Spine doctor Patricia Zheng, M.D., helps direct the UCSF Non-Operative Spine Program.

Back pain affects as many as four out of five Americans, and relief can be elusive. That’s because it may be caused by multiple overlapping factors that cannot always be visualized on a scan. On the flipside, the scan of a healthy individual may be riddled with spinal abnormalities, none of which require treatment.

Patricia Zheng, M.D., helps direct the UCSF Non-Operative Spine Program, which provides first-line care for adults and teens, 16 and over, with spinal pain. The program helps to triage patients, including those who need surgical consultations. For others, the objective is to find the least invasive way to manage their pain.

Dr. Zheng recently sat down with the UCSF Newsroom to share her back care tips — from protecting your back from desk work to reducing back pain, the pros and cons of exercising with back pain and a back-healthy diet.

Read the article from the UC Newsroom

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