The number of times this week I have heard people talk excitedly about their upcoming back surgery has left me genuinely disheartened. Not because surgery never has a place - but because it highlights ...

I vividly recall the first time I “scrubbed in” on a surgical case as a third year medical student. It was very early in the morning. I hadn’t eaten any breakfast, and the heavy surgical gown, the ...

When you're in the middle of a sciatica flare-up, your top priority is getting relief ASAP. Sciatica is a type of pain that travels along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back through the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Meredith Fite was an active mother of two boys who loved ...