Article featured on WebMD, medically reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD The vast majority of people — more than 90% — with pain from cervical disc disease will get better on their own over time with simple, conservative treatments. Surgery, however, may help if other treatments fail or if symptoms worsen to the point that weakness in […]
Article featured on Cone Health Medical Group Have you ever bent down to pick up something and heard a loud pop or crack coming from your knees? This sound is called “crepitus,” which is defined as “joint noise.” Popping knees are not unusual. It happens when carbon dioxide builds up in the joint’s synovial fluid […]
Article featured on Cleveland Clinic A back strain is an injury to either a muscle or tendon, while a back sprain is the stretching or tearing of a ligament. The symptoms, causes and treatment of back strains and sprains are discussed. Overview The back is a complex structure of bone and muscle, supported by cartilage, […]
Article featured on Humpal Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers A shin splint, which is medically referred to as tibial stress syndrome, is a painful injury to the shin that commonly affects runners, but also dancers and other athletes. Shin pain most often occurs on the medial side of the shin (termed medial tibial stress […]
Article featured on WebMD, Medically reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Rheumatoid arthritis can have many symptoms. The most common are stiff, painful joints and fatigue. But this disease causes inflammation in many body parts, so you may have symptoms that you don’t realize are related to RA. Some are signs of serious complications that put […]
Article featured on Arkansas Surgical Hospital What is Spinal Stenosis? Spinal stenosis is a deterioration of vertebrae that causes narrowing of the openings of the spinal column. Over time, this puts pressure on the nerves inside the spinal column. In most cases, individuals develop spinal stenosis in either the neck (called cervical stenosis) or the […]
Article featured on verywellfit, Medically reviewed by Vanessa Nzeh, MD on May 01, 2021 Office work is well known for being detrimental to people’s backs due to prolonged periods of sitting. But, there’s another body part that excessive typing, texting, scrolling, and mouse-clicking wreak havoc on, too—the hands and wrists. Hand and wrist pain is a notable […]
Article feature on MedicalNewsToday, Medically reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, Ph.D., R.N., CRNA Lower back pain can affect a person’s sleep as well as their daily activities, and sleeping in certain positions can cause or worsen the issue. Below, learn about some appropriate sleeping positions for people with lower back pain. Then, find advice about choosing the […]
Article from Orthogate Arthritis pain is not something pleasant for anyone to live with. Although it is often thought as a side effect of aging, many younger people are affected by inflammatory arthritis. With that in mind, there is a large part of the workforce constantly suffering from arthritis pains. Odds are, you are either […]
Article on MedicalNewsToday, medically reviewed by William Morrison, M.D. — Written by Caroline Gillott on December 5, 2017 Frozen shoulder is a common condition in which the shoulder stiffens, reducing its mobility. It is also known as adhesive capsulitis. The term “frozen shoulder” is often used incorrectly for arthritis, but these two conditions are unrelated. Frozen shoulder refers specifically […]