Back Pain

First, if you are having chronic back pain, go see a doctor. That said, I have experienced a severe back injury and know a lot about how to treat and overcome it. If my experience can help anyone, I want to offer it.

Recently, I started feeling excruciating hip and back pain, numbness in my leg and trouble standing straight, walking or sleeping. An osteopath diagnosed tension in the psoas muscle. Here's what I learned about "psoas syndrome" and what to do when it starts to hurt.

Several years ago, I suffered debilitating injuries which left me with chronic neck, shoulder and upper back pain. The pain led to depression as I discovered I was no longer able to engage in activities I had always enjoyed. These strategies gave me back my life.

For those of us who do hard physical labor, whether it's for a living or just fixing up your home, back pain is inevitable. It's just part of the deal. I've found some things to make it heal faster.

Ease an aching back by doing these simple stretches for a few minutes every day. An alternative to taking painkillers for back pain.

Review of Seat Solution Orthopedic Seat Cushions. If you have back pain, you must read this review.

McKenzie Method exercises and stretches are a great way to combat lower back pain from bulging/herniated discs and compressed sciatic nerves.

Back pain and spasms can be treated at home with spinal adjustment devices. In this article, I review several spinal alignment devices for relief of back pain.

I had a herniated disc (L5-S1) and suffered for five grueling months of different treatments before I got surgery. Here I explore those options I tried; others share their experiences in the comments.