New Survey on Low Back Pain Reveals Most Americans Don’t Seek Treatment

Low back pain affects nearly two-thirds of Americans. However, a whopping 37 percent do not seek professional help for pain relief, according to the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Move Forward Low Back Pain Survey.

“Most people experience low back pain at some point in their lives, but many people don’t realize they can [...]

Excess Weight Leads to Spine Disc Degeneration, Study Concludes

Overweight and obese adults are more likely than normal weight adults to have degenerated discs in the lower spine, according to a study published Jan. 30, 2012, in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.

The authors recruited 2,599 adults from Southern China between 2001 and 2009. Their ages were 21 and older. Some had back [...]

Low vitamin D Levels before Spine Surgery Could Slow Recovery, New Study Suggests

A new study suggests that not only are low vitamin D levels common among people about to undergo spinal surgery, but also having low levels of this vitamin that helps with calcium absorption could hinder patients’ recoveries after surgery.

Researchers, who presented their findings November 3, 2011 at the 26th Annual Meeting of the [...]

Are Doctors Ordering Too Many Imaging Tests for Low Back Pain?

Readers Digest Magazine reported August 17, 2011 on four over-prescribed treatments and tests. The first listed was imaging for lower-back pain. [...]