Why Joints Pop and Crack

Everybody has done it. You roll your neck, twist your back, or pull on a finger, and out comes a satisfying pop. Then somebody warns you it will give you arthritis, and now you feel guilty about it. So what is actually happening when joints crack, is cracking your...

How Sleep Position Affects Pain

You spend roughly a third of your life in bed, so it is no shock the way you sleep can either soothe an aching back and neck or quietly aggravate them all night. If you have been lying awake figuring out how to sleep with lower back pain, or waking up stiffer than...

Understanding Spinal Stenosis

Stenosis is a word people usually meet on an imaging report, right before they start worrying. It simply means narrowing, and when it happens in the spine it can crowd the nerves traveling through. Spinal stenosis sounds intimidating, and for some people it does need...