Baby got bad back! If you struggle with back pain, you should sleep in a way that avoids putting extra pressure on your spine. If you can’t find that sweet spot, you’ll spend the night tossing and ...

In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

The cure for debilitating back pain could be mind over matter, research suggested today. For talking therapies can help people with lower back pain to live a more active life, scientists found. And ...

Low back pain is a major cause of disability around the globe, with more than 570 million people affected. New research shows that many people with persistent low back pain (more than 12 weeks) ...

Waking up with new aches and pains is hardly the ideal way to start your day, and it can spark a flood of questions. Did you sleep weird last night, or is this the fallout of going too hard at ...

A woman who struggled with back pain for months was told it was just bad posture—but then an MRI scan revealed the shocking truth. Like many people, Lauren Wagner thought her back ache was caused by ...

“We spend almost a third of our lives in bed, so it is important to sleep on something that is comfortable and meets your needs for good sleep,” says Santhosh A. Thomas, DO, medical director of the ...

As a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal conditions and treating a diverse range of athletes—from corporate executives to weekend warriors and high school competitors—I frequently encounter the ...

A recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns. Skeletons used in a museum in ...

Got an aching back? Experts say it’s worth bringing up to your doctor. (Getty Images) Waking up with new aches and pains is hardly the ideal way to start your day, and it can spark a flood of ...

In a recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers performed a meta-analysis on the clinical course of acute, subacute, and persistent lower back pain. Study: The ...