To ensure you're making the most of your back workouts, Joel Seedman, Ph.D., exercise physiologist, athletic performance ...

Now when you're up here, focus on squeezing your upper back muscles, the ones in between your shoulder blades. Your feet should be right about shoulder width apart. We're going to do these ...

Targeting your back from multiple angles with various exercises engages all of those muscle fibers in your lats. These are ...

Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...

Pooled data analysis shows that pain relief is only marginally better than placebo. A pooled analysis of existing research, ...

Discover four effective treatments for pinched nerves in your back that provide real relief from pain, numbness, and tingling ...

If you have neck or back pain, or you’re dealing with some other condition that causes muscle spasms, your doctor might prescribe a muscle relaxer (or muscle relaxant) for you. Having a muscle ...

YOU CAN BUILD your back muscles using all kinds of exercises (trust us, we know just about all of them), but few are as effective as the classic barbell row. The move is a bodybuilding staple for ...

There are many different causes of back pain when bending over. Stiffness and minor pain may be a sign of muscle strain, while severe shooting pains could indicate sciatica. A herniated disk can ...

Plus, sphinx is a “nice introductory pose” to lumbar extension because it only moves you through part of your range of motion ...

“We found for acute low back pain, NSAIDs may be effective. For chronic low back pain, exercise, spinal manipulation, taping, ...