Poor posture is likely damaging your back, warns Dr. Arthur Jenkins, a spinal surgeon in New York. He explains how it happens ...

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons patients see primary care doctors. To understand this condition, it’s ...

The positioning of the bar leads to one of the most common deadlifting mistakes that causes back pain: You start with the ...

Disc herniation at L5-S1 is also possible and is a common cause of sciatica—a problem with the sciatic nerve that can cause pain and other issues. Discs separate the vertebrae (spinal bones ...

Don’t slouch or allow your spine to round while sitting. Placing your computer screen at eye level can make it easier to sit taller. Be wary of rounding your shoulders forward. Sit close to your desk ...

Spinal fusion is a tailored treatment that can restore function and relieve chronic pain when other methods fail. Here's what ...

In 2021, several spine and orthopedic societies published a stance warning against allowing non-spine surgeons to perform spinal arthrodesis. Years after that statement was published, many spine ...

of the lumbar multifidus muscle in patients with chronic low back pain. Methods—Each of 59 nine patients was randomly assigned to one of three programmes: 10 weeks of stabilisation training (group 1; ...