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If you have osteoarthritis, you may have pain, stiffness and swelling in your hips, knees, back, hands or other joints. You might take over-the-counter...

Total joint replacement surgery, also known as total joint arthroplasty, has come a long way over the years. It used to mean long recovery times, large...

If you suddenly break a bone, you know it. These types of fractures happen when there’s a strong impact or trauma on a bone and you’ll probably notice...

Maybe you notice a twinge in a knee when you’re walking down the stairs, a little discomfort when you get up from a chair or stiff knees after you wake...

It’s normal to have an S-curve in your back — in fact, it helps keep your body weight balanced and absorbs shock when you move. It can keep you strong,...

Whether you’re hitting some scenic drives on a road trip, fighting traffic during your commute to work or running errands around town, you probably spend...

You could be an office worker who spends too much time at a desk, an athlete who’s been overdoing it or someone who doesn’t pay much attention to good...

Have you ever heard someone called double-jointed? That doesn’t mean they have two joints where most people have one. It means they have joint hypermobility,...

One minute, your child is running around the playground, laughing and having fun. The next minute, they trip, fall and start crying. A trip to the urgent...

You’ve probably seen older people who always seem hunched over, with a rounded back and shoulders that pull forward. This condition is called kyphosis....