Joint pain. Stiffness in your joints. Difficulty walking or playing with your grandkids. These are just some of the effects arthritis can commonly have. For the more than 54 million...
Physicians usually recommend surgery as a treatment only if they believe conservative treatments will not work. Surgery is invasive and risky and causes a lot of pain afterward when you’re...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive condition that has no known cure. Over time, it slowly deteriorates your muscles, limiting your range of motion and even affecting your ability...
Sooner or later, most people experience some type of injury that can lead to the development of scar tissue. Scar tissue is tough tissue that develops in your muscles after...
An occasional minor headache is usually no cause for alarm, but chronic headaches and neck pain can cause you to miss out on the important things in life, like quality...
You rely on the use of your elbows for many of your actions throughout the day. Getting dressed, taking a shower, cooking, gardening and many other activities all require the...
Fibromyalgia is a condition that doctors define as having chronic pain at 11 of 18 predetermined points in the body. It’s also a fairly common issue since this condition is...
Dealing with knee pain is becoming more and more common. One group of researchers report that knee pain increased more than 65% between 1974 and 1994. It’s also clear that...
Feeling pain in your lower back, buttocks and upper thigh could be signs that you have lumbar spinal stenosis. The likelihood is even higher if the pain doesn’t run down...
