(BlackDoctor.org) -- We all have bad habits some of the time. But now is a good time to fix the bad habits that can be harmful to your spine and cause back pain. Here are the top 5 bad habits that can be harmful to your spine:

1 – Twisting when Lifting

So many people make this mistake! We forget to check our body mechanics while lifting, yet too much of this type of movement can be very damaging to your back. When lifting, follow these

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Who would have ever thought that leg pain could be the symptom of a back issue? The body is a meticulous form, and what affects one system or attribute can become apparent in another.

Sciatica is commonly used to describe pain traveling in the distribution of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is formed by the nerve roots coming out of the spinal cord into the lower back. Branches of the sciatic nerve extend through the buttocks and down the back of each leg to the ankle

(BlackDoctor.org) -- According to a new study, acupuncture helps relieve chronic back pain better than standard care such as medications or physical therapy.

Even more surprising, all three acupuncture techniques tested -- including a "sham" technique with toothpicks and no skin puncturing -- worked better than the usual care given for the problem.

"Acupuncture-like treatments had a positive effect overall on people's chronic back pain," says study researcher Dan Cherkin, PhD, a senior