Back pain that is not caused by a specific condition or injury can be difficult to treat. Many times, massage therapy can help. A course of treatment reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine included 262 people with chronic back pain. After one massage per week for 10 weeks, they reported much less pain up to one year after the treatment.
Another study showed massage was more effective at reducing pain and increasing function when stretching exercises were included and participants worked to improve their posture.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
