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Back and neck pain

Find out everything you need to know about back and neck pain, including symptoms, treatment, causes, management and more.

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3 Signs Your Back Pain May Be Something More Serious
Understand the origins of shooting leg pain, tingling toes, and other signs of injury.

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Got Back Pain? These Conditions May Be to Blame
Weren’t involved in an accident? Didn't lift anything heavy? Here are some other possib...

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6 Easy Moves to Prevent Back Pain
A physical therapist shares her best exercises for avoiding injury.

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5 Surprising Habits That Cause Back Pain
These seemingly harmless habits can leave your back screaming for mercy.

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Ease Lower Back Pain with These Yoga Moves
Want your back to feel good? Then you gotta do all the right moves. And the best moves for your b...

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Exercises That Won’t Hurt Your Back
Strengthen your back to prevent injuries.

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The best ways to sit to prevent back pain
How you sit can prevent -- or worsen -- back pain. In this HealthSmarts video, orthopedic surgeon Vo...

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What could happen if I let acute back pain go untreated?
It's important to treat acute back pain properly; if ignored it can become chronic back pain, or pro...

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7 tips to protect your memory
Our memory doesn't have to decline as we age. In this video neuroscientist Dr. Richard Restak gives...

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Lower back pain: what you should know
About 577 million people around the world had lower back pain in 2017. This video reviews the stati...