The back is one of the main body parts that is most prone to getting pain. Arthritis in the back is actually relatively common, though it isn’t necessarily the cause of pain in the left part of the back. There are numerous of reasons that could be related to back pain.
Arthritis is when your [...]

Q. Is there an alternative way to manage my chronic back pain? I do not want to be too doped up to play with the kids or do regular daily activities. I was in a car accident four years ago, and suffered a back and neck injury. There is nothing more doctors can do for [...]

To understand arthritis pain, you must first determine the type of arthritis that is contributing to the damage to your joints. Most pain associated with arthritis can be divided into either acute or chronic arthritic. Pain in acute arthritis is usually temporary. People with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis [...]

Question: I’ve seen many doctor/hospital shows on television refer to “acute pain”. What exactly is acute pain?
Answer: Pain was defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in their journal “Pain” Number 6, page 250, published in 1979 as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or [...]