Suffering from lower back pain is no joke. It can not only negatively affect your mood but also put a significant strain ...

The human spine naturally forms an S-shaped curve when viewed from the side. This design brilliantly distributes weight and absorbs shock throughout your daily activities.

Even a short-term course of cognitive functional therapy resulted in lasting relief for some study participants.

For work identifying a novel therapeutic target to improve walking after SCI, Newton Cho is the 2025 winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation. The prize rewards innovative research that ...

Lower back pain is a not-so-gentle reminder that we’re human, not indestructible machines. It can rear its ugly head after you’ve lifted something heavy or spent hours in a chair that feels ...

Lower back pain has a range of possible causes. It can flare up in different positions depending on the cause. Some people may have lower back pain, especially while lying down. Lower back pain is ...

Lower back pain can stab, throb, or ache without warning. But what if the problem wasn’t actually coming from your back? It’s easy to blame posture or a pulled muscle.

A 2019 study published in the Journal of Biomechanics reported that backward walking caused greater activation of these muscles in patients with chronic lower back pain. And Janet Dufek, a ...

If lower back pain is keeping you up at night, you’re not alone: about one in three adults in the U.S. are affected by such aching, which often results in poor sleep.

When your lower back hurts, your first instinct may be to take it easy or stay in bed. “It’s a very natural human reaction, but it’s not a good thing,” said Dr. Robert Saper, chair of the ...

While there are many different causes of lower back pain, often the root cause is having a “weak base of support,” said Hamza Khalid, a physician at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Spine Health.