How to Lift Heavy Boxes Without Hurting Your Back

It is move-in season. Dorm rooms need furniture. Garages get cleaned out before fall. Attics get boxes pulled down for the new school year. All that lifting sends more people to the doctor with a sore back than almost any other activity this time of year. The good...

Trigger Finger: What It Is, Why It Hurts, and How to Fix It

Have you ever had a finger get stuck in a bent position, then pop straight with a snap? That locking and snapping has a name: trigger finger. It is common, it is treatable, and it usually has nothing to do with anything you did wrong. Repeated gripping, from gardening...

Herniated Disc: What It Is, Why It Hurts, and How It Heals

You bend down to pick up a laundry basket. A sharp pain shoots down your leg and does not let go. This is one of the most common ways people discover they have a herniated disc. It sounds scary, but for most people it is very treatable. What Is a Herniated Disc? Your...