Discover how your lifestyle can contribute to back and neck pain, and the best exercises to prevent it with these expert tips ...

Whether it's a dull, underlying ache in your spine or a piercing stab, chronic back pain affects roughly one in four Americans. UC San Francisco's Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, Ph.D., neurologist and pain ...

At first, it’s fine, then it hurts and you feel it in your shoulders and back. That’s what happens when your neck has to make up for weaker muscles downstream. Neck pain can make driving feel scary, ...

Whether you're a back, side or stomach sleeper, medical professionals explain how to position your body to guard against neck ...

UCSF neurologist Dr. Shirvalkar studies nerve-to-brain connections to find new ways to treat chronic back pain.

Dr Andy Eaton asked what could be the diagnosis in this older male patient requesting stronger analgesia for acute back pain?

Lie down on your side with your legs straight and arms at your sides. Place your index and middle fingers firmly behind your jawbone and under your ear. Slide your fingers down your neck, applying ...

The United States spends more money on the care of back and neck pain than any other health condition. Despite this, the cost-effectiveness for many recommended treatments is unclear. Our primary ...

Non-specific neck pain (NSNP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder causing functional limitations and reduced quality of life. Conventional physiotherapy provides symptomatic relief but often yields ...

Bill McColl has 25+ years of experience as a senior producer and writer for TV, radio, and digital media leading teams of anchors, reporters, and editors in creating news broadcasts, covering some of ...

It’s tough to maintain good posture, especially in a world that centers scrolling. Even when you want to sit up straight, it’s only a matter of time before you’re bent over your phone again. But what ...

No one wants to deal with the relentless ache, limited range of motion, stabbing jolts or that deep, burning throb that makes even turning your head feel impossible. Add in numbness, tingling or ...