When IUDs are inserted, health-care providers first put a speculum into the patient’s vagina, which widens the vaginal walls, and then a tenaculum — a scissor-like type of forceps — is used to ...

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Joints often crack due to harmless gas bubbles in fluid or tendons moving over bones. While usually normal, persistent pain, swelling, or stiffness could signal arthritis or injury. Staying active, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lymphedema patients face significant costs for daily compression garments and treatment, though Medicare’s 2024 ...

Most people experience low-back pain at some point and if you have, you know that the pain can get in the way of your daily life. Of course, chronic back pain is always something that should be looked ...

It feels good to stretch after a long walk or weight-lifting session. Stretching reduces stiffness and encourages relaxation. Even during the workday, a quick stretch can feel revitalizing. Unless you ...

Flexibility is not typically a top priority for exercisers, unless they have had a musculoskeletal concern in the past. It is perhaps the most overlooked area of fitness, but flexibility is a critical ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - With the Houston Astros still fighting for a postseason berth, Jose Altuve played the final days of this season with a right foot ailment that he described Saturday as "pretty ...

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Stretching relieves stiffness and supports mobility, ...

It’s tough to maintain good posture, especially in a world that centers scrolling. Even when you want to sit up straight, it’s only a matter of time before you’re bent over your phone again. But what ...