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Theresa Pazionis, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon and an assistant professor of orthopedics and sports medicine at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia. When Dr.

If you’re experiencing a stiff or sore neck from too much screen time, stretching can provide immediate relief. Try these ...

Discover the 5 exercise mistakes that accelerate aging more than cigarettes. Learn how improper workouts damage your body and ...

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the world's leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health, honored Todd J. Albert, MD, HSS Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus and orthopedic spine ...

Degenerative disc disease in the neck (cervical DDD) or upper back (thoracic DDD) can occur, but lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD in the lower back) is most common, since this portion of the ...

It was almost three weeks ago that Yu Darvish, the fourth-oldest starting pitcher with a major-league contract, appeared in his first game of 2025. Inside a noted hitter’s park, he surrendered a ...

"I thought I slept wrong one night, but the pain got worse and my fingertips started to numb." Mr. A, an office worker in his ...

One common type of cervical myelopathy is cervical spondylotic myelopathy. The term “spondylotic” refers to one of the possible causes of myelopathy — gradual degeneration of the spine that happens as ...

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 ...

I had a second-grade teacher who used a ruler to poke slouching students between the shoulder blades to get them to stand up ...

When you pay attention to someone’s body language, you can tell if they are having a good or a bad day. Our posture shows how ...