Most Common Cause of Low Back Pain
#3 On “Pop-in-the-Back”: In 80-90% of people – including women who have acute, subacute or recurrent nonspecific back pain – no specific cause will ever be identified.
Experts agree that it’s important to avoid wasting time trying to chase down “the cause.” Many people will end up like Hulk Hogan [...]
Transdermal (Topical) Pain Med Works For Severe Back Pain
30-50 percent back pain-relief success rate significantly higher with Butrans in new clinical testing at Purdue University.
Better Alternative to Pills For Back Pain-Relief?
The topical-delivery system gave effective pain-relief that lasted up to 7 days with a topical narcotic. Skin delivery often cuts central side-effects and mental [...]
The Back Pain-Relief Fast-track
Here is a good summary of the “new” Cochrane Reviews opinion on chiropractic:
Dr. Tim Carey, researcher at UNC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, states that many people will try several different treatment approaches – often including spinal manipulation – shopping from one to the next in an attempt to obtain a back [...]
Fast Back Pain Relief – Part 2 – Comments on Cochrane Reviews Opinion
The review authors looked for randomized controlled trials (RCT’s) about chiropractic for back pain. RCT’s are most-often considered by doctors as the most reliable forms of medical research. Their search identified 26 studies with 6,070 participants that met the minimum standards to be [...]
New Cochrane Reviews Suggests Benefits?
Chiropractic back pain therapy may be worthy of consideration, especially if you suffer from chronic lower back pain. So finds a new review of existing research about that spinal manipulation or “adjustment” of your back alignment often performed by chiropractors. Review authors say this is the kind of hands-on regime that [...]
Hulk Hogan had back surgery Monday, 9/20/2010. But – with new alternative back pain treatment options, was a $20K radio frequency ablation really necessary? [...]
Long-term Traction – and Bed Rest Went Away 30 Years Ago
One thing’s for sure – the clinical research is made up of poor studies. None show any valid benefits to use of machines for traction. (Check the Cochrane Collaboration on this question – http://www2.cochrane.org/reviews )
With 25 studies worth including, the Cochrane review covered a total [...]
If cold therapy and extra-strength acetaminophen (Tylenol) don’t give you enough pain control, it’s time to bring out the ‘Big Guns.’ In 2010, there are some new clinically-tested approaches that give faster, better, safer back [...]