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Acupuncture Reduces Back Pain Better than Drugs, Exercise

1/7/2008 - (NaturalNews) Acupuncture provided relief and lasting benefit to nearly twice as many lower-back-pain patients as conventional pharmaceutical and exercise therapy, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers divided...

Chronic back pain linked to physical changes in the brain

3/1/2007 - (NaturalNews) A team of German researchers has linked chronic back pain to changes in the pain-processing areas of the brain. The research may yield new ways to treat the issue, which, according to the web site WebMD.com, affects 80 percent of Americans...

Exotic Cures: Devil’s Claw is God’s Gift for Back and Muscle Pain

2/5/2007 - Brazilians are using all sorts of plants and herbs to alleviate pains and strains. What’s “in vogue” today is an herb called garra do diabo, or devil’s claw (scientific name, Harpagophyitum procumbens). But don’t be startled by the name; it’s not what...

Ruptured disk surgery as effective as doing nothing, study finds

11/23/2006 - (NaturalNews) Patients suffering from ruptured disks in their lower backs tend to recover regardless of whether or not they opt to undergo back surgery, according to a new study appearing in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association...

Naturopathic Care and Low Back Pain (press release)

10/9/2006 - The Canada Post Corporation, comprised of Canada’s postal service and several joint ventures, has the nation’s sixth largest workforce, the majority of who are represented by a postal workers’ union. Being a postal worker entails not only the typical...

Water Aerobics Reduces Sick Leave for Pregnant Women (press release)

9/19/2006 - For women, lower back pain during pregnancy can interfere with work, daily activities and sleep. More than one third of women suffer from lower back pain while pregnant and in 10-15% of those cases the pain develops into a chronic condition. A recent...

Effectiveness of acupuncture for back pain increases with time

9/15/2006 - (NaturalNews) Patients with lower back pain seem to respond well to acupuncture, especially as time progresses, according to a study by researchers at the University of York, England. The report -- published in the British Medical Journal -- studied...

Low-level heat wrap therapy safely reduces low back pain and improves mobility in the workplace (press release)

8/31/2006 - The use of continuous low-level heat wrap therapy (CLHT) significantly reduces acute low back pain and related disability and improves occupational performance of employees in physically demanding jobs suffering from acute low back pain, according to...

Cognitive therapy as good as physical rehabilitation to treat chronic lower back pain (press release)

8/28/2006 - Training your mind might be just as effective as working your muscles to treat chronic lower back pain. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders shows that therapy that helps chronic back pain sufferers overcome...

Acupressure Relieves Low Back Pain (press release)

8/21/2006 - Acupressure (applying pressure with the thumbs or fingertips to the same points on the body stimulated in acupuncture) seems to be more effective in reducing low back pain than physical therapy, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. Low...

Herbals Effective for Low-Back Pain in the Short Term, Studies Find (press release)

7/17/2006 - The herbal preparations devil's claw, white willow bark and cayenne plasters may be as effective as pain medication for short-term low back pain and are better than placebo, a new systematic review of studies has found. The review comprised 10 randomized...

Acupressure can prevent brain shrinkage in back pain sufferers (press release)

7/12/2006 - Current evidence suggests that suffering from back pain can actually shrink your brain. This is worrying because back pain is a common health problem worldwide. Back pain affects up to two-thirds of the adult population annually, which alone causes huge...

Alleviate backpack-induced back pain with the convenient, spine-friendly BackTPack

1/17/2006 - I just found a remarkable packing and travel product. This is an instant hit, and it's going on my A-List of recommended products. It's called the backTpack. It's not a backpack, but it serves the function of a backpack, only in a smarter way. The backTpack...

Unnecessary surgery exposed! Why 60% of all surgeries are medically unjustified and how surgeons exploit patients to generate profits

10/7/2005 - Every year millions of Americans go under the knife, but many of them are enduring great pain and shelling out thousands of dollars for surgeries they don't really need. In fact, the only people who seem to really benefit from these unnecessary medical...

Walking the talk: the true story of my transformation from obesity and chronic disease to outstanding health

1/20/2005 - I was recently talking to a reader of this site, and he was commenting on some of the pictures (body shots) that he'd seen of me on the website. He said to me, "You know, you were born that way! You're just one of those people that's naturally thin,...

Eliminate back pain with the Swopper chair that promotes active sitting

12/5/2004 - Back pain is a widespread problem in modern society, and a lot of that pain comes from, believe it or not, lack of exercise of skeletal muscles, lower back muscles, abdominal muscles and so on. So many of us have desk jobs today, and we spend a huge...

Potent antioxidant Astaxanthin shows promise as anti-inflammatory for arthritis, joint pain, back pain, muscle soreness and carpal tunnel syndrome

10/25/2004 - Mike: Let's move on to another product that you also manufacture at your firm called astaxanthin. And this is something that is not yet a household word. Could you give a little background on what this is and where it comes from? Gerry: I certainly...

Joint pain, back pain, arthritis cause by chronic dehydration, says doctor

10/11/2004 - Dr. B.: The human body also has its emergency calls for water. These are localized emergency calls. We call these heartburn, rheumatoid joint pain, back pain, migraine headaches, colitis pain, fibromyalgiac pain, even angina pain -- signs of dehydration...

Chiropractic and acupuncture help with back pain, but a real cure requires flexibility and strength training

5/17/2004 6:00:27 PM - Eighty percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, conventional wisdom says. But the way people treat that back pain varies widely. Many will just take over-the-counter painkillers to try to mask the pain. Others...

Back pain creates heavy economic burden on the U.S. economy

1/17/2004 9:42:49 AM - Fascinating new research shows the heavy economic impact of back pain on the U.S. economy. According to a new study, back pain accounts for $26 billion in health care expenditures yearly, and that doesn't include the lost productivity due to back...

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