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SI.com: Arash Markazi: Collison shoulders load for UCLA

LOS ANGELES -- Darren Collison shook his head as if he was hoping the scene was nothing more than a bad dream. As he walked toward UCLA's bench, down eight points to Stanford in the first half of the Pac-10 title game, he saw a grimacing Kevin Love sitting on the floor, getting treatment on his lower back in front of Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who was wearing a walking boot on his left foot.

CNNMoney: The next big business idea

A cure for lower back pain could be the next big business idea - at least that's what a panel of judges thought when they picked the winner of the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School's business plan competition Tuesday.

5 fixes to help you stand up to back pain

Are you sitting up straight? Super -- because if you slump, slouch, or hunch through the day, you may join the 80 percent of Americans who will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Recent research confirms that what you do every day can trigger soreness or spasms. So whether you're at home Googling for a great deal on Jimmy Choos or sashaying down the street in those heels, you can save yourself some discomfort by babying your back. Here's how.

Three secrets to a good night's sleep

Whenever I tell friends that my mattress is decades old and that I have low-back pain, their eyes pop open. This repeated facial expression has prompted me to think that, yes, there could be a connection. Another clue is an experience I had recently when sleeping on a fabulously comfortable hotel mattress. My husband tried to pry my fingers from the mattress corners, but I wouldn't budge. I wanted to live there. Time for a new mattress.

Fortune: The battle over your aching back

John Chiota was ready to try just about anything. After a 2001 car accident, Chiota, a 63-year-old Connecticut lawyer and probate judge, had lower back pain so bad that he often had to hear cases w...

Agassi heads a trio of withdrawals

Andre Agassi has withdrawn from the San Jose Open with a lower back strain, tournament organizers announced on Monday.

Skier Turgeon announces retirement

Canadian skier Melanie Turgeon, the 2003 world downhill champion, has announced her retirement due to consistent back pain.

Money Magazine: Back Out Of Whack When your back goes out, is a chiropractor's office the place to go for help?

Spring is here, and as a winter-weary nation resumes outdoor activities like golfing and gardening, a resounding cry can be heard throughout the land: Oh, my aching back!

Money Magazine: Talking Backs A slew of gizmos promise relief for those aches, pains and sore spots. But do they work? We

During lunch hour at Rockefeller Center in New York City, there's one destination that's nearly as popular as McDonald's: the massage-products area at the Brookstone outlet. Customers recline in th...

Fortune: TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR WORKERS' COMP COSTS Expensive injuries don't have to happen. You can save plenty by rooting out hidden ha

AT A TIME when corporate managers are doggedly driving out every excess cost, some executives still view workers' compensation as an intractable cost of doing business. But an increasing number are...

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