Clinical depression is often linked to aches and pains, including back pain. Having chronic back pain is also associated with worsening depression symptoms in some people. Research indicates there’s a ...

Three recent studies explore how diet, exercise, and medication can help lower the risk of depression. Design by MNT; Photography by Halfpoint Images/Getty Images, Kayla Johnson/Stocksy, & Tatsiana ...

Primary care doctors, rheumatologists, pain management specialists, and psychiatrists may be involved in helping individuals manage lower back pain. Lower back pain is a common and often debilitating ...

Depression is fairly common in the U.S.—about 8% of American adults and 20% of adolescents had a major depressive episode in 2021 alone. Across the world, more than 300 million people are dealing with ...