If your back pain symptoms get worse or don’t improve within a few days after a fall, your doctor can help identify underlying causes like muscle strain or disc herniation. Falling can hurt. It’s ...

University of Utah Health’s Spine Care Clinic connects you to a coordinated staff of experts working together to provide nonoperative and operative care. Your lower back pain may be treated with ...

Children's back pain is rising due to heavy bags, poor posture, screen time, and low activity.

After a recent ER shift, I was thinking about how often patients turn up due to acute low back pain. ERs across the country see more than 2.6 million visits annually for low back pain. One study ...

Lower back pain is a potential symptom of both acute and long COVID-19. Viral infections can directly cause muscle pain, while immobility due to fever can also worsen muscle tension. This information ...

Clinical depression is often linked to aches and pains, including back pain. Having chronic back pain is also associated with worsening depression symptoms in some people. Research indicates there’s a ...

People who suffer from ongoing back pain, fatigue or a cough are being urged to take their symptoms seriously as health ...