The recent wet, heavy snow is more difficult to shovel than January's storm that dropped about one foot of powder on most of Long Island.

Screen scrolling, desk sitting, kid schlepping – modern life can batter and mangle your back. Unless you safeguard it ...

February is American Heart Month, shining a spotlight on the importance of keeping tabs on your heart and what can happen, even if you are young and athletic. A local man went to the doctor for back ...

One of the scariest moments of my life happened in 2022 when my father, Tom Donvito, then 75 and unaware of any allergies, experienced an anaphylactic reaction to a hornet sting. After he passed ...

Lower back pain in women often results from hormone changes, pregnancy, or gynecological conditions. Fever, unexplained weight loss, and pain that lasts longer than a few weeks warrant a doctor's ...

ANSWER: Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction to a foreign protein or carbohydrate (called an “allergen”). It is caused ...

Here’s some spine-tingling news. New research suggests a drug already available on pharmacy shelves could help ease chronic lower back pain. It’s a welcome discovery for the millions of Americans who ...

Abstract: Chronic low back pain (LBP) significantly impairs daily functional movements. Persistent pain may trigger alterations in neuromuscular control, particularly muscle coordination. However, ...

A clinical trial at Brown University Health to treat chronic low back pain with a one-time, non-surgical injection treatment is seeking to enroll patients in Rhode Island. The trial is testing whether ...

As temperatures begin to drop, aches and pains often rise. This feeling may seem like a coincidence, but, according to an expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, there is a real reason why ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Spinal manipulation alone was no more effective than guideline-recommended medical care for low back pain (LBP), results of a randomized comparison study showed. Of the first-line nonpharmacologic ...