Manual therapy is one of the most widely used therapeutic solutions by physical therapists and chiropractors to treat pain and musculoskeletal disorders. Manual therapy is a specialized form of ...

A new study shows that clinician-supported self-management, but not spinal manipulation, is linked to greater improvement in disability from low back pain than recommended medical care.

When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years ...

Many people will experience neck pain or back pain at some point in their life—pain that our physical therapists can treat without medication or invasive surgery so you can resume routine activities ...

Joe Laurence, a firefighter in Western Australia, was pulling a hose over a fence when he felt a sharp pain shoot down his back. “It was pretty horrific at the time,” said Laurence, then 27. “From ...

Back pain is a very common health issue that can significantly impact your life. When that condition becomes chronic, there isn't a simple answer to treatment. Graham Wagner, MD, explains the many ...

Cognitive Functional Therapy treats chronic back pain as part of a person's entire pain experience, but more research is needed to assess its effectiveness. A systematic review of relatively new ...

A just-released publication by psychologist and neuroscientist Yoni Ashar and colleagues in JAMA Psychiatry begins by clarifying that as many as 20 percent of Americans suffer from chronic back pain.