Your child’s treatment depends on the cause of their back pain. Your child's provider may suggest a variety of treatment options: Your child’s appointment will take place in an exam room. Our ...

Stiffness, aches or pain that sometimes radiates down to the legs—most backs protest at least once in a lifetime. Movement is often the best help. Therefore, researchers at Linköping University in ...

LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — Many people across the United States deal with different spinal conditions. The National Institutes of Health says spine problems are some of the most costly and prevalent ...

It’s quite disc-ouraging, really. Most Americans will experience back pain at some point — and many times it’s not a result of injury or illness. Seemingly simple, everyday tasks can cause or ...

The spine is an amazing part of our body. It’s our central bone structure. It’s a conduit for messages from our brain to our body. And it has taken a place in our culture as a metaphor for more. In ...

Lower spine pain can develop due to sprains and strains of muscles or changes to the discs in the lower back. Conditions that affect the facet joints of the vertebrae may also cause lower spine pain.

Your spine serves as the central support structure for your entire body, yet many of us unwittingly damage it through routine activities. The concerning reality is that spinal issues often develop ...

Every morning you wake up with that familiar ache in your neck and shoulders, a dull throb that’s become as routine as your morning coffee. Throughout the day, you catch yourself rolling your ...

As a neurosurgeon specializing in spinal conditions and treating a diverse range of athletes—from corporate executives to weekend warriors and high school competitors—I frequently encounter the ...

Running is not typically related to higher-than-usual incidences of lower back pain. However, excessive running without sufficient recovery time, improper running form, and other factors may ...

Karin Schröder and Allan Abbott are both clinically active physiotherapists and associate professor and professor of physiotherapy respectively at Linköping University in Sweden. Stiffness, aches or ...