This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Theodore R. Fields, MD, FACP Most people will experience some form of lower back pain in their lives. About 97% of back pain is caused by a ...

Minimally invasive cooled radiofrequency ablation of lumbar nerves resulted in significant pain relief for long durations among patients with chronic low back pain. Minimally invasive cooled ...

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Lifestyle changes often help alleviate lower back pain, but can a back brace stop the discomfort and aches? Here's what the experts say. But can a back brace really solve lower back pain? It helps to ...

Do you have lower back pain? You are not alone. Anyone can experience lower back pain at any time, even if you don’t have a prior injury or any of the risk factors. It is not always serious and can ...

Analgesics have limited effect on low back pain and some, such as opioids and benzodiazepines, have substantial risks Oral and, less certainly, topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have small ...

At some point, 60% of the population has had or will have lower back pain, says Kin M. Yuen, M.D., a sleep medicine specialist at UCSF Health in San Francisco, California. That means at any one ...

What is low back pain? Low back pain can range from mild, dull, annoying pain, to persistent, severe, disabling pain in the lower back. Pain in the lower back can restrict mobility and interfere with ...

Lower back pain can be caused by several conditions that can affect people of any sex. Some causes of lower back pain are specific to people assigned female at birth, including gynecologic factors or ...

Primary care doctors, rheumatologists, pain management specialists, and psychiatrists may be involved in helping individuals manage lower back pain. Lower back pain is a common and often ...

Vertebrogenic pain is a type of chronic (ongoing) pain in your lower back caused by damage to vertebral endplates. An endplate is a layer of bone and cartilage at the top and bottom of each of ...

Keep reading to learn more about possible symptoms and causes of a pinched nerve in your lower back, as well as treatment methods for pain relief. These symptoms may also be a sign of lumbar ...