Good posture is a form of fitness in which the muscles of the body support the skeleton in a stable, efficient alignment, while allowing for free and easy movement at ... Read More

How now, which of your hips has the most profound sciatica? ---William Shakespeare Measure for Measure Image: Library of CongressLC-USZ62-80147 While Shakespeare was not referring to a back injury when he ... Read More

Illustration: ADAM In separate, unrelated studies, researchers looked at children and elderly people for links between back pain and heart problems. Both studies were published in the August 15, 2007 ... Read More

Photo: (c) Anne Asher 2007 Licensed to About.com When you wake up, is your back stiff or sore? If so, spend a few moments breathing deeply and stretching your body ... Read More

August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month. A rare genetic disease, SMA affects mostly children, although people with milder cases can go on to live productive adult lives. ... Read More

There are numerous back muscles, as well as posture muscles that lend stability to the trunk. For most people, stability equals freedom from back pain. According to at least one ... Read More

About.com now has a tool that will shed some light on why you are experiencing back or neck pain, and what to do about it. The tool takes you ... Read More

Illustration: A.D.A.M. When a back condition goes so far as to affect the spinal cord, which runs through the center of the vertebral column, the condition is known as myelopathy. ... Read More

Illustration: (c) Anne Asher 2007 Licensed to About.com Even though they are among the most common of back injuries, back strain and sprain can cause terrible pain and muscle spasm. ... Read More

Photo: (c) Michael J. Summerville If you are on Medicare and you get X-rays taken by or for your chiropractor, you may need to watch your pocketbook starting in the near ... Read More

Photo: Cohdra In May of this year, I posted news about the drug maker Purdue Phama and how it admitted in court to having conducted a fraudulent advertising campaign for OxyContin. ... Read More