How often have you uttered that phrase? There can be many causes for back pain, so our medical expert for this month’s Healthy Actions column is Dr. Rajiv Taliwal, an orthopedic spine surgeon for ...

Today’s word, which is often moaned, groaned, cried out or shrieked, is used to express sudden pain and/or extreme discomfort, and dates back to the mid-17th century. It is often followed by an ...

Back pain is the second-most frequent reason people visit a doctor and accounts for a reported 14.3 million office visits per year. However, a new type of therapy is offering solutions that improve ...

When a patient walks into a doctor’s office with the vague complaint, “I’ve got a pain in my back,” the success or failure of medical treatment often depends on the doctor’s first reaction. If he ...

The pain started in waves in my lower back and travelled down my left thigh as I worked bent over my laptop on my couch—the ...

The day I decided to have back surgery, I was in Seattle on a business trip. Just as I stepped into my hotel room’s shower, I sneezed, sending a bolt of pain down my leg that literally knocked me down ...

The pain began in August 2013, a little over a year ago. I recognized it as sciatica, having experienced it in 2002. The symptoms had a debilitating effect and I couldn’t walk unaided. A trip to the ...

Today’s word, which is often moaned, groaned, cried out or shrieked, is used to express sudden pain and/or extreme discomfort, and dates back to the mid-17th century. It is often followed by an ...