Joe Laurence, a firefighter in Western Australia, was pulling a hose over a fence when he felt a sharp pain shoot down his back. “It was pretty horrific at the time,” said Laurence, then 27. “From ...

As much as we’d like to tell you that pain is just the French word for bread, we know that chronic pain conditions are nothing to joke about. From slipped discs to autoimmune diseases which cause ...

Aquatic therapy could be a viable alternative for those who fear moving or exercising due to pain. Chronic low back pain (LBP) can be debilitating because of its ability to impact important areas of ...

Oxygen-ozone therapy represents a minimally invasive clinical approach that aims to alleviate low back pain associated with disc herniation. The treatment involves the percutaneous administration of ...

Ice therapy helps reduce pain and inflammation when back pain first starts. Heat therapy is ideal for relaxing muscles during long-term back pain. You can use ice and heat together, known as contrast ...

Curapod is a wearable therapy device designed for at-home muscle pain management. The device combines electrical stimulation ...

Explore the latest evidence from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA on non-drug, non-surgical treatments for acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). Based on a Cochrane review of over 97,000 participants, discover ...

Spinal manipulation alone was no more effective than guideline-recommended medical care for low back pain (LBP), results of a randomized comparison study showed. Of the first-line nonpharmacologic ...

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine practice that involves inserting fine needles into specific pressure points on the body to stimulate healing. While the exact way acupuncture works is ...