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The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

The Inactivity Trap: Why Resting Your Painful Joints Makes You Weaker

Editor’s note: In Japanese orthopedics, specialists define "locomotive syndrome" as a condition where declining function in bones, joints, muscles,...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back

[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the lower back.
Why Muscle Loss Alone Doesn’t Explain Walking Difficulties in Older Age

Why Muscle Loss Alone Doesn’t Explain Walking Difficulties in Older Age

As people age, a frequent refrain is, “I’ve lost muscle. ” They are not entirely wrong.
Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?

Trouble putting on socks and a sharp groin twinge: Hip problem, not herniated disk?

You try to put on socks, but your leg will not lift easily. When you get in and out of a car, you feel a sharp twinge...
Guarding the S-Curve: How Fixed Postures Push the Spine to Its Limit

Guarding the S-Curve: How Fixed Postures Push the Spine to Its Limit

That familiar, stubborn stiffness settles into the lower back, and changing positions brings little relief.
Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Similar Efficacy to Conventional Methods with Better Wound Recovery

Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery: Similar Efficacy to Conventional Methods with Better Wound Recovery

A recent clinical evaluation has found that biportal endoscopic surgery provides clinical outcomes comparable to...
Slipped Vertebrae: When

Slipped Vertebrae: When "Tingling Legs" Signal Spondylolisthesis Rather Than a Herniated Disc

Ms. Choi, a 52-year-old living in Busan, recently noticed a troubling change. While grocery shopping with her elderly...
56-Year-Old Ha Hee-ra, The Secret to Her Toned Figure is ‘This Exercise’… “Is it Good for Herniated Discs?”

56-Year-Old Ha Hee-ra, The Secret to Her Toned Figure is ‘This Exercise’… “Is it Good for Herniated Discs?”

Actress Ha Hee-ra (56) has managed her health and figure through exercise. Recently, Ha Hee-ra posted a video on her...