A 32-year-old woman with a recent dry cough presents to the emergency department (ED). The patient reports a 6-day history of right upper quadrant pain that is worse when she coughs, moves, laughs, or ...

Upper back pain paired with chest tightness could indicate a heart issue, while pain below the ribs that disrupts urination may point to kidney trouble. Back pain is a frequent complaint, usually ...

Back pain shows up anywhere from the base of your neck down to your tailbone. The discomfort might feel burning, aching, dull, sharp, shooting, stabbing or throbbing depending on what’s causing it.

Living with back pain can feel frustrating and limiting – and it can feel impossible to do some of the activities you love. Let’s start with the bad news: Shoes are almost never the (sole) cause of ...

There’s a good chance you’re reading this hunched over. If you’re at your desk, your shoulders are likely rounded and creeping toward your ears. Ditto if you’re looking at your phone right now. Most ...

Your first episode of back pain can come at you fast. One minute you’re sitting crisscross on the ground and yapping for hours or flinging a duffel over a shoulder no problem, and the next, you’re on ...