An estimated 80% of the population will suffer from lower back pain at some point. The good news is that preventing it is a lot easier than treating it ...

Many of us have felt a muscle in some part of our body suddenly and involuntarily tighten, causing a twitch or even severe cramp. Muscle spasms are common and typically don’t signal a severe health ...

When sciatica first strikes, cold packs are a self-care strategy that can help numb the area and get you through the worst of ...

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After a recent ER shift, I was thinking about how often patients turn up due to acute low back pain. ERs across the country see more than 2.6 million visits annually for low back pain. One study ...

As the opioid crisis continues in America, more and more doctors are steering away from prescribing opioid medications as a treatment for pain. Since 1999, more than 932,000 people have died from a ...

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Whether you call it a charley horse, a muscle spasm or a cramp, sharp muscle pains can immobilize you for a few seconds or for even 15 minutes or more. There’s nothing worse than getting a leg cramp ...

Muscle knots are highly irritated muscle fibers that have tightened into a ball in one area of your muscle. These painful, tender spots can feel sore and often occur in your upper back, shoulders, or ...

Back pain when breathing may be caused by an injury to either the bones or muscles in your back. Or, it may be caused by a medical condition that affects your internal organs such as your lungs or ...