Every year, millions of Americans leave the doctor’s office with an opioid prescription. Many of those prescriptions start with back pain. And a significant number of those patients end up dependent on pills they never intended to take long-term. New research is...

Pickleball is now the fastest-growing sport in America, with close to 20 million players as of 2024. It is low-cost, social, and easy to pick up. But the sport’s explosive popularity has a less talked-about side: emergency departments and orthopedic clinics are...

If walking a few blocks leaves your legs aching, or if leaning over a shopping cart seems to help, you may have lumbar spinal stenosis. The name sounds intimidating, but the idea is straightforward. The canal running through your lower spine has gotten narrower, and...

Most people think scoliosis is a kid's problem. Doctors screen for it in middle school. Teenagers get fitted for braces. Then it gets forgotten. But scoliosis does not always go away. For many adults, the curve found at age 12 keeps changing quietly over time. For...

Most people blame back pain on sleeping wrong, lifting too heavy, or sitting too long. Few stop to check how much water they drank that day. But there is a real biological reason your back might ache more when you are dehydrated, and it has everything to do with what...

A sharp pain shoots from your neck into your shoulder. Your arm feels weak. Your fingers tingle. Something is clearly wrong, but what? You might have a pinched nerve in your neck. Doctors call it cervical radiculopathy. It affects about 83 out of every 100,000 people...