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  1. Back and Neck Pain Includes links to info on backandneckpain. Also includes links to info on drugs used to treat backandneckpain, and guides to help you decide among treatment options.
  2. Upper and Middle BackPain Covers the causes and symptoms of upper and middle backpain. Looks at treatment with rest, pain medicine, and surgery. Includes steps to prevent backpain from returning, such as practicing good posture and getting regular exercise.
  3. Low BackPain Covers the causes and symptoms of low backpain. Looks at treatment with rest, over-the-counter pain medicine, and heating pads. Includes steps to prevent low backpain from returning, such as practicing good posture and getting regular exercise.
  4. Low BackPain: Exercises to Reduce Pain Covers exercises that may help reduce low backpain. Provides step-by-step instructions for each exercise. Groups the exercises based on whether pain is relieved by standing, sitting, or neither.
  5. Back Pain: What Is It? Here's some help for understanding what backpain is and what you can do to feel better.
  6. Back Pain in Children and Teenagers
  7. First Aid for Low BackPain
  8. Botulinum (Botox) Injection for Low BackPain
  9. Pregnancy: Dealing With BackPain Learn how to protect your backand relieve pain during pregnancy.
  10. Back Pain During Pregnancy Offers tips and exercises for easing backpain during pregnancy. Explains when to seek help for backpain during pregnancy.
  11. Back School for Low BackPain
  12. Low BackPain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities
  13. Low BackPain: Keeping It From Coming Back Learn easy ways to help prevent the return of low backpain.
  14. Imaging Tests for Low BackPain Learn why X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs may not find the cause of your low backpain.
  15. Stress andBackPain
  16. Returning to Work With Low BackPain
  17. Back Pain: Getting In and Out of Bed Learn easy ways to protect your back when you get in and out of bed and while you sleep.
  18. Back Pain: Self-Massage With a Tennis Ball Learn an easy way to give yourself a back massage using a tennis ball.
  19. Heat or Ice for Low BackPain Learn when and how to use ice and heat to relieve low backpain.
  20. Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low BackPain
  21. Low BackPain: Keep Moving Learn about activity and exercise to help reduce low backpain.
  22. Back Pain: 5 Ways to Take Care of Yourself Here are five ways you can take care of yourself when your back hurts.
  23. Low BackPain: Should I Have an MRI? Guides through the decision to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for low backpain. Discusses the problems an MRI can find and why it may not show the source of pain. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  24. Low BackPain: Should I Have Spinal Manipulation? Guides you through decision to have spinal manipulation. Describes treatment and how well it works for low backpain. Lists benefits and risks of both spinal manipulation and home treatment. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
  25. Patty's Story: Using Positive Thinking to Help BackPain
  26. Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programs for Low BackPain
  27. Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET) for Low BackPain
  28. Prolotherapy for Low BackPain
  29. Low BackPainand Sex
  30. Getting Support When You Have Low BackPain
  31. Ravi's Story: Coping With BackPainand Depression
  32. Physical Therapy for BackPain
  33. Low BackPain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots? Guides you through the decision to use epidural corticosteroid shots to relieve backpain. Explains risks and benefits of epidural steroid shots. Compares steroid shots with other treatment for backpain.
  34. Chronic Low BackPain: Is It Time to Try Something New? Think about what you've tried for backpainand what you might consider trying now.
  35. Pregnancy: Belly, Pelvic, andBackPain
  36. Cathy's Story: Dealing With Stress
  37. Chronic Pain Discusses chronic pain caused by problems other than cancer. Covers symptoms and how chronic pain is diagnosed. Covers conditions that can be treated, like neckpain, low backpain, and arthritis. Info on treatment with medicine and lifestyle changes.
  38. Good Posture for a Healthy Back Learn how to use good posture to protect your back while sitting, standing, and walking. And learn about comfortable sleep positions for your back.
  39. Neck Pain
  40. Manual Therapy for NeckPain
  41. Spinal Decompression for NeckPain
  42. Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem? Asks questions that help you find out if your low back problem might be helped by surgery. Results help you talk with your doctor about backpain or other symptoms like leg pain. Helps you talk with your doctor about surgery and other treatment options.
  43. Neck Problems and Injuries Briefly discusses causes of neck problems or injuries, including common activities, sudden injuries, overuse, and health conditions that may cause problems. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  44. Neck Exercises Provides step-by-step instructions and photos for exercises to strengthen the neckand help relieve pain.
  45. Nerve Function Tests for Evaluating Low Back Problems
  46. Shoulder andNeck Massage
  47. Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Arthrodesis) Covers a surgical procedure that joins, or fuses, two or more vertebrae to treat low backpain. Looks at why it is done and what to expect after surgery. Includes how well it works and possible risks.
  48. Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal
  49. Rheumatoid Arthritis: Neck Symptoms
  50. Lumbar Herniated Disc Discusses herniated disc, which is also called a slipped or ruptured disc. Covers symptoms like backpain, numbness, and weakness. Looks at sciatica and bulging disc. Discusses nonsurgical and surgical treatment options. Offers prevention tips.
  51. Spinal Manipulation Learn the basics about spinal manipulation as a treatment option for backpain.
  52. Back Problems and Injuries Briefly discusses causes of back problems or injuries, including common activities, sudden injuries, overuse, and health conditions that may cause problems. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
  53. Get Chores Done Without Making Your Pain Worse
  54. Home Treatment for Herniated Disc Pain Learn how home treatment of backand leg pain from a herniated disc can help you avoid surgery.
  55. Back Surgery for Spinal Stenosis: Before Your Surgery Learn how surgery for spinal stenosis pain is done and what you need to know to prepare for the surgery.
  56. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Spine
  57. Severity of Back Injuries
  58. Proper Lifting to Protect Your Back Learn the right way to lift objects to protect your back.
  59. Back Problems: Proper Lifting Explains basic rules to protect your back when lifting. Includes image of proper lifting technique and tips for thinking ahead before you lift.
  60. Chronic Myofascial Pain
  61. Chronic Pain Syndrome
  62. Chronic Pain: Managing Pain With Healthy Thinking Learn to reduce your pain by changing negative thoughts.
  63. Managing Pain While You're in the Hospital Learn how you can work with your doctor and care team to manage pain while in the hospital.
  64. Chronic Pain: How Medicines Can Help You Manage It Learn how medicines can help you manage chronic pain.
  65. Living With Chronic Pain Learn about chronic painand what you can do to feel better.
  66. Chronic Pain: Tracking How You're Doing Learn to track how well you are managing your pain.
  67. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Pain Management Covers using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify and change behaviors that can make pain worse. Includes why it's used, how well it works, and any risks.
  68. Chronic Pain: Using Healthy Thinking
  69. Pain Management
  70. Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain Covers using an electrical current to treat chronic pain. Explains how peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation is done, why it is done, and how well it works. Includes possible risks related to the treatment.
  71. How to Do the Press-Up Exercise Learn how to do the press-up exercise to stretch your belly muscles and increase flexibility in your lower back.
  72. Pain: Getting Help at Home
  73. Chronic Pain: Finding Your Strength Hear how others found strength and support to manage their pain.
  74. Pain Management Clinic
  75. Pain in a Spinal Cord Injury
  76. Aspirin for Pain, Fever, and Inflammation
  77. Self-Massage
  78. Moving From Sitting to Standing
  79. Cervical Spinal Stenosis Covers narrowing of spinal canal in the neck. Looks at symptoms like pain or numbness in neck, shoulders, arms, hands, or legs caused by squeezing of nerves and cord. Discusses treatment with medicine, exercise, physical therapy, and surgery.
  80. Cervical Collars
  81. Whiplash
  82. Sciatica Covers causes of sciatica such as a bulging or ruptured disc, spinal stenosis, and bone spurs. Looks at symptoms such as pain in your back or buttocks. Includes treatment with a cold pack, medicines, and exercises to relieve pain.
  83. Degenerative Disc Disease Covers causes and symptoms of changes in your spinal discs as you age. Includes changes that can result in back or neckpain, osteoarthritis, herniated disc, and spinal stenosis. Looks at treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
  84. Lumbar Spondylosis
  85. Cervical Spondylosis
  86. Lumbar spondylosis: Fast Facts Learn what lumbar spondylosis is.
  87. Cervical Disc Herniation
  88. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  89. Lumbar spinal stenosis: Fast Facts Learn what spinal stenosis is.
  90. Ergonomics: Using Your Computer Get tips on how to set up and use your computer in a way that prevents aches and pains.
  91. Spondylolisthesis
  92. Spinal X-Ray
  93. Spinal Stenosis Surgery: How Others Decided Hear what others thought about when deciding whether to have back surgery.
  94. Ankylosing Spondylitis Discusses ankylosing spondylitis, a condition that causes pain, stiffness, and swelling in the spine. Covers causes, diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment.
  95. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
  96. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan of the Spine
  97. Deciding About Spinal Stenosis Surgery Compare the pros and cons of having surgery for spinal stenosis.
  98. Lorna's Story: There's No Fast Cure
  99. Percutaneous Discectomy for a Lumbar Herniated Disc Covers surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. Discusses why it may be done such as for a bulging disc, to relieve pain, or help prevent serious nerve damage. Looks at how well it works and risks.
  100. Prone Buttocks Squeeze

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