Sudden hip pain, shooting pain, a dull ache — all can be symptoms of issues involving your hip. The hip joint contains the ball of the thigh bone and the pelvis socket. It’s held in place with strong, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 65-year-old woman and have had pain in my right hip for more than a year. I have a normal body mass index. My general practitioner diagnosed trochanteric bursitis and ...

Hip pain when walking has various causes that affect the bones, joints, tendons, or hip joint muscles. Diagnosis and ...

It's been a few weeks since Scoliosis Awareness Month, but it's not too late to learn the signs, symptoms and causes of scoliosis from experts. Caroline Igo (she/her/hers) was a wellness editor at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed pain catastrophizing may predict greater self-reported pain and lower scores on other ...

Functional scoliosis is a product of imbalanced muscles or posture, often due to uneven leg length. In contrast, structural scoliosis is a product of how the spine has grown. Understanding the ...

A young teenage girl reaches for the rigid plastic brace waiting on her desk. She slides it beneath her shirt, tightening the straps until they press against her ribs. It is part of her routine to ...

The Schroth method uses physical therapy, such as exercise and breathing techniques, to correct posture and strengthen muscles to help manage scoliosis. Scoliosis is a skeletal condition where the ...

correctionA photo caption with a previous version of this article incorrectly said that the photo showed a spine with scoliosis. The photo has been replaced with a photo that shows a spine with ...

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