Chronic low back pain is one of the most common and disabling health problems in the world. In the United States, about one ...

Lower back pain is no joke. Whether it’s from sitting too long at your desk, carrying groceries, or just life’s daily grind, it can throw your whole day off. If you’re searching for lower back ...

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Cognitive functional therapy only and cognitive functional therapy plus biofeedback were both more effective in reducing activity limitation and pain intensity at 3 years than usual care. HealthDay ...

No spine is perfectly straight, but people with scoliosis have more significant curvature than people without scoliosis, often more than 10 degrees out of alignment. These curves are called S-curves ...

A type of psychotherapy called cognitive functional therapy (CFT) could help give people with chronic low back pain lasting relief for at least three years. This is the conclusion of a study led by ...

Dr. Adriaan Louw has heard the term "pain revolution" before. The physical therapist and scientist has been researching chronic pain for more than 30 years. Over the decades, he has witnessed the rise ...

That's why a surprising new study, published Wednesday, is drawing public and clinical attention, showing that adults with disabling low-back pain who completed just eight sessions of a novel therapy ...

A type of psychotherapy called cognitive functional therapy (CFT) is the first treatment for chronic disabling low back pain with good evidence that it can effectively reduce disability due to the ...

A short-term course of a type of psychotherapy was nearly three times more effective at relieving chronic lower back pain than standard treatments, even years later. Cognitive functional therapy (CFT) ...

Compared with pain-free individuals, adults with chronic low back pain may exhibit deficits in executive function, memory, motor skills, and processing speed. Adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) ...