Joint Health Guide: Range of Motion and Chronic Pain Relief

Maintaining a normal range of motion is a key indicator of joint health. Managing chronic pain through anti-inflammatory diets and targeted stretching can help individuals dealing with stiff necks or hypermobility.

Athletic Woman Having a Back Pain While Exercising

How to Test the Sciatic Nerve

If you told a group of well-meaning friends that you had a pain in one side of your buttocks and the back of your thigh, one might suggest that you that you have "sciatica." But do you? How do you know it's not just a pulled muscle, or bursitis or some other less nefarious condition?

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Complications With an L5-S1 Spinal Fusion

Fractures and instability sometimes necessitate surgical fixation of the lowest lumbar vertebra to the sacrum, otherwise known as L5-S1 fusion. Spinal fusions, including those at L5-S1, often are performed to treat chronic pain related to spinal degeneration or arthritis. Data published in January 2012 in the journal "

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