Laser therapy for back pain offers the advantages of not requiring surgical incisions into the body and avoiding the potential adverse effects of long-term medication use. Some studies have shown that ...

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial ...

If strength and fitness are in your New Year's resolution, but you're not quite ready for the gym, physical therapy may be a good option for you. "Nobody knows our own body ...

Joe Laurence, a firefighter in Western Australia, was pulling a hose over a fence when he felt a sharp pain shoot down his back. “It was pretty horrific at the time,” said Laurence, then 27. “From ...

When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years ...

Peter O'Sullivan is a Director and consults at bodylogic.physio. He receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. JP Caneiro is a Director and consults at bodylogic.physio.

Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial ...

Healthcare professionals often recommend heat or ice therapy to relieve back pain. Which type of therapy to use depends on the cause of the pain and a person’s individual circumstances. Back pain ...

Ice baths have been all the rage on social media lately, as people across the country — including celebrities like Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian — take the plunge into frigid waters to ...

Beginning Jan. 1, Tricare beneficiaries in 10 states will have access to free physical therapy sessions for lower back pain. Defense Health Agency officials announced Tuesday that effective next year, ...

Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent condition associated with disability, work loss and economic burden to health care.