The treatment of chronic sciatica caused by herniation of a lumbar disk has not been well studied in comparison with acute disk herniation. Data are needed on whether diskectomy or a conservative ...

Lumbar or lower back supports -- those large belts that people wear around their waists when they lift or carry heavy objects -- are not very useful for preventing low back pain, according to a new ...

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If you’ve ever felt aches or pains that radiate down your legs, you may have been dealing with sciatic nerve pain. The sciatic nerve is the biggest in your body and starts in your back and goes down ...

Nearly one in three competitive athletes experiences low back pain. According to a literature review, lower (lumbar) back pain is a commonly reported symptom among the general population; however, low ...

INNSBRUCK, Austria — Athletes presented with various types of disc degeneration but did not experience more low back pain than their nonathlete counterparts in a recent study. Radiographic changes — ...

Most people with lower back pain do best on a medium-firm feel. That is usually around a 5 to 7 on the common 1 to 10 scale. A medium-firm mattress offers a balance that relieves pressure without ...

This section describes efficacy outcomes from the published literature that the committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see ...

This section describes safety outcomes from the published literature that the Committee considered as part of the evidence about this procedure. For more detailed information on the evidence, see the ...