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Having a bad back can be as simple as a daily nuisance or as severe as a debilitating condition. While it's important to have a strong back, not everyone suffering from back pain needs to take drastic measures to fix the problem.In his book The 7 Minute Back Pain Solution , Dr. Gerard Girasole, a board-certified orthopaedic spin surgeon in New York City, explains the common causes of back pain and details different exercises a person can do to strengthen the muscles in their core. What made you want to write this book?I'm a spinal surgeon, but there's never been a concise go-to article about how to strengthen your back. In therapy places they had different exercises, but nothing was very to the point.Cara, my co-author, was a patient of mine, and I thought she needed surgery. But one day I saw her in the gym, and she looked great. She told me she had designed these exercises to help her back, so we decided to both write a book about it together.How prevalent is back pain in Americ...
Want to improve your golf game?Warming up properly might just be the key.A recent study showed that during a two-year period, 60 percent of golf professionals and 40...
We usually view side effects as a bad thing, but sometimes they point the way to a whole new use for a drug."We think of...drugs as being specific to [a] task," says...
Most guys learn to do pushups in the fourth grade. Ever seen a fourth-grader do a pushup? It's not pretty. And unfortunately, few people ever get better."Unless they...
Make every step count, no matter how often you hit the pavement.If You Walk Occasionally... Routine: Begin by walking 10 to 15 minutes on flat ground or on a treadmi...
A cancer research center will attempt to make a vaccine out of a North Texas teenager's lung tumor, myFOXdfw reported.This week 18-year-old Carley Rutledge's lung tu...
It has been four days since Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, and power has yet to return to several communities. While many residents and businesses have been imp...
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has requested briefings this week by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Cont...
MTV reality star Diem Brown has decided to undergo another round of fertility treatments in order to harvest more eggs before she surgically removes her ovary as par...
Recently, there has been much debate and controversy over when and if certain medical tests should be ordered, including mammograms, Pap smears and PSA screening for...
Cervical cancer begins in the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that connects to the vagina, or birth canal. The American Cancer Society estimates that approxi...
British scientists have identified a gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, and say their discovery should help drug researchers in their search ...
Bladder cancer begins in the bladder, a central organ in the urinary system. The National Cancer Institute reports that 14,880 people will die from bladder cancer an...
Weekly yoga classes eased pain and improved functioning in some people with chronic lower back pain – but the yoga sessions weren't any better than regular stretchin...
Massage therapy may help people who suffer from chronic back pain , although the effects tend to disappear over the longer term, according to a U.S. study.After 10 w...
A new study suggests that injections of steroids or arthritis drugs in the spine may not provide much extra relief for people with chronic back and leg pain due to n...
Yoga is better at treating lower back pain than conventional medical treatment, according to a large-scale British study published Tuesday.People with long-term back...
If you're stressed at work, a little yoga on your lunch break might just help.A new study from the United Kingdom suggests yoga done at work can reduce stress levels...
The back is literally your body's support system, made up of more than 30 bones and hundreds of nerves, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. But all those moving parts m...
Back pain isn't just about heavy lifting or sleeping the wrong way. Here are some surprising everyday habits that cause aches and pains—and how to feel better.Get to...