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<div class="HwContainer HwElement" id="HwContainer"><a class="HwMainSkipNavigation" href="#HwContentTitle"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Skip Navigation</span></a><div class="HwBlock" id="HwMain" role="main"><div class="HwRow"><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnSidebar1"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomSidebar"> </div></div><div class="HwColumn" id="HwColumnContent"><div id="HwContentTop"> </div><div class="HwTypeConditionCenter HwContentWrapper HwElement" role="article" id="HwContentWrapper"><div class="HwCustom" id="HwCustomContentTop"> </div><div class="HwContentHeader"><p><a name="top" id="Hwtop"><span class="HwAccessibilityText">Top of the page</span></a>Learning Center</p></div><div class="HwContentTitle"><h1 id="HwContentTitle" tabindex="-1">Back and Neck Pain</h1></div><div class="HwContentTopNavigation"> </div><div class="HwContent"><div class="HwNavigationSection HwSectionSpecialSection" id="sec-uz2188"><h2 class="HwSectionTitle">Learn about back and neck pain</h2> <figure class="HwMedicalImage HwMedicalImageWrapper hw-medical-figure" data-hw-width="163"><img data-hw-resource-path="media/medical/hw/lc_backneckpain_resized.png" alt data-hw-height="163" data-hw-width="163" src="https://ixbapi.healthwise.net/Resource/13.7/en-us/media/medical/hw/lc_backneckpain_resized.png" hw:resource-path="media/medical/hw/lc_backneckpain_resized.png" hw:release-quarter="13.7"></figure> <p>Most people have back and neck pain from time to time. Some people have ongoing pain that gets in the way of their everyday activities. Either way, our topics can give you helpful tips on how to treat, manage, and avoid back and neck pain. </p> <div> <div class="HwOptionalAll"> <p>Learn more about back and neck pain in topics such as: </p> <ul> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="bacpn" data-hw-section="hw71085" hw:document-type="Symptom" hw:document-href="bacpn" data-hwid="bacpn" hw:section-href="hw71085" href="?id=bacpn#hw71085">Back Problems and Injuries</a>. </li> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Major" data-hw-document-href="hw56429" data-hw-section="acn1169" hw:document-type="Major" hw:document-href="hw56429" data-hwid="hw56429" hw:section-href="acn1169" href="?id=hw56429#acn1169">Low Back Pain</a>. </li> <li class="HwOptionalAny"> <a data-hw-type="Major" data-hw-document-href="tr1125" data-hw-section="acn0619" hw:document-type="Major" hw:document-href="tr1125" data-hwid="tr1125" hw:section-href="acn0619" href="?id=tr1125#acn0619">Neck Pain</a>. </li> <li 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data-hw-section="tn9111-sec" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="tn9111" data-hwid="tn9111" hw:section-href="tn9111-sec" href="?id=tn9111#tn9111-sec">Back Pain During Pregnancy</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="tv6568" data-hw-section="tv6568-sec" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="tv6568" data-hwid="tv6568" hw:section-href="tv6568-sec" href="?id=tv6568#tv6568-sec">Back Pain in Children and Teenagers</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Symptom" data-hw-document-href="bacpn" data-hw-section="hw71085" hw:document-type="Symptom" hw:document-href="bacpn" data-hwid="bacpn" hw:section-href="hw71085" href="?id=bacpn#hw71085">Back Problems and Injuries</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="tn9260" data-hw-section="tn9260-sec" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="tn9260" data-hwid="tn9260" hw:section-href="tn9260-sec" href="?id=tn9260#tn9260-sec">Back School for Low Back 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hw:section-href="tn9287" href="?id=tn9286#tn9287">Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Pain</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Special" data-hw-document-href="abk6825" data-hw-section="abk6826" hw:document-type="Special" hw:document-href="abk6825" data-hwid="abk6825" hw:section-href="abk6826" href="?id=abk6825#abk6826">Expert: Be Active to Help Your Back Heal</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="abk6989" data-hw-section="abk6990" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="abk6989" data-hwid="abk6989" hw:section-href="abk6990" href="?id=abk6989#abk6990">First Aid for Low Back Pain</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="abk6840" data-hw-section="abk6841" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="abk6840" data-hwid="abk6840" hw:section-href="abk6841" href="?id=abk6840#abk6841">Get Chores Done Without Making Your Pain Worse</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="abk6842" data-hw-section="abk6843" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="abk6842" data-hwid="abk6842" hw:section-href="abk6843" href="?id=abk6842#abk6843">Getting Help Around the House</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="abk2815" data-hw-section="abk2816" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="abk2815" data-hwid="abk2815" hw:section-href="abk2816" href="?id=abk2815#abk2816">Getting Support When You Have Low Back Pain</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="acn4782" data-hw-section="acl1429" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="acn4782" data-hwid="acn4782" hw:section-href="acl1429" href="?id=acn4782#acl1429">Good Posture for a Healthy Back</a></li><li class="HwOptionalAny"><a data-hw-type="Focus" data-hw-document-href="sig54536" data-hw-section="sig54536-sec" hw:document-type="Focus" hw:document-href="sig54536" data-hwid="sig54536" hw:section-href="sig54536-sec" 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