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Sunday, July 06, 2008 NEWSDESK Our backs weren't designed for the modern sedentary lifestyle.

Joseph Carlson knows what it feels like to walk with a 60-pound bulletproof jacket weighing down his shoulders.

Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Headache / Migraine ; Body Aches ; Dentistry Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Nearly everyone has experienced the acute, short-lived pain that occurs ...

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 5:00 PDT Interventional Spine, Inc.

With each passing decade, we notice changes in the shape of our bodies. Sometimes these changes are subtle and occur over long periods of time, and in other circumstances they manifest more rapidly and create ...

The odds aren't as long as winning the lottery, but it's still stiff competition to be a Canadian astronaut.

What is the best and safest painkiller I can use long term for fibromyalgia? I suffer from severe headaches, muscle and joint pain, as well as back pain.

Did you know that osteoporosis affects men as well as women? While nearly 8 million women in the United States are currently diagnosed with osteoporosis, an additional 2 million men suffer from the disease as ...

The term "arthritis" refers to over 100 different conditions that affect the joints .

Opening their own office and practicing together was their dream after they met in college and discovered they both wanted to come to New England.

The low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 gene was identified to be linked to the variation in BMD in high bone mass pedigrees.

What's the biggest pain in your life? Credit card debt? High gas prices? While these problems are extremely bothersome, a new survey from the makers of DR.

It was a terrifying free fall for people inside an elevator at the Paris hotel-casino in Las Vegas Friday.

NEW KIWI: Eszter Biczok is facing an operation to correct scoliosis. A Nelson girl with severe curvature of the spine has been made a New Zealand citizen earlier than planned because she could soon have spinal ...

Measuring bone density is the most common way of diagnosing osteoporosis, but how often should we get tested? Researchers from Canada note older women and men have more hip fractures because bone loss ...

Bill Cromer adjusts patient Lauren Lavorgna at the Sea Isle Spine Center Friday in Mount Pleasant.

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower back pain is common during and after pregnancy, but learning a few self-management techniques may ease the pain for many women, a study suggests.

In a clinical trial involving 126 women with lingering back pain after childbirth, Dutch researchers found that those who learned self-management measures from a physical therapist fared better than those given standard care.

Three months after delivery, they had less pain and fewer physical limitations, and had generally returned to work sooner than women in the standard-care group.

Risedronate, better known by the brand name Actonel, is effective for maintaining or improving the bone strength of women who have had chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers report.

The Stowers Institute's PourquiA© Lab has shed light on the mechanism causing animals to develop the appropriate number of vertebrae.

The state Supreme Court today ruled state law permits chiropractors to attempt to adjust their patients' arms and legs when the problem is related to the spine.