We spend so much time on our chairs that sitting is now considered "the new smoking" by health specialists. Because sitting ...

About 80 percent of adults experience lower back pain at some point in their lifetimes, according to the National Institue of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The double-edged sword? It's usually ...

The condition is hard to treat. But moving can help, if you do it right. Ask Well The condition is hard to treat. But moving can help, if you do it right. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times ...

Scientists have uncovered a simple and accessible intervention for lower back pain which they hope will support the more than 600 million people around the world who suffer with this condition.

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Water-based exercise not only improved muscle strength in people with chronic low back pain, but it also improved quality of life, according to a new study. Aquatic therapy could be a viable ...

UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.

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Here’s how to know whether it’s safe to push through. By Erik Vance Erik Vance has written about pain for a decade and yet still somehow managed to ignore a foot injury while reporting this story.