UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.

For anyone who has every felt paralyzed with chronic low back pain, it won’t be surprising that back pain is the leading cause of disability: What may be surprising is the best way to treat it.

Back pain is normal, and often people experience it due to multiple factors such as sleeping positions or sitting posture mistakes. But what if it is not just back pain and something more serious? In ...