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Living with back pain

Treatments for a hurting back are often only moderately effective; research suggests new ways to manage the discomfort

(Boston Globe) Avoiding the steroid injections that spread an outbreak of meningitis. Video by Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff. Produced by Lane Turner/Globe Staff.