Early clinical trial results suggest that a groundbreaking new antibiotic drug could be a “massive game changer” for some patients suffering from chronic lower back pain.

Constipation can sometimes cause back pain. The pain occurs when the mass of feces presses on the nerves in the lower back, called the sacral nerves. A person could also develop back pain as a ...

Researchers have reviewed non-drug and non-surgical treatments for low back pain to assess which ones are more likely to ...

Anyone who suffers from chronic low back pain knows how difficult it can be to manage, and how quickly it can turn the most ...

Acupuncture. Massage. Muscle relaxants. Cannabinoids. Opioids. The list of available treatments for low back pain goes on and on. But there’s not good evidence that these treatments actually ...

There can be many causes of back pain including accidents ... or the use of an implanted device to stabilize the vertebrae in the lower back while permitting more normal movement.

The most common cause of low back pain on the left side is a muscle strain. Other causes of lower left back pain include a kidney infection, herniated disc, and pregnancy. To treat lower left back ...

One of the lesser-known gluteal muscles, the piriformis is a diagonal, pear-shaped muscle that originates at the sacrum ...