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 ...

Lower back pain can contribute to many other physical and mental health conditions. Complications may depend on the cause of the back pain but include pain in other areas, arthritis, depression ...

Gout is a crystal arthropathy and is the most common inflammatory arthritis in adults. Spinal involvement is observed in 17% of gout patients and may still be under-recognized. MRI is sensitive, but ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a form of arthritis that typically affects the spine, lower back, and sacroiliac joints. People with the condition have an increased risk of developing other spinal ...

People with stiffness caused by lumbar spine arthritis usually have steadily increasing symptoms over years. A strain, on the other hand, is usually related to acute trauma (such as lifting a ...

It’s a real pain in the back. An estimated 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives — and for around 16 million of those adults, the issue is chronic and with no ...

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 ...