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Back Pain
Back pain or back ache is a symptom that can arise from many causes. Many cases of back pain and sore backs are caused by stresses on the muscles and ligaments that support the spine.
Follow the links below to find information on back pain, including low back pain.
Reviewed January 2012
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| Title: | Back pain |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Back pain can be caused by injury, inflammation, tension or spasm of the muscle, ligament, cartilage or bone. Arthritis, muscle strain, osteoporosis, sciatica and stress are common causes. Treatment can include exercise, massage and medication. Staying active is an important part of managing back pain. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Back pain - disc problems |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | A ruptured or slipped disc is a common problem in the intervertebral discs, which are spongy cushions found between the vertebrae of the spine. Degenerative disc disease can also cause back pain. Risk factors for disc problems include obesity, lack of physical activity and poor muscle tone. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Back pain - children |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Back pain is common in children, particularly during adolescence. Poor posture, inappropriate forms of exercise and carrying heavy schoolbags can cause back pain. If pain is persistent, and felt in the same place, it should be investigated by your medical practitioner. |
| Date: | Jun 2011 |
| Title: | Back problems |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Back pain is common. Some of the more common back problems include soft tissue injuries, disc problems, postural stress, sciatica, structural defects, disease and fracture. Any structure in the back has the potential to cause pain if affected by injury or disease. |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Back pain |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Back pain, particularly lower back pain, is a very common reason for visiting the doctor. Back pain is often secondary to back trauma and usually resolves after a short period of time. Occasionally it may indicate a more serious underlying condition. |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Back pain - schoolbags |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Schoolbags can cause back pain and damage the spine in children. Reduce the risk by buying an appropriate size backpack and making sure the bag is not too heavy. |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | School backpacks |
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| Publisher: | Raising Children Network (RCN) |
| Description: | A report from CHOICE magazine on choosing a school backpack |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Seeing the back of back pain |
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| Publisher: | National Prescribing Service |
| Description: | Acute low back pain affects four out of five Australians at some time in their lives. Generally, you can manage acute low back pain yourself. Read on to find out what you can do. |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Thoracic back pain (upper vertebral fractures/pain) |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of thoracic back pain, or upper vertebral pain. Written by professional health specialists. |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Lower back pain |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Lower back pain generally refers to pain in the area of the lumbar spine. Back pain is described as acute or chronic depending whether it persists for longer than three months. |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | Lower back pain |
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| Publisher: | Department of Health Western Australia |
| Description: | Diagnostic imaging algorithm for patients with acute low back pain. It highlights the 'red flag' symptoms/signs that prevent indiscriminate use of plain radiography for this complaint. |
| Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Title: | Pilates for back pain |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Pilates and Back Pain: Pilates is a particularly good exercise for many people with back pain as it is designed to strengthen the deep abdominal and pelvic floor muscles. Pilates has been found to reduce chronic back pain and the disability associated with back pain. Read on for more info on Pilates and Back pain. |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Back pain - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Most back problems can be prevented by proper use of the spine and keeping it in good shape. |
| Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Title: | Back pain |
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| Publisher: | Arthritis Australia |
| Description: | This information sheet is for people with back pain (not back pain from osteoporosis). It provides general information about back pain and what can be done to manage it. |
| Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Title: | Weight loss helps bad backs - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | People with back injuries should not lift objects slowly and should never bend to lift far away from the body or lift something off the floor. |
| Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Title: | Good news about bad backs |
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| Publisher: | Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW) |
| Description: | Back pain is so widespread that up to 80 per cent of us are likely to have it at some time in our lives - after headache and the common cold, it's the most common cause of time off work. But the good news is that most back pain is caused by only minor problems and usually improves within two weeks. |
| Date: | Apr 1999 |
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