Topics About 'Back Pain'.

I've heard from hundreds of them. Among the most oft-asked questions I receive is this one: "I think I would like nursing, but I'm worried about my back...will I be able to take it physically?" In response to a question posted on this forum, I compos...

Sitting is overrated. I say that because at present I can't sit. It isn't that I'm far too busy to ever point my posterior at a chair -- although I am busy, that's not the problem. And it isn't that my world famous teaching hospital spends millions o...

Are you part of the 52 percent? According to the American Nurse Association, 52 percent of nurses report experiencing chronic back pain. Unfortunately, 12 percent of nurses report they are leaving the profession due to back problems, further exacerba...

Psssssst......hey, you! Could you loan me some Advil till payday? It never occurs to us when we're young that someday we'll be fifty years old, and that places on our bodies to which we have given little thought will begin to hurt. This is why we do ...