Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often blamed ...

Chest pain can be disconcerting, but it’s important to remember that not all discomfort signals a serious health condition like a heart attack. In fact, the culprit behind the pain in your chest may ...

In the second of a five-part series, Dana Santas shows how building strength in the side abdominal muscles can improve stability in movement and reduce low back pain.

Lower spine pain can develop due to sprains and strains of muscles or changes to the discs in the lower back. Conditions that affect the facet joints of the vertebrae may also cause lower spine pain.

Claire Turner, 43, said she didn't have changed moles or skin lesions — a rarity that occurs in about 3% of melanoma cases Kennedy News and Media Claire Turner 43, thought she'd pulled a muscle while ...

Muscle injuries, nerve pain, and kidney inflammation can all cause lower left back pain. Learn about these causes and more.

A muscle pull is a painful injury that occurs when a muscle tears due to excessive stretching. Accidents, overuse, or improper muscle function often cause muscle pulls. A pulled muscle often occurs ...

Don't confuse all back pain to stem from musculoskeletal issues, as some can also originate from kidney problems. Urologist ...

Running is not typically related to higher-than-usual incidences of lower back pain. However, excessive running without sufficient recovery time, improper running form, and other factors may ...

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - An aspiring half-marathon runner in Minnesota attributed her unbearable back pain to a two-hour training session. A day later, she was cradling a newborn. Trish Staine, 33, says ...