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 ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My back's been bothering me, and everyone seems to have ideas what's causing the pain. Can you help? ANSWER: Back pain is more common than homeownership in the U.S. While about 65% ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic lower back pain. It’s a welcome discovery for the millions of Americans who ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t have lower back pain. It's a leading cause of disability, on track to affect 843 million people by 2050, research has found. Exercises and treatments ...

For decades, statins have been the quiet workhorses of cardiology, cutting heart attack and stroke risk for millions while leaving a stubborn puzzle unsolved: why do some patients feel their muscles ...

A muscle spasm could mean more than pain in your back — it could also hurt your ears. Despite being the leading cause of disability worldwide, many people with lower back pain suffer in silence, ...

A type of psychotherapy called cognitive functional therapy (CFT) could help give people with chronic low back pain lasting relief for at least three years. This is the conclusion of a study led by ...

I always knew that back pain was something a lot of people struggled with, but I never understood just how debilitating it could be—until I developed it myself. I was six months postpartum the first ...

Steve Burrows did yoga-type stretches at home until seeking medical care for unbearable back pain that turned out to be stage 4 rectal cancer Kennedy News and Media Steve Burrows, 38, began getting ...