Attending the Mahakumbh Mela demands extensive walking and standing, resulting in potential bone and joint pains. Essential tips include wearing comfo ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

The lumbar region is located between the thoracic (chest) region of the spine and the sacrum, a large bone at the base of the spine. The lumbar spine usually curves slightly inward, called lordosis.

Sometimes, sacroiliitis results from inflammatory back pain from a group of related disorders known as spondyloarthritis ... Sacroiliitis is inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, the joints that ...

Its dual-coil system outperformed the rest when it came to maintaining spine alignment. The Saatva Rx came out on top as our favorite mattress for back pain relief. But since sleepers with back ...

Back pain is no different. So, when someone has back pain that doesn’t get better, they should expect to get comprehensive care about a range of health factors, not just a focus on what’s happening in ...

A study published in Pain Reports adds a new piece to the puzzle, showing spinal disinhibition — disruption of the spinal cord’s inhibitory systems that modulate pain signals — in people ...

While rare, cervical cancer can cause unexplained back pain when the cancer spreads to nearby structures such as the pelvic region or the spine itself. If you’ve been dealing with back pain that ...

Your SI joint, or sacroiliac joint, connects your sacrum (otherwise known as the tailbone) and your illiac, the bone of the topside of your pelvis. Technically, there's two of these joints—one on ...

At a certain age, back pain seems to become the new normal ... “the most important thing is to maintain a neutral spine,” Echebiri says. In bed, your spine should have basically the same ...