Compare Inpatient Rehab examined data from the CDC's National Health Interview Survey to examine the chronic pain epidemic.

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to ...

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 ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation Katie Edwards is a health and medicine editor at The Conversation in the UK. Clodagh Toomey receives ...

A clinical trial at Brown University Health to treat chronic low back pain with a one-time, non-surgical injection treatment is seeking to enroll patients in Rhode Island. The trial is testing whether ...

Just living life can feel like backbreaking work sometimes: shoveling snow, lifting a suitcase, assembling furniture. And data show it’s hurting a lot of us: Lower back pain is the leading cause of ...

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Chad Qualls remembers the sound. It mimicked a back cracking and bones crunching. He felt no pain, but experienced pressure in his left knee as his body twisted. Qualls' ...

Back pain is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Recent research reveals how much time you should spend walking on a daily basis to prevent it. Chronic back pain is a serious health ...

It can be hard to sleep when you’re experiencing any type of pain, but lower back pain is its own special kind of hell—and it’s, unfortunately, something roughly 80% of people will experience at some ...

Back pain is wrapped in persistent myths, but many are far from the truth. From misconceptions about heavy lifting and bed rest to confusion over posture, exercise, and surgery, Dr. Meghan Murphy ...

Pain during movement often reflects sensitivity, not long-term injury, a new study suggests. Everyday movements like bending, lifting, and twisting may trigger back pain flares, but they don’t cause ...