If you experience back pain during or after you play golf, this is an important golf exercise for you to add to your daily routine. Additionally, this simple exercise using a foam roller can also help ...

Kyphosis is also known as “roundback” or “hunchback,” because it’s an excessive curve of the upper back that makes it look rounded or hunched. While a small curve in the upper back is natural, an ...

Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to prevent future pain. Throwing your back out is often caused by stiffness in the upper spine. Here’s how to prevent ...

If you’re over 60, chances are good you know someone who has dealt with a compression fracture in their spine. Vertebral compression fractures are injuries to the large bony part of the spine that can ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Atlas fractures, involving the first cervical vertebra, represent a unique challenge in the management of upper cervical spine injuries. These injuries, often resulting from high-energy trauma such as ...

Stooping, a forward curve of the upper spine, increases the chance of falls and other health problems in older people. But strength exercise and good posture habits can help reduce it. Stooping is ...

As we age, it's common to notice posture changes: shoulders rounding, head leaning forward, back starting to curve. You might associate this with older adults and wonder: will this happen to me? Can I ...