The upper back muscles (trapezius and rhomboids) overextend and weaken, while lower back muscles contract and tighten, often resulting in chronic pain patterns that many women mistakenly attribute ...

Nonsurgical interventions like cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness may reduce pain and disability in nonspecific chronic low back pain at follow-up of 1 year or more, a meta-analysis shows.

Endometriosis and vulvodynia, or chronic genital pain, are common gynecological conditions that can cause severe pain. They each affect about 1 in 10 American women.

The symptoms of this inflammatory disease can seem disconnected, which is why it’s important to know what to look for.

Adults who walked more than 100 minutes per day were less likely to have chronic low back pain than those who walked fewer than 78 minutes per day.

Long walks could both treat and prevent chronic low back pain, according to emerging research. A population-based study in ...

Afterwards, chronic back pain was reported if any low back pain lasted more than ... The condition was more widespread in women, the rural population and elementary workers.

It’s this second kind, chronic back pain, that does a real number on your physical and mental health—something you’ll see in these stories from four brave women navigating chronic pain ...

In many cases, lower back pain starts suddenly and improves within a few days or weeks. But if it sticks around for more than three months, it’s classed as chronic, according to the NHS.

In a new study evaluating meditation for chronic lower back pain, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that men and women utilize different ...

Overall, 114 patients (mean age, 40.9 years; 35% women) with IDD-associated chronic low back pain that was persistent for 3 months or more despite conventional medical therapy and without previous ...