Are you feeling pain in your lower back? If so, you should be aware of a new study's findings on the relationship between ...

Kyphoplasty is a procedure that treats compression fractures in the spine. It relieves pain at the site, but some people may experience pain even after the procedure. Treating it includes taking ...

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 your ...

Vertebrogenic back pain, or vertebral endplate pain, is caused by damage to the endplates of your vertebrae. Your endplates contact the rubbery disk between each pair of vertebrae. The idea that ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic lower back pain. It’s a welcome discovery for the millions of Americans who ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Steroids help reduce inflammation that can cause severe back pain, but steroids aren’t long-term solutions. They come with a number of potential side effects and health risks. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

Colon cancer can sometimes cause back pain. Changes to bowel movements that occur with back pain may indicate late-stage colon cancer. Colon cancer occurs when a malignant tumor develops in a person’s ...

A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman, whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis. When Kate ...

Chronic back pain is a common and sometimes debilitating health condition with many possible causes. It was recently reported that Luigi Mangione—the man charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare ...

Rheumatologist Dr Thomas Batty and haematologist Dr Emma Conway O’Brien describe a rational approach to investigating multifocal pain in primary care, in this case of an older male patient presenting ...

Bone pain is pain or discomfort that starts in one or more of your body’s bones. There are many causes of bone pain, ranging from minor to serious. Identifying the underlying cause of bone pain is ...