Pain that stays in one spot is uncomfortable enough, but pain that travels down your arm or your leg can be extremely bothersome. This is called radiculopathy, and it’s usually…
When it comes to back tenderness, that tender-to-the-touch feeling is your body’s way of flagging inflammation, irritation or injury — and figuring out where it’s coming from is the first…
That prickly, tingly legs sensation, often described as “pins and needles,” is something almost everyone feels once in a while. Usually it’s harmless, caused by sitting cross-legged too long or…
This was not how Tim Carmack envisioned retirement — relying on a cane to make it through the door of a doctor’s office. It was summer 2025. Tim had spent…
Though decades have passed, Angie Birge still remembers third grade. “People started to notice that I had something wrong with me,” Angie said. “And they would make fun of me…
Christy Mellons knew she needed surgery. The 53-year-old was living in constant pain with extreme scoliosis and kyphosis. Her spine was pressing down on her lungs. Her neck was hunched…
Norton Leatherman Spine has reached a major milestone in the evolution of spine care. Jeffrey L. Gum, M.D., spine surgeon with Norton Leatherman Spine, has become the first in the…
Out on Nolin Lake is where Lisa Buckner feels most at home. It’s where her family vacationed for years when she was a child. She remembers going there for the…
Reviewed by Shawn W. Adams, M.D., and Geeta A. Ganesh, M.D., MPH Put simply, Allan Collard loves to fix things. “When I get called in, I’ve got to go,” he…
For some, age really is just a number. Rona Garriott is proof of that. The 63-year-old Pleasureville, Kentucky, woman works full time at a chiropractor’s office. After work, she’s in…
Austin Zulka spends an hour a day exercising. He alternates between running and cycling. Saturdays are his “long days,” a chance to test his body and his cardiovascular fitness with…
Calling Charlie and Debbie Hinckley well traveled would be an understatement. “We’ve got the map of [the] U.S., and we’ve probably got 50% of it done,” Charlie said. “We have…