Treatments & Care

Treatment Options

Learn about over-the-counter and prescription medications for treating back pain.

Get answers to your chiropractic questions -- including information on chiropractic treatments to the controversy surrounding some of these treatments.

Learn how electrical nerve stimulation and electrothermal therapy are used to help relieve back pain.

For some types of back pain, blocking pain messages sent to the brain can help.

Find out when a nerve block can help ease back pain.

Read about electrical treatment for back pain.

Physical therapy (PT) involves treatment that focuses on prevention of injuries or disabilities. PT helps to relieve pain, promote healing, and restore function and movement.

Learn what the TENS machine is, why it is used to treat back pain, how it works, and much more.

Learn about pain relief options for people with sciatica.

Learn about the different types of injections you can use to help treat back pain and how these injections are given.

Laminectomy is one of the most common back surgeries.

For back pain, some people turn to spinal decompression therapy -- either surgical or nonsurgical. Here's what you need to know to help decide whether it might be right for you.

Home and Natural Remedies

Find out what home treatments may ease low back pain.

Learn how acupuncture can help with back pain and why certain points on the back are chosen for acupuncture.

See how alternative treatments like acupuncture, yoga, and supplements may help your pain.

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