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Pietersen to take pain-killing injections to play in Ashes


London, Jun 9 : Despite struggling with an injury, star batsman Kevin Pietersen is unable to take rest during a crowded calendar and will take pain-killing injections in order to play in the Ashes series next month.

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Neck pain sends Rays DH Burrell back to Tampa

AP via Yahoo! News

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Pat Burrell was sent back to Florida on Wednesday so he can have his sore neck examined by team doctors.

 

Study: Acupuncture Helps Ease Back Pain

NPR

Acupuncture can help reduce lower back pain, according to a new study. But there's still an East-West divide over how it works. Some say it may be manipulating chi. Others say a more subtle neurobiological process is at work.

 

NHS to give back pain acupuncture

BBC News

Patients with back pain should be offered the choice of acupuncture, exercise or a massage on the NHS, say new guidelines.

 

Big cuts 'won't get Budget back on track'

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Economic forecaster Access Economics warns that the savings and cuts in tomorrow's Budget are unlikely to be enough to put the Budget back on track to surplus.

 

Sore Back? Exercise, Study Suggests

LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News

Low back pain might make exercise seem a bit of a stretch. But for those whose doctors recommend it, a lot of exercise is among the best elixirs.

 

Liverpool back on top of Premier League

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Steven Gerrard fired Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League and then voiced optimism that rivals Manchester United could yet slip up in the final stages of the season.

 

Gordon: Back pain could 'shorten my career'

Fox Sports

Jeff Gordon found himself thinking about his back instead of his car. After hours of agony behind the wheel at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, Gordon wondered how much longer he could fight the pain. "If my back was the way it was at Bristol this year, it's definitely going to shorten my career," Gordon said Thursday. "I can't race like that." The Sprint Cup points leader began a series of ...

 

Jose Reyes leaves New York Mets extended spring game with pain in calf; return from DL pushed back

The Star-Ledger

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerJose Reyes suffered a setback with his right calf in an extended spring training game Wednesday and is on the way back to New York to be re-examined. PITTSBURGH -- The Mets tried letting Jose Reyes return from...

 

FA Cup pain won't stop Cahill

The Australian

SOCCEROOS midfielder Tim Cahill aims to play through the pain barrier for Australia in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, despite injuring his hip in yesterday's FA Cup final.

 

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief

News On 6 Tulsa

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may help relieve pain. Learn how TENS works and how it is used.