Though Americans spend an estimated $80 billion to $100 billion each year in hopes of easing their aching backs, the evidence is mounting that many pricey standard treatments — including surgery and ...

According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, low back pain affects nearly 80% of people at some point in their lives. For some, it can be a temporary inconvenience; for others, it can become a ...

When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years ...

Tricare users with lower back problems may soon be able to get free physical therapy to help ease their pain -- if they live in certain states. Officials with the health care program for military ...

Patients with low-back pain are better off seeing a physical therapist first, according to a study of 150,000 insurance claims. Patients with low-back pain are better off seeing a physical therapist ...

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial ...

Back pain is a very common health issue that can significantly impact your life. When that condition becomes chronic, there isn't a simple answer to treatment. Graham Wagner, MD, explains the many ...

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial ...

Beginning Jan. 1, Tricare beneficiaries in 10 states will have access to free physical therapy sessions for lower back pain. Defense Health Agency officials announced Tuesday that effective next year, ...