Research Notes on Back Problems
Back problems affect nearly 90 percent of all Americans at some point in their lives. Some of the most common specific back and neck problems are herniated discs, sciatica, whiplash and osteoporosis. Many back problems can be treated with back strengthening therapy, non-narcotic pain medication, and rest.
Fast Facts:
- Many back problems are caused by a sedentary lifestyle; the human body is designed to move around, but modern society has many people spending much of their time in cars, at desks, or otherwise sitting down.
- Many people suffer from "nonspecific back pain," which is generally caused by pain in the muscles and ligaments rather than a specific disease or spinal abnormality.
- Exercise, proper posture, and using ergonomics in the workplace can all help prevent back problems.
5 Great Resources on Back Problems
- WebMD: Back Problems
- Agency for Health Care Policy: About the Back and Back Problems
- Back.com: Back Pain
- eMedicine: Back Pain, Mechanical
- Mayo Clinic: Back Pain
What Are Back Problems?
- UpToDate: Patient information: Low back pain
- WrongDiagnosis: What are Back conditions?
- National Pain Foundation: Pediatric Pain: Back Pain in Children
- eMedicineHealth: Back Pain
What Are The Symptoms of Back Problems?
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Back conditions
- WebMD: Back Problems and Injuries - Check Your Symptoms
- Back.com: Symptoms
- eMedicineHealth: Back Pain Symptoms
- Pain Resource Center: Low back pain Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Back Problems?
- RevolutionHealth: Causes of Back Pain
- StopPain.org: Low Back Pain: Causes
- WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Back conditions
- eHealthMD: What Causes Back Pain?
- Mayo Clinic: Back Pain Causes
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Back Problems?
- eHealthMD: Current Treatments For Back Pain
- Mayo Clinic: Back Pain Treatments
- WrongDiagnosis: Treatments for Back conditions
- RevolutionHealth: Treatments & medications
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Back Problems?
- Acupuncture: Chinese Medicine for Back Pain
- WholeHealthMD: Massage therapy
- GrannyMed: Home Remedies For Backaches
- WholeHealthMD: Chiropractic
- ChiroWeb: What is back pain?
What Are The Types and Stages of Back Problems?
- WebMD: Symptoms & Types of Back Pain
- JointRehab: Identifying Different Types of Back Pain
- Principal Health News: Common Back and Neck Conditions
- WrongDiagnosis: Types of Back pain
How Do You Prevent Back Problems?
- ChiActivate: How to Prevent Back Pain?
- HowStuffWorks: How to Prevent Back Pain
- About.com: How To Lift
- University of Michigan: Prevention of Back Problems
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Back Problems
- Revolution Health: Low Back Pain--Is Surgery Necessary?
- Annoyed-Partyofone: The Back Saga continues.
- GregHughes: Back Surgery: Why didn't I do this sooner?
- Active.com: I've Got Your Back
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Back Problems
- DailyStrength: Lower back pain
- DailyStrength: Exercising with back pain
- eHealthForum: Exercises For Mild Back Pain
- iVillage Messageboards: Trigger Points in upper back
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Back Problems
- JAMA: Back Problem Articles
- PubMedCentral: Back Problem Articles
- Google Scholar: Back Problem Articles
Clinical Trials on Back Problems
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Problem Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Back Problem Clinical Trials
User Recommended Links for Back Problems
Are we missing any great links? Please Login or Register to be the first to add to this list of recommended links to help others and improve this WisdomCard.
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Pat Washburn
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 1, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:
- Guide Favorite
- Guide Warning
- Scroll down to reach relevant content
- Video
- In Memoriam
Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.
