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Read what these experts have to say about back pain, treatments, spine surgery, exercise, and more.

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatments

Is Surgery Your Best Option?

by Richard D. Guyer, MD
4 Principles for Pain-Free Workdays

by Esther Gokhale
Should I Have a Second Spine Surgery?

by Reginald Q. Knight, MD, MHA
Is Pregnancy Causing My Low Back Pain or Is It Something Else?

by Jason M. Highsmith, MD
Spine Surgery Recovery - The Benefits of Hydrotherapy

by Neel Anand, MD
Can Pilates Improve My Posture and Help Prevent Upper Back Pain?

by Dana L. Davis, MPT, MTT
Can Acupuncture Help Treat My Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis?

by Laurie Morse, LAc, MTOM

Popular Neck and Back Pain Articles

Back Pain: One in a Billion

If you have back pain, you’re not alone—far from it. A 2020 study suggests more than a billion people around the world have low back pain, neck pain, and other musculoskeletal disorders. Are you a member of this club?

Is Vitamin D a Wonder Pill for Back Pain?

Vitamin D can help seasonal depression and may even help prevent COVID-19. Can it keep back pain away too?

Platelet-Rich Plasma for Back Pain: Help or Hype?

If platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is good enough for pro athletes, it should be good enough for your back pain, right? Truth is, it’s more complicated than that. Read what our experts think.

5 Mental Strategies to Improve Your Back Pain

Your back pain can be both very real and in your head at the same time. Here are five ways to approach the mental aspect of your back pain to get real-world results.

JAK Inhibitors Offer New Hope for Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis

People with ankylosing spondylitis responded well to a treatment previously used for rheumatoid arthritis, according to a 2020 study. Will this drug, part of a class called JAK inhibitors, become the new norm?

5 Ways Your Home Can Help Relieve Back Pain

From the kitchen to your home office, the design of your spaces can effectively reduce back pain. Here are five ways your home can help your back.

Could Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Help Heal Your Spine?

Usually used for decompression sickness, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help accelerate wound healing after spine surgery and may even have a place in treating spinal cord injuries. Learn more about this as-yet-unproven but promising treatment.

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