A surprising treatment for chronic lower back pain: Cannabis

Doctors say the studies may make healthcare providers more likely to prescribe federally approved medical cannabis for ...

4 Natural Pain Relief Strategies That Truly Work

Use these mind-body techniques to help with pain from any cause: Inhale so it feels as if you’re breathing toward the pain; ...
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What you need to know about your low back pain

If you’re suffering from low back pain or have grappled with it in the past, you’re not alone. As many as 577 million people globally experienced low back pain in 2017, a 2020 study cited by the ...
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5 Stretches for Lower Back Pain Relief

I was playing with my son recently and threw out my back while we were wrestling. This wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time the pain was so intense I had a hard time even ...
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Exercises to ease your back pain, restore your health

When you’re suffering from back pain, perhaps the last thing you want to do is get out of bed. However, for most back pain sufferers, the path to relief actually involves moving through the pain. That ...
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Back Decompression for Pain Relief

Back decompression aims to relieve back pain by taking pressure off compressed spinal discs. There are surgical and nonsurgical methods of back decompression. Nonsurgical therapy includes spinal ...
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'Ground breaking': New lower back pain treatment shows lasting results

ROB: THERE’S A NEW OUTPATIENT TREATMENT FOR LOWER BACK PAIN. AND DOCTORS SAY THE TREATMENT LASTS. JULIE: IT’S FOR FOLKS WHO SUFFER WITH LOWER BACK PAIN FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE AND THEY’VE TRIED PRETTY ...

Your Quick-Relief Guide for Acute Pain, According to Doctors

Use heat: To soothe painful spots from the inside, sip warm pepper­mint tea, which has been shown to help GI symptoms. To ...
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How Are Steroids Used to Help Back Pain?

Steroids help reduce inflammation that can cause severe back pain, but steroids aren’t long-term solutions. They come with a number of potential side effects and health risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Widely prescribed opioid shows minimal pain relief and higher heart risk, study finds

Study finds widely prescribed opioid painkiller tramadol shows limited effectiveness for chronic pain while increasing risk ...

How an Ontario chronic pain clinic is taking a new approach for long-lasting relief

Excessive pain treatments harm patients and cost the province millions of dollars per year. Physician Zameer Pirani believes ...
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Oh, that Aching Back: Reducing Back Pain Treatment Costs

If you've never experienced back pain, you probably know someone who has. It is among the most common and costliest of health care conditions. In 2016, Journal of the American Medical Association ...