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Posts Tagged ‘back pain’

The Damaging Effects of Chronic Pain on the Brain

Because chronic pain is so widespread, most of us are quite familiar with the damaging effects that it can have on lives. What many of us don’t know is the damage that chronic pain can do to the brain or the effects that this damage can have on our mental abilities.

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Stretching the Value of Exercise in Treating Back Pain

Most of us have experienced back pain or seen the suffering in those close to us because back pain affects so many people. Unfortunately, the treatment of back pain is still primitive and both the costs to lives and dollar costs are high.

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Constructing a Better Back For Those With Degenerative Disc Disease

For those with degenerative disc disease, the range of surgical treatment options continues to increase. However, the immaturity of the latest approaches means that further observation is required to know the long term implications for people who undergo disc replacement.

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