Don't consider all heartburn from acidity as harmless, as chest pain may also indicate a heart attack. Know the life-saving differences!

Lie on your back with your knees bent. Place your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides. Press your heels into the ...

Right-hander David Festa might be one step closer to finding out the cause of his nagging pain in his throwing shoulder.

Everyone deals with random aches and pains from time to time — indeed, muscle pain is a part of life. But when it comes to a sharp pain in the front of your thigh, there are several possible causes.

Back pain, a widespread issue, often stems from muscle strain or poor posture, resolving with simple care. However, a slipped disc, where a spinal disc presses on nerves, presents distinct symptoms ...

A painkiller used for lower back pain could be linked to a higher risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to new research. The study, published online in the journal Regional ...

Introduction Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a common manual therapy intervention provided by healthcare providers for patients with low back pain (LBP). Responses to SMT are influenced by ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond, New York, USA. 2 Department of Family Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond, New York, USA. 3 Department of ...

Nearly 10% of adults will experience some form of severe neck pain in any given calendar year. Most cases of neck pain have multiple causes, such as inflamed (swollen) muscles, ligaments, joints or ...

If you deal with mild pain or discomfort in a particular area of your body, you might have become resigned to just having to live with. But this isn’t always the case and getting an in-person ...

There was a time in life—let us call it “youth”—when each time we had a pain, we knew what caused it. Twisted a knee in yoga class. Sprained an elbow playing tennis. Shin splints from dancing all ...

A recent survey found that 70% of adults over 50 experience joint pain. Here's what it could mean—and the expert-backed ways to ease it. Kyle Ruygrok, PT, DPT, OCS, is a physical therapist with ...