Geriatrics Balance and Low Back Pain Study

Inclusion Criteria: * Between ages 60-85 * self reported balance problems * With or with out low back pain. Exclusion Criteria: * History of recent fracture or surgery of lumbar spine, pelvis, hip or femur * History of recent neoplasm (minor skin cancers are not excluded) * Acute infectious disease * Chronic low back pain persisting for \>8 weeks * Severe disabling health problems so that patient is not ambulatory * Non-mechanical low back pain * Recent unstable peripheral vascular disease and or cardiac disease requiring recent hospitalization \< 6 months ago * Patients with balance problems related to the following: Meniere's disease, vertigo, or vestibular disorders * Recent history of self reported substance abuse * Ongoing treatment for balance problems or low back pain by chiropractor, physical therapist, or orthopedic physician or other physician. * Current use of medication from the following categories: antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and sedative/hypnotics