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Back pain

Risk factors

• Stress symptoms: Effects on your body, feelings and behavior Stress symptoms — Learn how stress can affect your health so that you can take action.

Symptoms

• Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.

Tests and diagnosis

• Discogram Discogram — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this test used to evaluate back pain.

Treatments and drugs

• Radiofrequency neurotomy Radiofrequency neurotomy — Overview covers definition, risks and what happens during this chronic pain treatment.
• Botox injections Botox injections — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this procedure to treat wrinkles and other conditions.
• Spinal injury: First aid How to administer first aid for a spinal injury.

Lifestyle and home remedies

• Low back pain: Everyday solutions Low back pain becomes chronic partly from the way you sit, stand and move.

Alternative medicine

• Acupuncture Acupuncture — Overview covers definition, risks, benefits of this alternative treatment.
• Chiropractic adjustment Chiropractic adjustment — Overview covers definition, what to expect from spinal manipulation treatment for back pain.

Prevention

• Office ergonomics: Your how-to guide Office ergonomics — Use this visual ergonomics guide to make your work space more comfortable.

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