Roundup: Over-the-Counter Painkillers (NSAIDs) Linked to Higher...
Common over-the-counter pills and capsules are often used to relieve pain or reduce fever, but new research suggests they may...
May 12, 2017
Lower Back Pain: When to See Your...
Have you experienced pain in the lower portion of your spine? You are not alone. About 80 percent of adult...
April 12, 2017
Lower Back Pain: Physical Therapies Over Meds...
New guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) emphasize that doctors should suggest prescription pain medicines only as a...
February 17, 2017
Exercises for Relieving ‘Text Neck’ (Video)
There are simple stretching exercises you can do to alleviate this condition. Of course, if the pain and discomfort do...
December 27, 2016
Text Neck: The Growing Pain of Our...
It’s the constant texting, email checks and social media perusing that has created a virtual epidemic of adults with neck...
November 21, 2016
Back to Basics: Preventing and Treating Lower...
What emergency room doctors and primary care physicians have been seeing over the years, science has validated: More people are...
August 3, 2016
Roundup: Obesity, Diabetes Rates Edge Higher in...
For both sexes combined, the prevalence of obesity was highest among adults aged 40–59 (34.6 percent), followed by adults aged...
May 27, 2016
Packing to Prevent Back Pain
As if parents of school-aged kids didn’t have enough to worry about as the new school year gets underway, now...
September 16, 2015
Back-to-School Tax Holiday, Powdered Caffeine Warning, 105-Year-Old...
Mark your calendar: This year, Florida’s annual tax holiday for back-to-school shopping takes place Friday, Aug. 1 – Sunday Aug....
July 25, 2014
Caring for a Bad Back
About 80 percent of people over 30 experience back pain at some point in their life, according to Christine Villoch,...
April 3, 2014
