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A pain in the neck
The neck supports the head, enabling it to move, and provides a link between the head and the trunk. Seven cervical vertebrae support the neck. However, because the neck is less protected than the rest of the...read more
Arthritis: joints gone bad
Arthritis literally means joint inflammation and is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting about one in every six Americans. Although arthritis is often referred to as one disease, it...read more
Back pain
We usually consider the back as two separate sections: the upper back, or thoracic spine, and the lower back, or lumbar vertebra. Most chronic back pain occurs in the lower back. In fact, low...read more
Do you have degenerative arthritis?
With 10 million or more people with arthritis, the majority of them will have degenerative arthritis. This arthritis is called Osteoarthritis. Degenerative arthritis occurs w...read more
Hips: when they don't move that easily any more
One of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body, the hip consists of a ball (femoral head) at the top of the thigh bone (femur) that fits into a rounded socket (acetabulum) in the pelvis. Bands of tissue...read more
Knee pain
The largest joint in the body, the knee is made up of the lower end of the thigh bone (femur), which rotates on the upper end of the shin bone (tibia), and the knee cap (patellae), which slides in a groove on...read more
Relieving your aching joints and arthritis: are there options?
The Baby Boomer generation or those approaching fifty to sixty-five years of age is the fastest growing segment of the US population. Although these maturing adults are expected to live longer than their predecessors, many co...read more
Shoulder pain
Although the shoulder is the most flexible joint in the body, it can be unstable because of its wide range of motion. Also, because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the socket of the shoulder, this ar...read more
