Health Center: Healthy Back
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- Women feel more pain than men, study finds
Pain study of over 72,000 patients yielded clear results when it comes to which gender experiences pain more
- 100 million Americans have chronic pain
New study shows that pain costs billions of dollars a year in U.S.
- Can modern day "bed of nails" help back pain?
New mat, with more than 8,000 prickly points, is designed to stimulate pressure points and cause the release of pain-fighting hormones
- Tension headaches set off in brain, not muscles
New research says tension headaches may be caused by a disruption of the pain-perceiving areas in the brain
- Understanding advances in chronic pain control
Dr. Jennifer Ashton says chronic pain under-treated by doctors, discusses advancements in understanding condition, how alternative treatments can be paired with medications
- Bad Back? Time, Not Treatment, May Be Best Cure
Americans Spending Billions Each Year in Care for Aching Backs — Despite Questionable Results
- Back Pain Myths Debunked
Dr. Jennifer Ashton Takes Down Many of the Big Misconceptions About This Common Ailment
- Talk Therapy May Treat Low Back Pain
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Beneficial and Cost-effective, U.K. Study Finds
- Bye-Bye Back Pain!
Muscle Pain Expert Shares Tips for Treating and Preventing People's Most Common Aches
Recover the right way: 11 myths about healing
What are best, worst practices after a serious illness or injury? One doc shares tips and busts myths
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Surprising causes of back pain, tips for relief
From your smartphone to your shoes, surprising reasons you're aching-- and how to get better fast
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View Videos Exercises to relieve back pain
Dr. Holly Phillips spoke with Russ Mitchell on some information regarding back pain including common causes and why staying active is key.
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View Photos Ouch! 9 myths about low back pain
Think you know how to treat lower back pain? Don't be so sure
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View Videos HealthWatch: Pain in the neck? Some simple cures
Neck pain affects 75% of the population at some point in their life. Dr. Holly Phillips reports on simple exercises that can help reduce the pain.
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View Photos Fashion harmful to health? Not these 2012 trends
Think you have to sacrifice your body to look good? Not with these 2012 trends
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View Videos Daily Pain Triggers and What Causes Them
Dr. Kavita Mariwalla revealed to Rebecca Jarvis some surprising pain triggers that may be caused in your daily routine and how to treat them.
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View Videos Understanding Pain
Erica Hill speaks with Dr. Jennifer Ashton about a new approach to treating chronic pain.
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