Browsing: back pain

Have you heard the one about the 90-year-old patient who tells the doctor his right knee hurts? The doctor says,…

About 80% of all adults experience disabling low back pain at some point. Physical therapy and exercise are now the recommended back pain treatments.

When it comes to easing chronic pain, non-drug treatments such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be more…

Some patients with musculoskeletal pain – pain impacting the bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons – who start physical therapy soon…

Opioid pain relievers may not alleviate certain forms of chronic pain any better than non-opioid medications. Researchers set out to…

Do you take 4 pills a day? If so, you’re like most Americans. Yet what are we taking all these…

The FDA has approved Baxdela (delafloxacin), a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that is used to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure…

Use of a common class of drugs used to lower cholesterol may increases one’s risk of developing back problems. Researchers…

Acetaminophen is a pain reliever used to treat conditions such as headaches, menstrual periods, toothaches, backaches, fevers, osteoarthritis, or cold/flu…

One of the most fascinating aspects of learning about side effects of drugs has been to discover that many side…