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Back pain
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Risk factors
- Stress symptoms: Effects on your body, feelings and behavior Stress symptoms — Learn how stress can affect your health so you can take action.
Symptoms
- Symptom Checker Use this Symptom Checker to pinpoint possible causes of your medical symptoms.
Treatments and drugs
- Noninvasive treatments for back pain Back pain treatments range from conservative to aggressive. Explore noninvasive options.
- Botox injections Botox injections — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this procedure to treat wrinkles.
- Spinal fusion Spinal fusion is an aggressive, effective approach to relieving back pain. But you have options.
- Back pain: Will chiropractic treatment help? Back pain — How well does chiropractic care stack up against more conventional treatments?
- Back pain guide Chronic back pain treatment overview covering symptoms, causes and the latest treatment options.
- Spinal injury: First aid How to administer first aid for a spinal injury.
Alternative medicine
- Back pain: Will chiropractic treatment help? Back pain — How well does chiropractic care stack up against more conventional treatments?
- Complementary and alternative therapies for back pain Explore alternative treatments for back pain, from acupuncture to yoga.
- Acupuncture: Can it help? Acupuncture is one of the oldest therapies in the world, but does it really work?
