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...

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...