Hunger-striking Tymoshenko has chronic back pain-doctor – The West Australian

The West Australian Hunger-striking Tymoshenko has chronic back pain -doctor The West Australian BERLIN (Reuters) - A hunger strike staged by jailed former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko may become life-threatening although now still in its early stages given her low physical and psychological state, a German doctor who has examined her ... Tymoshenko's health failing in Ukraine prison Newsday Bruised and wasting away: Former Ukrainian PM and heroine of the Orange ... Daily Mail Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko shows bruises after 'beating' by prison guards Montreal Gazette all 1,763 news articles?? Read more »

Research confirms that some forms of massage help against low-back pain (EurekAlert!)

( Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care ) Most people have experienced back pain -- and many hope that massage will relieve it. But not all forms of massage have been scientifically proven to help against low-back pain Read more »

Exercise still possible for those with back problems (EARTHtimes.org)

Berlin - People with degenerated intervertebral discs can still exercise their back, according to a German group that promotes and disseminates research aimed at preventing back pain. Georg Stingel, managing director of Aktion Gesunder Ruecken (Healt... Read more »

Neukirchner getting back to full fitness (Crash.Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

Max Neukirchner says he will be fit and ready for the 2010 World Superbike season despite admitting the slow process of recovery has left him itching to get back to competition. Neukirchner has not raced since May after being seriously injured on two occasions in 2009, accidents that left him with a broken leg and an injured back. Nonetheless, the German has since completed a move from Suzuki to ... Read more »