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Read what these experts have to say about back pain, treatments, spine surgery, exercise, and more.

What Spine Surgery Can and Cannot Fix

There is as much art as there is science to it and no 100% guarantees

by Neel Anand, MD
Garlic for Back Pain: Does it really work?

Test it out yourself! Spaghetti, Garlic and Oil. Buon Apetito!

by Dana Fawcett, RHN
Pain after Spine Surgery

Is It Normal to Have Back Pain a Year after Surgery?

by Reginald Q. Knight, MD, MHA
Will Acupuncture Work to Reduce My Stress and Back Pain?

How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Relieve Back Pain

by Laurie Morse, LAc, MTOM
At-Home Treatments for Neck Pain

Most Healing Happens Outside the Doctor's Office

by David B. Tuchinsky, DC
Degenerative Disc Disease Treatments

Is Surgery Your Best Option?

by Richard D. Guyer, MD
Long-Term Effects of Whiplash

Can Whiplash Lead to Osteoarthritis and Spinal Stenosis?

by Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

Popular Neck and Back Pain Articles

Opioids for Chronic Neck Pain: Continue or Taper the Dose?

Lisa has taken an opioid to manage her chronic neck pain, but her doctor has recommended reducing her dose. Three spine doctors discuss.

How Spine Surgery Treats Cervical Myelopathy and Deformity

A neurosurgeon explains his diagnosis and treatment of a patient with cervical myelopathy and deformity.

I'm in Pain Now—Is My Spine Surgery to Blame?

Neurosurgeons James S. Harrop, MD, FACS and John L. Gillick, MD help clarify why some patients experience pain after spine surgery.

Is Your Low Back Pain Mechanical?

The cause of low back pain can be categorized as being either organic or mechanical. What’s the difference and why is the answer noteworthy to someone with lumbar spine pain?

5 Mattress Buying Tips to Reduce Back Pain and Improve Sleep

A good mattress is good for your back and neck. This guide provides mattress basics to help you become a more informed consumer.

Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain and Neck Pain

Painful muscle spasms in your back or neck may be eased by taking a muscle relaxant medication your doctor prescribes.

Cervical Disc Replacement Considerations and Surgery

Cervical disc replacement surgery is a minimally invasive spine procedure performed to relieve neck and arm pain.

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Spinal Cord Injuries Are Not Just Caused by Trauma

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Though most people connect traumatic events to spinal cord injury (SCI), non-traumatic causes of SCI are a much more likely cause. To highlight just how common non-traumatic cases are versus their traumatic counterparts, consider the incidence of traumatic SCI in North America: 39 cases per million people. On the other hand, the incidence of non-traumatic SCI is 1,227 cases per million people for Canada alone.

Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD, presents comprehensive information about spinal cord injury—from initial injury and diagnosis, to related syndromes, complications, treatment, prognosis and quality of life issues.

Emergency Medical Technicians protect a woman's spine by strapping her to a backboard for hospital transport.

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