Topic: Lower Back Pain
Current studies suggest that 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain during their lives; low back pain is the leading cause of disability in the work place and it is the second most common reason people visit the doctor after the common cold. Most cases of lower back pain can be linked to a general cause—such as a muscle strain or injury, or overuse. These can be treated conservativley with non surgical means such as anti inflammaroty medication and physical therapy. However, sometomes, back pain can come from a specific abnormal condition of the spine, most commonly: Herniated Disc, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Stenosis, and Osteoarthritis. There are a number of less common conditions that cause low back pain as well, such as sacroiliac joint dysfunction, spinal tumors, fibromyalgia, and Piriformis Syndrome.

- Artificial Disc Replacements: What Patients Need to Know

- Advances in Pain Management: Integrative Medicine
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- Advances in Pain Management: Medical Cannabis
- Ethan Ruby, Theraplant

- Advances in Pain Management: Focused Ultrasound
- Dr. Suzanne LeBlang, Focused Ultrasound Foundation

- Why Do I have Neck and Back Pain?
- Leonard Kibuule, MD, FAAOS Spine Team Texas, Allen, TX

- The Importance of Accurate Information about Spine Health and Treatments
- Leonard Kibuule, MD, FAAOS Spine Team Texas, Allen, TX

- Spinal Anatomy with Dr. Todd J. Albert
- Dr. Todd J. Albert, Hospital for Special Surgery

- What is Back Pain?
- Dr. Thomas Schuler, President of NSHF Medical & Scientific Board
Thao Allen, PA, Spine Specialist at Virginia Spine Institute

- What Should I Do About my Back Pain?
- Dr. Thomas Schuler, President of NSHF Medical & Scientific Board
Thao Allen, PA, Spine Specialist at Virginia Spine Institute

- Help! I Threw My Back Out!
- Dr. Thomas Schuler, President of NSHF Medical & Scientific Board
Thao Allen, PA, Spine Specialist at Virginia Spine Institute

- Is My Back Pain Coming from a Disc?
- Dr. Thomas Schuler, President of NSHF Medical & Scientific Board
Thao Allen, PA, Spine Specialist at Virginia Spine Institute

- Back Pain in Adolescents and Pars Stress Fractures
- Larry Grine