Back Injuries

Back injuries can result from sports injuries, every day work, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident. The lower back is the most common site of back injuries and back pain. Common back injuries often involve sprains, herniated disks, and fractures.

Programs + Services

Spine Center

The professionals from the Spine Center at Tufts Medical Center evaluate, diagnose, and treat various neck, back, and spine conditions. Our goal is to minimize pain and restore your quality of life.
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Pain Management Center

The Tufts MC Pain Management Center in downtown Boston specializes in eliminating or reducing chronic pain (particularly in the back and neck) and cancer pain.
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Tips to relieve back pain at home

We asked Director of the Tufts Medical Center Pain Management Center and back pain expert in the Spine Center in Boston, Wilfred Hynes, MD to provide information on ways to relieve less-severe back pain at home.
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