Back Pain |
Back Injuries; Pain, Back |
Preventing back injury is a major workplace safety challenge. According to the American Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one million workers suffer back injuries each year, and back injuries account for one of every five workplace injuries or illnesses. Further, one-fourth of all compensation indemnity claims involve back injuries, costing industry billions of dollars on top of the pain and suffering borne by employees. Discussion The human spine and associatedmuscles and other soft ...
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Back Pain News Headlines
- Steroid Shots for Back Pain Don't Work
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Epidural Steroid Injections Limited In Treating Back Pain, New Guideline Finds
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Can Relieve Low Back Pain
ScienceDaily - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Back pain linked to brain changes
BBC - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:05 EST
- Women Need Expanded Musculoskeletal Care During Pregnancy, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Back Pain: When To Opt For Surgery, From The Harvard Health Letter
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Fixing scoliosis without a back brace
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:29 EST
- New Study Probes Phantom-Limb Pain Relief
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Chronic Pain and Maintaining Intimacy
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Psychological Therapy and Pain Management
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Want To Age Without Aching?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- NIDA Begins Its First-Ever Public Discussion on Pain Relief and Addiction - March - 05, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:51 EST
- Experts Offer Free Back Pain Advice Feb. 15
MedicineNet - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Surgical Trauma In Back Surgery Lowered By Pretreating Spinal Cord With Local Anesthetic
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Taken As Prescribed, Addiction Risk Is Low
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Doctors Urged To Change The Way They Prescribe Pain Relievers For Chronic Pain
ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Ibuprofen More Effective In Treating Musculoskeletal Pain In Children, Study Says
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- A Chronic Problem
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Physical Therapy Can Help Relieve Boomers' Back Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Ibuprofen best in relieving children's pain: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:26 EST
- Ibuprofen best in relieving children's pain: study
Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:52 EST
- Ibuprofen Most Effective Pain Reliever For Children
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Chronic Pain: Why You Shouldn't Ignore It
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Benefit of opioids for chronic back pain unclear
Reuters - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:57 EST
- Birth Weight, Gestation Period May Be Linked To Depression, Chronic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Genital pain takes a toll on women's lives
Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:45 EST
- How Should Doctors Treat Patients With Chest Pain Who Have Normal Coronary Arteries?
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Pain Specialists Investigate Impact And Treatment Of Landmine Injury - Special Issue Focuses On Physical, Mental Consequences
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Ibuprofen Best for Kids' Injury Pain
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Self Care Can Improve Plantar Fasciitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Multi-Slice Cardiac CT Scans Speed Emergency Room's Ability To Diagnose Chest Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
- Supplemental Therapy Can Ease Pain For People Suffering From Common Jaw Disorder
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Investigational Clinical Study Of An Approved Drug In People With Chronic Pain Due To Osteoarthritis Of The Knee Or Hip - Men And Women Sought
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Narcotics Often Prescribed For Back Pain But Efficacy Data Are Poor And Chances For Abuse High
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- 'Miracle Preacher' Back From the Brink of Death
ABC News - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:09 EST
- Bone's Proactive Arthritis Drug Attacks The Cause Of Arthritic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- American Heart Association Scientific Statement Recommends Doctors Change Approach
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
- Doctors Warned About Common Drugs for Pain
Washington Post - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men And Use Of Common Pain Relievers Linked
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:46 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Cricket stars back Aids campaign
BBC - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:46 EST
- 'Miracle Baby' Dies, Then Comes Back to Life
ABC News - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:36 EST
- Which pain relief works best for children?
MSNBC - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:33 EST
- Take more breaks to avoid back injury on the job
Reuters - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:49 EST
- TorreyPines Therapeutics Initiates Second Phase I Clinical Trial Of NGX426, A Potential Novel Oral Treatment For Chronic Pain Conditions
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Infants get memories early, but also forget
MSNBC - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Use Of Common Pain Relievers Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Scans May Speed Chest Pain Diagnosis
ABC News - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:26 EST
- Foot Pain Ruining Your Golf Swing?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Eating Out Choices
Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:32 EST
- Painkiller Drug Development Is Booming, New Report Shows - But Pharmas Should Do Comparative Testing, Suggests Queen's Anesthesiologist
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- The Journey Back From Brain Injury
ABC News - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:39 EST
- American Heart Association's Scientific Statement Supports Physical Therapy To Relieve Pain In Patients At Risk Of Heart Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Cases: A Diagnosis for One, but an Impact Shared
New York Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:39 EST
- Pain Drug Caution for Heart Patients
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Long-term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse
ScienceDaily - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Long-Term Narcotics Use For Back Pain May Be Ineffective And Lead To Abuse
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Study Shows Undiagnosed Hereditary Angioedema Can Lead To Unnecessary Surgeries, Testing In Patients With Abdominal Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- NIDA News Scan #49 - March 05, 2007 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:52 EST
- Building A Better Painkiller: Neuroscientists Explain Inner Workings Of Critical Pain Pathway
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- NYT Examines 'Gray Market' For In-Home Long-Term Care Aides
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Novel Radiofrequency Treatment Shows Promise For Lumbar Pain
ScienceDaily - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- California families rarely use back yards
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:41 EST
- False-positive prostate tests cause worry
The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:11 EST
- DVT Treatment Vacuums Away Blood Clots Prevents Disability
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Is Sports Activity A Pre-Existing Condition For Back Pain?
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- New Insights Into Autoimmunity And Depression
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Neuroscientists Explain Inner Workings Of Critical Pain Pathway
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Multislice CT Speeds Diagnosis Of Chest Pain In Emergency Room
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Bladder Necrosis Following Hydrodistention In Patients With Interstitial Cystitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Neurons That Detect Motion Rapidly Switch Between Modes Of Data Collection
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Psychological And Physical Torture Have Similar Mental Effects
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Marijuana Relieves HIV Nerve Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- YM BioSciences Completes Enrolment Of AeroLEF(TM) Phase IIB Pain Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Proteases Cause Pain In Irritable Bowel Syndrome
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Marijuana may help with pain
The Earth Times - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:41 EST
- Pilot Study Suggests Oxycodone More Effective Than Morphine For Treatment Of Severe Visceral Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Outpatient Treatment Kills Benign Bone Tumors Nonsurgically With Heat
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Could Baby Boomers Be Approaching Retirement in Worse Shape Than Their Predecessors? - March - 05, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:43 EST
- The Endocannabinoid And Endovanilloid Systems And Their Interactions In Neuropathic Pain
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Study: Ibuprofen best for treating kids' pain
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:18 EST
- Study: Ibuprofen best for treating kids' pain
CNN - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:18 EST
- Stress-related Adult Disease May Originate In Fetal Development
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- 'Perfectionism' bowel pain link
BBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:09 EST
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Pilot Study For Chronic Angina
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- EU experts back pandemic flu shot from Novartis
Reuters - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:53 EST
- Grievers yearn, rather than get depressed
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:43 EST
- Multislice CT Speeds The Diagnosis Of Chest Pain In The Emergency Room
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Behavioral therapy can help back pain
MSNBC - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:54 EST
- Painless weight loss, 50 calories at a time
MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:31 EST
- Teachers back TV concerns
BBC - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:49 EST
- Avoid Back Injury At Work By Taking More Breaks, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Ohio Gov. Strickland To Remove Name From Effort To Back Law That Would Limit Use Of Mifepristone
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Long-term back-pill use linked to abuse
The Earth Times - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:13 EST
- Proteases Cause Pain In Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Supplemental Therapy Can Ease Pain For People Suffering From Common Jaw Disorder
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Psychological Approach Helps Back Pain
WebMD - Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:34 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST

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