Even among young players, those sudden movements can cause back pain — the most common golf injury — or elbow pain and ...

You may then feel pain in your back. If you have middle or upper back pain, you may first have other treatments. These include pain medicine and physical therapy. If these don’t work, a thoracic ...

At age 25, Youssef Heddaya was diagnosed with thymoma, a slow-growing tumor that develops in the thymus, an integral part of ...

The condition can occur in the cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (mid back) or the lumbar spine (lower back). Cervical and lumbar stenosis are the most common forms, with lumbar spinal stenosis ...

“You have millions of people who herniate discs in the neck or lower back, but a herniation in thoracic spine area is exceedingly rare,” Bydon explains. A herniation like Gil’s occurs in one out of ...

So what's the solution? Well, along with perfecting your posture, having some great relaxation techniques at your fingertips ...

Doing this workout once should help you tune into your upper spine’s range of motion. If your goal is to significantly ...

This occurs because the upper back area (called the thoracic spine) supports the neck and head. When the thoracic spine moves or changes its position, your head and neck will typically follow. Most of ...

“In severe cases, scoliosis can result in complications such as spinal nerve compression, which may cause leg numbness, ...

Spinal and vertebral birth defects in dogs are a range of congenital conditions that affect the structure and function of the ...

“Minimally invasive spine surgery has always been a disruptive force in spine surgery,” explained Osama Kashlan, M.D., M.P.H.

"Performing cat-cow from a seated position is beneficial both for lower back and hamstring flexibility," says Michielon. "It ...