Last updated: July 2026 • Reading time: ~4 minutes Have you ever reached back for a seatbelt and felt your shoulder stop cold? For a lot of people, that stiff, sore shoulder is more than a pulled muscle. It may be a problem called frozen shoulder. The good news...

Last updated: July 2026 • Reading time: ~4 minutes Summer means more people lacing up and hitting the trails and roads around Fairfield County. But with more miles comes more knee pain. One of the most common complaints from runners is a dull ache around or...

Last updated: June 2026 • Reading time: ~3 minutes Summer running season is here, and with it comes a familiar ache along the front of the lower leg. That dull, sharp pain after a few miles has a name: shin splints. Doctors call it medial tibial stress syndrome....

Between 15% and 30% of people with chronic lower back pain have a problem that is not a disc, not sciatica, and not a muscle strain. The culprit is a small, strong joint most people have never thought about: the sacroiliac joint. The sacroiliac joint, or SI joint,...

You wake up. You try to sit up. Your lower back is already aching. For many Americans, this is simply how mornings start. Morning back pain ranks among the most commonly searched spine health questions online. The good news: most causes are identifiable, and many...

Summer in Connecticut means long days at the pool. But for many swimmers, those laps come with a familiar ache at the front of the shoulder. If that sounds like you, there is a good chance you are dealing with swimmer's shoulder. It is the most common orthopedic...