Back and Neck Pain
Learn about back and neck pain
Most people have back and neck pain from time to time. Some people have ongoing pain that gets in the way of their everyday activities. Either way, our topics can give you helpful tips on how to treat, manage, and avoid back and neck pain.
Learn more about back and neck pain in topics such as:
Health Topics
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Back Problems and Injuries
- Cervical Disc Herniation
- Cervical spinal fusion
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Chemonucleolysis for herniated disc
- Chiropractic
- Decompressive laminectomy for spinal stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Discectomy or microdiscectomy for a herniated disc
- Get the Support You Need for Low Back Pain
- Herniated Disc
- Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem?
- Interactive Tools
- Intradiscal electrothermic therapy (IDET) for low back pain
- Low Back Pain
- Low Back Pain: Easing Back Into Your Daily Activities
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Neck Pain
- Neck Problems and Injuries
- Office Ergonomics
- Pain Management
- Percutaneous discectomy for a herniated disc
- Protect Your Back as You Lie Down
- Protecting Your Back While Sitting
- Sciatica
- Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
- Spinal fusion (arthrodesis)
- Spondylolisthesis
- Upper and Middle Back Pain
- Use Heat or Ice to Relieve Low Back Pain
- Whiplash
Medications
- Acetaminophen for low back pain
- Anesthetic or corticosteroid injections for low back pain
- Anticonvulsants for chronic low back pain
- Corticosteroids for a herniated disc
- Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis
- Etanercept for ankylosing spondylitis
- Infliximab for ankylosing spondylitis
- Muscle relaxants
- Muscle relaxants for a herniated disc
- Muscle relaxants for neck pain
- Narcotic pain relievers for acute neck pain
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Opiate pain relievers for low back pain
- Opioids for a herniated disc
- Opioids for spinal stenosis
- Sulfasalazine for ankylosing spondylitis
- Tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants for low back pain
- Tricyclic antidepressants for neck pain
Last Updated: December 8, 2009
Author: Shannon Erstad, MBA, MPH
Medical Review: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine


