Pancreatic cancer is often diagnosed late because early symptoms are subtle. Doctors warn that persistent, dull back pain, ...

Back pain shows up anywhere from the base of your neck down to your tailbone. The discomfort might feel burning, aching, dull, sharp, shooting, stabbing or throbbing depending on what’s causing it.

By the time a 34-year-old Florida mother finally learned why her back felt like it was breaking, the diagnosis was not ...

The number of people living with arthritis in Western Australia is projected to increase significantly by 2045, suggests a new Monash University led-report, in collaboration with Curtin University, ...

Many people ignore early back and neck pain until it worsens into serious spine disorders, experts warn. Conditions like disc ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A physician who writes about challenges with navigating healthcare. Back pain is the world’s leading cause of disability, ...

In older men, back pain appears to be predictive of subsequent sleep problems and lower sleep satisfaction scores.

Among the myriad of medical treatments for low back pain—a leading cause of disability that affects more than 600 million ...

A drug derived from cannabis eases chronic lower back pain without serious side effects or signs of addiction, making it a potentially powerful alternative to existing pain medications. There are ...