As the old saying goes, “If I had a nickel for every time [something happened], I’d be rich.” For a dermatologist, the [something happened] stands for “Help—my back itches, Doc!” How often do I hear ...

There are many yoga postures that can provide relief to lower back pain, especially when you consider that yoga focuses on the spine. It ensures you move your spine in all the directions it's intended ...

I was no stranger to back pain. In my early forties, I had three episodes of severe lumbar pain, lasting several weeks each. Lumbar is just the word doctors use for “low back.” An MRI showed ...

Just a decade ago, few people really knew how damaging a sedentary desk job could be for one’s health. From carpal tunnel to herniated discs to muscle aches everywhere, plus the need to mainline tea ...

The pain started in waves in my lower back and travelled down my left thigh as I worked bent over my laptop on my couch—the ...