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In-Your-Face Fitness: Keeping your lower back pain-free
On a recent ski trip, my best friend handed me a flask of cinnamon schnapps. He called it "courage in 100-proof form," and I needed it. I was perched at the edge of a cliff, looking at a 20-foot drop into thigh-deep powder.
Nearly a decade ago, when I...Tags: Medical Specialization, Human Body, Ibuprofen (drug), Physical Therapists, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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What causes back pain, and how to prevent it
Hartford CourantIt can happen while you're hauling boxes to the attic, gardening in the yard or even sitting in front of a computer too long. Back pain: It's one of the most common medical problems in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health....Tags: Science and Technology, Physiology, Pain, Back, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Take Drugs, Break a Leg?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesLong-term use of osteoporosis drugs seems to change bones in a way that could lead to unusual leg fractures, according to two reports presented at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Doctors have reported seeing the unusual fractures in some patients on...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Science and Technology, Metal and Mineral, Bones and Joints, Fosamax (drug)
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