Back pain is becoming increasingly common now, thanks to our poor posture, sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise and obesity. While an occasional case of back pain is okay after a long day of ...

Eighty percent of us will experience lower back pain in our lifetime, according to the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, resulting in time off work, reduced productivity, and loss of employment.

Even 2-3 minutes of targeted exercise every hour significantly reduces your risk of developing chronic back problems. Pay particular attention to high-risk periods when back strain increases, such as: ...

By improving mid-back (thoracic spine) and rib cage mobility, you can enhance your ability to rotate, alleviate pain and move through life with greater ease and lower risk of injury.

For chronic back pain lasting 12 weeks or more, the most helpful treatments were exercise, spinal manipulative therapy, taping, antidepressant medication, and capsaicin patches.

And exercise has other benefits aside from lowering pain intensity, Dr. Clark said, like improving strength, mobility and mood and reducing the extent to which pain interferes with a task.

Rami Hashish, Ph.D., D.P.T., body performance and injury expert recommends implementing exercises that focus on core strength, posture, stability, and flexibility to help prevent and ease back pain.

Middle back pain can have several causes, including impact trauma, arthritis, herniated discs, muscle strains, scoliosis, poor posture, and more. Depending on the cause, medical treatments, home ...