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For decades, fascia was dismissed as little more than a thin layer that wraps around nearly everything in your body.
Now affecting an estimated 1 in 25 American adults, the condition is on the rise, driven in part by the obesity epidemic.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a major contributor to disability among older adults.
Lower back pain affects nearly 90 percent of people in the United States over their lifetime.
Osteoporosis affects about 20 percent of people worldwide—yet many don’t realize they have it until a fracture occurs.
Sciatica affects around 40 percent of Americans at some point in their lives.
Certain natural and lifestyle strategies may help manage the condition.
De Quervain’s syndrome is a painful wrist condition that most commonly affects people aged 40 to 50.
About 3 million Americans experience a herniated, or ‘slipped,’ disk annually.
Affecting up to 13 percent of people aged between 60 and 70 years, sarcopenia is typically age-related but can be caused by other underlying conditions.