Common Diagnostic Test May Prolong Low Back Pain - NPR (blog)

Common Diagnostic Test May Prolong Low Back Pain NPR (blog) But researchers at Johns Hopkins suggest that a common diagnostic technique doesn't help doctors much for patients whose chronic lower back pain appears to ... and more »

Fitness column: Is your low back sore? - San Jose Mercury News

Fitness column: Is your low back sore? San Jose Mercury News One of our athletes returned from a physician's appointment for low back pain, only to be told that "20 percent of young athletes ...

Stabbed in the Back: Confronting Back Pain in an Overtreated Society - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)

Stabbed in the Back: Confronting Back Pain in an Overtreated Society Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) He calls it regional low back pain; others call it lumbago or simply backache. Regardless of the name used, this condition is a ubiquitous predicament of ...

Dr. Donohue: Back pain can have many causes - Richmond Times Dispatch

Dr. Donohue: Back pain can have many causes Richmond Times Dispatch Even though the diagnosis is a bit iffy here, sciatica -- and most of the other causes of low-back pain -- get better in three to six weeks. ... and more »

FDA panel narrowly backs Medtronic spine device - Reuters

FDA panel narrowly backs Medtronic spine device Reuters ... on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental Medtronic Inc spine implant that uses a protein to stimulate bone growth and help relieve low-back pain. ... FDA Panel Split on Medtronic Spine DeviceMedPage Today all 36 news articles »