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 ...

Neck arthritis is common and affects more than 85% of people over the age of 60. Symptoms of neck arthritis include neck pain ...

Back pain might feel like one of those inescapable things that can happen when you get older—or just while living your life in general. Who hasn’t attributed the occasional pang or jab to sleeping in ...

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a type of arthritis that affects your spine. Low back pain is a hallmark symptom, but axSpA can affect your whole body. Early diagnosis and treatment can reduce your ...

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that can permanently fuse the spine if early symptoms are ignored or untreated.

MRI scans are not recommended as part of routine care in spondyloarthritis, but are often performed anyway. For patients who may benefit from such scans, it's unclear whether including the spine as ...

Lower spine pain can develop due to sprains and strains of muscles or changes to the discs in the lower back. Conditions that affect the facet joints of the vertebrae may also cause lower spine pain.

Spondylitis is one of the painful health issues that impacts everyday lifestyle. Here are some tips that can help you manage ...

Dr Jayant Arora explains the key differences between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Here is what you should know about symptoms, causes, and expert treatment insights.