JOPLIN, Mo. — Medical patients looking for a long-term fix for their back pain may end up facing surgery, possibly fusing the spine and losing some range of motion. Freeman Health System officials say ...

A groundbreaking therapy that encourages back pain patients to slowly take on movements they fear or that trigger pain, could relieve their suffering for at least three years, a study suggests.

For so many people, back pain feels like an unavoidable fact of life. But what if it didn’t have to be? At University Spine Center, the team of orthopedic spine surgeons is dedicated to reducing pain ...