Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the degeneration of the joints, bones, and discs of the cervical spine of the neck. Neck arthritis is a common condition, ...
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.
Spinal arthritis is inflammation of the joints that make up the spine. Typically, the most effective medications include analgesics, NSAIDs, acetaminophen, steroids, muscle relaxants, and DMARDs.
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 ...
Your spine provides structural support, enables mobility and flexibility and protects your spinal cord, which facilitates ...
Dear Colin: My neck has bothered me for about three years and my doctor and I aren't sure why. X-rays and MRI show "multilevel moderate arthritis" but nothing else. I'm only 54 and want to garden, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 68 and have osteoarthritis all over -- neck, spine, hips, knees, shoulders, hands -- and all are getting worse. One hip was replaced two years ago, and my shoulder was replaced ...
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 ...
According to new research, a thick neck can be an accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, as well as indicate type 2 ...
Maricel Soriano. Screengrab from YouTube/TFC Maricel Soriano revealed that she recently underwent a minimally invasive spine ...