Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’re bending down to tie your shoe or carrying groceries inside when you suddenly feel an aching twinge in your lower back. More ...

Muscle injuries, nerve pain, and kidney inflammation can all cause lower left back pain. Learn about these causes and more. Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Lower left back pain can be inconvenient ...

Treatment for lower back and hip pain from arthritis typically begins with medications and physical therapy. When conservative treatments aren’t enough, surgery and certain complementary therapies may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Making snow angels was so much fun as a kid—and doing the same upper-body motion against a wall promotes proper spine alignment to ...

Explore the latest evidence from UNSW Sydney and NeuRA on non-drug, non-surgical treatments for acute and chronic low back pain (LBP). Based on a Cochrane review of over 97,000 participants, discover ...

Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...

Millions of adults struggle for years with chronic low-back pain—a disabling ailment that has no easy fix. Common causes include injury, arthritis and degenerative changes in the spine. It tends to ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Lower back pain in women often results from hormone changes, pregnancy, or ...

A new scientific review found that only nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen were consistently effective for treating acute low back pain. Five treatments, ...