Drug addiction is something that plagues all levels of society. Drug abuse is commonly thought to be a scourge of poorer classes, but this is not always the case. Many people tend to think of drug abuse as involving illegal drugs, but it can also involve the legal variety. One of the most commonly abused […]
It’s one of the worst things your back can do to you: a wayward bend, lift, pull or twist, and bam! Suddenly it’s as if someone is holding a blowtorch to your muscles. It’s a back spasm, and it can feel like the end of the world—or at least the unexpected end of your work […]
Anyone who’s ever had a knot in his or her back, shoulders or neck dreads the feeling: a hot, splintery pain that gets tighter and tighter throughout the day. Sometimes, you can even feel that small, crackling spot in your muscles that has become constricted, tugging on the rest of your back and causing stubborn […]
Did you know that when you were born, you had 33 vertebrae (the bones that make up your spinal column), but now, you have only 24? That’s because the separate bones that make up the sacrum and the coccyx, down at the very bottom of our spine, fuse together as we grow. The back is […]
