One day, everything is fine. The next day, you wake up to a radiating pain in your spine every time you cough, sneeze or twist your back. What gives? If this story sounds familiar, you may have a ...

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft discs filled with a jelly-like substance. These discs cushion the vertebrae and keep them in place. As you ...

Q: I’ve been riding my bike a lot this past year, and my lower back hasn’t been quite right. I get a pinching pain, and sometimes my left leg gets pins and needles and feels numb. A friend I ride with ...

A recent conversation about cortisone shots and back pain due to herniated discs inspired me to write this article. The person I was speaking with was quite misinformed about when cortisone shots are ...

Pain in your lower bag and legs can result from injury or other health conditions, including sciatica and a herniated lumbar disk. Back pain is a common ailment and the leading cause of job-related ...

CARMICHAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Tiger Woods begins his return from injury, countless golfers across the country are finding themselves suffering with the same ailment that sidelined the ...

A pinched nerve in the upper back occurs when a nerve is compressed or squeezed by surrounding bone or tissue. This may result in symptoms like pain, tingling, or numbness, and can be caused by ...