Low back pain can be stubbornly mysterious. For millions of people, the ache persists for years, even when doctors can’t find a single structural problem, even on an MRI. It’s like a ghost, but ...

A hormone traditionally used to treat bone loss may hold the key to stopping chronic back pain at its source, according to a new study. Chronic back pain is often linked to the deterioration of spinal ...

A new study suggests a widely used bone hormone could help relieve chronic back pain in an unexpected way. Instead of just strengthening bone, it appears to stop pain-sensing nerves from growing into ...

A muscle spasm could mean more than pain in your back — it could also hurt your ears. Despite being the leading cause of disability worldwide, many people with lower back pain suffer in silence, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Elevated auditory sensitivity was observed in a cohort of individuals with chronic back pain. Patients with ...

Chronic back pain appears to amplify everyday sensory experiences, including sound. Brain scans reveal altered activity in emotion and regulation centers. Credit: Shutterstock Chronic back pain may ...

When Caroline Beall, DO, a family and sports medicine physician in Michigan, was 16, she felt a deep, burning ache radiate across her lower back during volleyball practice. Osteopathic manipulation ...

Summary: For people with chronic back pain, a slamming door or a loud TV isn’t just annoying—it actually feels physically harsher. A new study reveals that chronic pain triggers a “sensory ...

People with chronic back pain process everyday sounds differently, and more intensely, than people without pain, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz. Published today in ...

Prick your finger and it hurts—simple cause, simple response. But for millions of people living with chronic pain, pain is anything but straightforward. It persists without a visible cause, defying ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic lower back pain. It’s a welcome discovery for the millions of Americans who ...