About 60-85% of adults will experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, and 15-45% of people experience chronic lower back pain − pain that lasts longer than three months. Lumbar ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old male and have had pain in my buttocks down to my outside thigh muscles. My primary care doctor ordered an MRI of the lower back and referred me to an orthopedic ...

Few conditions are more debilitating or unpredictable than lower back pain. For some, everything is fine one minute and then they're spasming on the floor the next. For others, back pain is less ...

If you felt a sharp pain in your back in the morning and evening, you should distinguish whether it was a simple muscle strain or a warning of a hidden spinal disease. This is because the muscles ...

Lower back pain may resolve within a few days or weeks. However, in some cases, it may last longer. Depending on the cause, back pain may resolve on its own or require treatment. The above information ...