Most, if not all, people experience low back pain in their life, and this includes runners. Runners can reduce their risk of low back pain by developing their core muscles, particularly the "deep" core muscles. The term "Core" has been popularized as of late, but a lot of people don't know what it means (including the people talking about it), or don't know how to activate it. The "core" muscles include spinal, hip, pelvic, and abdominal muscles. Researchers [...]
A recent study completed by the Minneapolis Minnesota Veterans Affairs (VA) health system concluded there was NO support for opioid use for moderate to severe chronic low back pain and hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study had 240 patients, followed for 12 months, and randomly placed into the Opioid group (immediate release morphine, oxycodone, or hydrocodone/acetaminophen) or the Non-opioid group (acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory). There were 3 main findings: Pain intensity was significantly improved in the Non-opioid [...]
