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Low Back Pain Exercise Guide

Regular exercises to restore the strength of your back and a gradual return to everyday activities are important for your full recovery. Your orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapist may recommend t... Details >
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Low Back Pain: Tips on Pain Relief and Prevention

Many things can cause low back injuries--muscle strain or spasm, sprains of ligaments (which attach bone to bone), joint problems or a "slipped disk." The most common cause is using your back muscles ... Details >
American Academy of Family Physicians

Physical Therapists Offer Snow Shovelers Advice to Avoid Injuries

With weather experts predicting a repeat of last winter’s colder-than-normal temperatures and heavy snowfalls in many parts of the U.S., the American Physical Therapy Association is concerned about re... Details >
American Physical Therapy Association

Pull Your Weeds, Not Your Back, To Make Your Garden Grow

This mini-fact sheet provides advice on how to enjoy gardening without causing injury to your back. Contains a set of "garden fitness stretches" you can do to alleviate muscle pain after a day spent i... Details >
American Chiropractic Association

Spinal Manipulation for Low-Back Pain
This fact sheet summarizes the current scientific knowledge about the effects of spinal manipulation on low-back pain. ... Details >
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health

Test Your Back Health IQ

Find out what you know about back health.... Details >
American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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