Back Pain

Fight Off Back Aches, Pain With Extra Vitamin D

Medical News Today | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living


It's no wonder that many people feel extra soreness and aches in their backs during winter months -- they're often not getting enough vitamin D. The b...

What is a Myelogram?

Helene Pavlov | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living


Helene Pavlov

A myelogram can help your doctor make a diagnosis or plan the appropriate treatment to help relieve back or leg symptoms.

I Squat. Do You? Thoughts on Squatting vs. Sitting

Yuna Shin | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Yuna Shin

The couch potato has completely abandoned squatting (God forbid!) and thoroughly embraced, even perfected, the art of sitting on the most comfortable chair of all chairs.

Want To Prevent Back Problems? Get Up!

Ford Vox | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Ford Vox

What's more worrying to me than the current tussle over treatments is the apparent uptick in scoliosis in developed countries that correlates nicely with increasingly sedentary lifestyles.

STUDY: Acupuncture Helps Relieve Chronic Back Pain

NPR | Allison Aubrey | Posted 06.20.2009 | Living


Acupuncture certainly isn't a cure-all. But there is gathering evidence to suggest that it can be beneficial. The latest study, sponsored by the Natio...

Unplug and Recharge: Loving Your Lower Back, Part I (VIDEO)

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 05.16.2009 | Living


Sara Avant Stover

Last week we focused on giving your shoulders some TLC; and many of you voiced that your lower backs need some loving as well. Know that you are not ...

How To Fix Back Pain...The Easy Way (VIDEO)

Tara Stiles | Posted 12.23.2008 | Living


Tara Stiles

Does your back pain seize up when you're taking a walk just minding your own business? Does your back pain get in the way of a perfectly good morning...

Unintelligent Design

Gary Marcus | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Gary Marcus

Lost amid all the recent discussions of intelligent design is one simple basic fact: the human species isn't intelligently designed.