A pinched nerve in your neck can be more than just painful—it can cause tingling, numbness and weakness—plus make it difficult to move your upper body. Thankfully, in most cases, a nerve can be ...

Dr. James L. Scales, MS, MD, is a graduate of Harvard University and Founding Partner of Andover Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Group, PA., which has been treating Sussex County residents for ...

It seems logical when we feel pain it’s because something is not right in that area. For example, you smash your finger with a hammer, it’s your finger that hurts, not your foot. There are some ...

A pinched nerve is a condition that occurs when surrounding tissue or structures compress the nerve and reduces its ability to function properly. The most common places in the spine where this occurs ...

For more than a year, some of us have been working in makeshift offices, hunched over computers on beds, floors or coffee tables. Stuck at home, we’ve taken on projects and have been climbing ladders, ...

If “pain in the neck” is a reality for you and not just a familiar saying, you could have a condition called cervical spinal stenosis. Cervical spinal stenosis is a type of spinal stenosis, a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman. Last September I had severe pain in my right hand. The pain was so bad that I had to go to the emergency room, where they did an MRI. Results showed I have ...