Back Pain

• Back Pain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Understanding Acute Low Back Problems: Patient Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

General/ Overviews

• Back Pain (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Back Pain: Overview (Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Fact Sheet: Back Pain (American College of Rheumatology)
• Low Back Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Low Back Pain: What to Expect (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Oh My Aching Back (American Medical Association)
• Understanding Acute Low Back Problems: Patient Guide (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• What to Do When Your Back Is in Pain (Food and Drug Administration)

Children

• Kids and Back Packs (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Back Pain (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Chronic Back Pain (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Diagnosis/ Symptoms

• Lower Back Pain: Self-Care Flowcharts (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Español/ Spanish

• Dolores de la Espalda Inferior (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Problemas de la Espalda: Guía para el Paciente (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

Lists of Print Publications

• CBM: Acupuncture (National Library of Medicine)

Organizations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Chiropractic Association
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Prevention/ Screening

• Maintain Your Curves: Maintaining a Healthy Back (National Institutes of Health)
• Preventing Low Back Pain in Agriculture (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
• Taking Care of Your Back : A Physical Therapist's Perspective (American Physical Therapy Association)

Rehabilitation

• Extend Yourself for Low-Back Pain Relief (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• Relieving Low-Back Pain with Exercise (McGraw-Hill Companies)

Specific Conditions/ Aspects

• Acute Low Back Pain (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Aging Back and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons)
• Coccydnia (Tailbone Pain) (MedicineNet, Inc.)
• Sciatica (McGraw-Hill Companies)
• Sprain and Strain (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
• What You Need to Know About Sciatica (Spine-health.com)

Treatment

• Exercises to Minimize Problems with Back Pain (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Low Back Surgery (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Animation Education Group)
• Steroid Injections: Targeted Pain Relief (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Will TENS Relieve My Back Pain? (Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)