It is common knowledge that a lot of back pain is caused by poor posture.  It turns out that your mother nagging you to stand up straight may not be the only cure. Now there is a shirt that is designed to keep your back in the proper position.  It sounds a bit far fetched, but there is some research that suggests that these so-called posture shirts can help.  They are a bit pricey at around $100.00.  But if they helped alleviate back pain, that would be money well spent.

Wall Street Journal Article on Posture Shirts