San Francisco Chronicle | Picking a mattress to reduce back pain San Francisco Chronicle It is probably no surprise that chronic back pain has been shown to significantly affect the quality of sleep. For years, doctors and scientists have speculated that the mattress may be the secret villain robbing people of much-needed rest. The wrong ... |
Dec. 30, 2013 - For patients with herniated disks in the lower (lumbar) spine, surgery leads to greater long-term improvement in pain, functioning, and disability compared to nonsurgical treatment, concludes an eight year follow-up study in Spine. Herniated disks are usually a result of aging but are more common among middle-age people than senior citizens due to activity levels of younger people.
