This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Primary care doctors, rheumatologists, pain management specialists, and psychiatrists may be involved in helping individuals manage lower back pain. Lower back pain is a common and often debilitating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As the standard of care has shifted away from routine opioids for back pain, physicians with higher American ...

The IVD is an organ situated between two vertebral bodies, comprising the nucleus pulposus (NP) at its center, the annulus fibrosus (AF) encircling the NP, and a thin layer of fibrocartilage that ...

Low back pain is one of the most common health problems in America. Nearly 80% of adults will experience significant back pain at some point, and up to 30% of those cases come from the sacroiliac ...

If you’re dealing with lower back pain, you’re far from alone. Researchers have found that lower back pain is the fifth most common reason for all primary care visits and that about 80% of Americans ...

If your back pain symptoms get worse or don’t improve within a few days after a fall, your doctor can help identify underlying causes like muscle strain or disc herniation. Falling can hurt. It’s ...

This study aimed to compare the long-term effects of flexion- and extension-based lumbar exercises on chronic axial low back pain (LBP). This was a 1-year follow-up of a prospective, assessor-blind, ...