, you’ve experienced a stiff or achy back. According to the ...

Ice therapy helps reduce pain and inflammation when back pain first starts. Heat therapy is ideal for relaxing muscles during long-term back pain. You can use ice and heat together, known as contrast ...

Whether it’s a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly 1 in 4 Americans. UC San Francisco’s Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D, neurologist and pain medicine ...

Lower back pain is one of the most ubiquitous health complaints in the world. In fact, the World Health Organization says that low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide—but ...

Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back ...