More than 200,000 Medicare patients with back pain underwent $2 billion worth of unnecessary surgeries, including spinal ...

Back pain may disrupt daily living by making it difficult to enjoy hobbies or simply carry out simple chores Rest or treatment may help with some back discomfort but if the pain persists or becomes wo ...

During the change of seasons when the daily temperature difference between day and night increases, it is easy to be exposed ...

It is often said that being able to balance confidently on one leg is a good test of your health. Indeed, research has found those who can't do so for more than ten seconds could be at vastly ...

The terrible pain started a week earlier, and she had already been to the emergency room twice. By Lisa Sanders, M.D. “You need to go back to the hospital,” the visiting nurse declared shortly ...

Around 40% of people over 50 experience night cramps – known by many names, such as sleep or nocturnal leg cramps (NLCs ... reduced episodes, pain experienced and the duration of the ...

The company’s lead compound, AXN-027, is an oral potentiator of KCC2 that is aimed at restoring GABA signaling in people with chronic pain, spinal cord injuries, and epilepsy. Axonis says no ...

Deterioration due to degenerative changes as you age can cause stenosis, which is a common cause of peripheral leg pain. Stenosis is the narrowing of either the spinal canal or the neural foramina, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

the left leg didn’t. This led to her spine curving and constant pain. Eight years, five surgical procedures and three bone grafts later, Elaine says she is still recovering. She has a range of ...

According to a new study, how long one stands on one leg, especially the non-dominant one, is a clear indicator of age-related decline. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that the ability to balance ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal ... a condition that causes chronic muscle pain and fatigue, and restless legs. Research suggests that people with fibromyalgia are more likely ...