Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Many types of arthritis can affect your musculoskeletal system. Joints are physical points of connection between two bones, and cartilage is the tissue that covers the surface of the bone at the joint ...

When kids or teens experience aching joints and stiffness it may be more than growing pains. It may be arthritis of the spine and other joints (ankylosing spondylitis), which researchers report can go ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am in my late 50s and have started having stiffness in my back. I have become much less flexible and sometimes even have a hard time looking over my shoulder. I remember my ...

If you suffer from arthritis or spinal stenosis you don’t have to live in pain anymore. For 15 years our Expert in Neck and Back Pain has been helping people in West Michigan find relief from chronic, ...

Musculoskeletal diseases—a diverse category of conditions affecting bones, joints, muscles, and connective tissues—affect more than 1 in 3 people in the United States and are a leading driver of ...

It’s the New Year. Gyms are overcrowded with people who have set ambitious physical goals. Vitamin stores are packed with those who have made New Year resolutions to absorb more nutrients. And the ...

Discover the everyday habits that may be quietly causing your back and neck pain—and the simple changes that can make a big ...

Text Neck Indicator app alerts users to proper posture. Text Neck/overuse syndrome is also a risk factor for degenerative arthritis. Text Neck is a progressive disorder, but can be corrected. Mobile ...

When you frequently suffer from back and neck pain or inflammatory conditions like arthritis, getting good quality sleep can be difficult. Finding a comfortable sleeping position that doesn't ...