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keep you up-to-date with other postings or news about lower back pain. Often I come across small interesting bits of news about back pain, I will write about them here.

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Lower Back Pain |Why Your Mind Is So Important

In order to understand your back problem you need to understand a little about pain. Contains information about up to date thinking about pain and what influences it.

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Back Pain in Early Pregnancy

Back pain early pregnancy is common. Pregnancy causes a change in hormone levels. Iin particular a hormone called relaxin is released.This affects your ligaments and can lead to back pain.

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Pregnancy and Back Pain - Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Pregnancy and back pain go hand in hand, up to 50 percent of pregnant women will develop back or sacroiliac joint pain. Read some tips on how to avoid getting sacroiliac joint problems.

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Back Pain in Pregnancy | Lower Back Pain and Pregnancy

Pelvic and back pain in pregnancy are very common problems. Read an outline of some of the common causes for this type of problem.

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Lower Back Pain in Pregnancy

A new study published in Nature sheds some new light on lower back pain in pregnancy by studying the evolution of the human spine.

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Pregnancy Back Pain | Lower Back Pain During Pregnancy

As many as 50 percent of pregnant women get back pain. Pregnancy back pain problems can be avoided and this illustrated section explains why women get back pain and how to manage it.

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Physical Fitness and Lower Back Pain

A discussion of the benefits of physical fitness for lower back pain. If you lack physical fitness you are more likely to get back pain than someone who takes some regular exercise.

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Lower Back Pain Treatment

Lower back pain treatment varies according to how long you have had the symptoms. Written by a physiotherapist this section contains current information on lower back pain treatment and explains the difference between acute and chronic pain.

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Lumbar Spine MRI | Should You Have One

Lumbar spine MRI is often offered to people with lower back pain but recently published guidelines suggest that it is not always needed. Find out when it is a good idea to get further tests.

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Treating Lower Back Pain | What Doesn't Work

Not all back pain treatments work. Find out which ones to avoid when treating lower back pain.

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