Two types of support for low back pain: how they work and why you might need them
Self-care of low back problems can include the use of a lumbosacral support or a trochanter belt. Here's what your choices are and why you might need them.
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A selection of Dr. Lavine's articles on disc bulge...
Why your low back aches when you get up from sitting
The reason why your low back aches when you get out of a chair.
How to choose the best treatment for low back pain
Treatment-based grouping is emerging as a more effective path for diagnosing patients with low back pain.
New diagnostic categories help define low back pain
Flexion-intolerant low back pain and what you can do about it.
Exercise prevents back pain recurrence
Exercise has been proven to prevent recurrence of low back pain.
Three ways flexion-distraction helps heal the intervertebral disc
Lumbar flexion-distraction is effective in the treatment of herniated or bulging lumbar discs. There are a number of ways that the technique has its effect - this article outlines three of them.
Latest medical research
Latest medical research of interest.
What powerlifters taught me about treating intervertebral discs
Lumbar decompression with the DRX-9000 works by breaking down the fibers of the intervertebral disc to allow them to grow back stronger than ever.
Three groups of people who can benefit from lumbar flexion-distraction
Flexion-distraction methods have been developed as an alternative to surgery for patients with herniated lumbar discs. But there are other varieties of back pain that can be helped, too.
The chemistry of bulging disc treatment
Back pain means more than a breakdown of your spine's biomechanics. The chemistry of back pain is complex and offers clues to treatment.
Research deepens questions about low back mri
Researchers reviewed records of 1,000 MRI's taken of patients with low back pain and found that more than half were prescribed inappropriately.
MRIs not helpful in understanding low back pain & sciatica
Dutch researchers took MRI's of people with sciatica and compared them with MRI's taken one year later. Patients who had had surgery were less likely to have a bulging disc one year post-op. But what did that mean?
If you have back problems be wary of these three exercises
Those with back problems need strengthening exercises to protect their low back but have to be wary to perform only low back-safe maneuvers.
When bending backward hurts
Learn the simple steps to control the pain of lumbar facet syndrome.
Lumbar spondylolisthesis and spondylolisthesis exercises
Spondylolisthesis, often starting in adolescence, contributes to low back pain in about 5% of adults. Discover the best treatment options including spondylolisthesis exercises.