A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back ...

Good habits can protect your back, too, said Dr. Patricia Zheng, an associate professor in the orthopedic surgery department ...

Chronic back pain is the most common type of pain, affecting around 16 million American adults — and now a new study has revealed some discouraging findings about potential treatments.

For acute low back pain, there is moderate-certainty evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are an effective treatment.

Only around one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain are effective, suggests a pooled ...