As the weather warms up, more people get outside to enjoy the sunshine, flowers, and the sights, sounds, and smells of new life all around – and to play sports. From golf, baseball, and soccer to running, biking, and rollerblading, spring brings out the athlete in all of us. However, with so many people enjoying…
If you could visualize your nervous system, you would see an incredible branching structure that radiates from the spine and ultimately reaches all the parts of your body. Some of these nerves are long, including the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower spine down into the legs. Sciatica is the name for a painful…
Osteoarthritis is a common condition in which the cartilage between the joints begins to wear away. This allows the bones to rub against each other with less cushioning, resulting in pain, stiffness, swelling, reduced mobility, and in some cases, bone spurs. Osteoarthritis can occur in people of any age, but it is most common in…