With summer fast approaching, many people are preparing their gardens for hosting or simply enjoying the sun by repotting plants, sowing seeds and tackling the most tiresome chore of all – weeding.

You’ve heard it all before: Someone cracking knuckles in a meeting, or the snap, crackle and pop of joints in nearby cubicles as coworkers bend backs, flex elbows or stretch necks. You might even hear ...

Growing older has plenty of upsides – but achy joints is not one of them. As we age, the joints that once handled every bend and fall start to weaken. This is because the amount of cartilage, a tough ...

Maintaining mobility and flexibility are crucial to living a full life. But stiff, sore, or painful joints can get in the way—and in many cases, inflammation is the cause. Being able to recognize the ...

You know that old idea that joint pain only hits when you’re in your 60s or 70s? Forget it. That’s no longer the case. These days, people in their 20s, 30s, even 40s are finding themselves wincing ...

Diabetes and arthritis have a strong bidirectional relationship, meaning each condition can increase the risk and severity of the other. Almost half of all adults with diabetes also have painful and ...

Many of us have noisy joints. Knees crack on the stairs, necks pop when we stretch, and knuckles seem to crack almost on demand. These sounds can be startling and are often blamed on ageing, damage or ...

Crohn’s disease and joint pain may seem like two separate conditions, but they can be linked. “Crohn's is an autoimmune condition. The same inflammation targeting the digestive tract can also trigger ...

Few things are more frustrating than hearing a clicking sound when you turn the steering wheel, but few things are as serious as the problem behind that noise. Your car’s CV axles play a huge role in ...

Joint pain can make it difficult to carry out basic tasks, from walking up the stairs to opening a jar and even typing. When it comes to the skeletal system, our joints have some of the most important ...

Have you ever been driving and heard a clicking or felt a shudder under your feet while making a turn? If so, the culprit could be a bad CV joint. CV stands for constant velocity, and these joints are ...

What do we have in common with fish, besides being vertebrates? The types of joints we (and most vertebrates) share most likely originated from the same common ancestor. But it’s not a feature that we ...