Suffering from lower back pain? You’re not alone — according to the Cleveland Clinic, approximately four out of five people have lower back pain at some point in their lives. “In a young and healthy person, back pain can happen from sitting too long and/or inactivity due to muscle shortening,” says Theresa Marko, PT, DPT,
During a person’s menstrual cycle, the uterus will contract to help expel blood and other tissue from the body — which can result in painful muscle cramps. But what if you feel abdominal cramps when you’re not bleeding? Gynecologists say the answer isn’t always simple. Reproductive organs are the ones we most commonly think of
When recent TikTok threads about surprising and extreme intrauterine device (IUD) insertion pain popped up in my social media channels, I had a visceral reaction. My uterus basically shouted: me too! I got my IUD a few months after my second daughter was born. After two very intense deliveries with no pain medication (the first
Imagine your lower back hurts so much that you book a doctor’s appointment. During the visit, the physician asks a standard medical question: “How would you rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10?” Whether you answer that it’s a persistent, irksome 3 or a debilitating 9, you assume your doctor will treat
Diego Cervo / EyeEmGetty Images Do you feel stiff and lethargic in the morning, even after a good night’s sleep? You’re not alone. “Whenever you’re inactive for long periods of time — sitting at a desk, stuck in traffic, binging your favorite show, asleep in bed — your muscles and connective tissues can become tight
