Back Pain Relief:
Back Pain Relief, Lower and Upper Back Pain, Spinal Cord Injury, Shoulder Pain.
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Mar 6th, 2007
A guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds epidural steroid injections play a limited role in providing short-term pain relief for lower back pain that radiates down a leg, and do not provide long-term pain relief. The guideline is published in the March 6, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Jan 23rd, 2007
Findings contradict conventional wisdom about spinal cord functions.
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Jan 17th, 2007
Narcotic drugs (opioids) are commonly prescribed for short term relief of chronic back pain, but their effectiveness long term has been questioned.
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Dec 23rd, 2006
Psychological interventions for chronic low back pain relief are effective, a new review of studies has found.
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Nov 30th, 2006
UK researchers has developed a treatment for lower back pain using the patient's own stem cells.
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Nov 29th, 2006
Study suggests possible role of embryonic cells from the notochord of dogs to regenerate disc cartilage.
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Nov 28th, 2006
Sitting in an upright position places unnecessary strain on your back, leading to potentially chronic back pain problems if you spend long hours sitting.
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Nov 2nd, 2006
Manchester researchers are recruiting people with back pain caused by nerve root pain, commonly known as sciatica, in the first ever study to discover if therapeutic ultrasound can help their condition.
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Sep 15th, 2006
Persistent low back pain relief may come from acupuncture and the treatment can be cost efficient.
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Aug 17th, 2006
The body's spinal cord is lik e a super highway of nerves. When an injury occurs, the body's policing defenses put up a roadblock in the form of a scar to prevent further injury, but it stops all neural traffic from moving forward.