When I first heard about *Marfan syndrome*, I had no clue it could affect the spine. A friend of mine was diagnosed during a routine heart checkup, but the real issues showed up later — unexplained back pain, weird posture changes, and fatigue from just sitting too long. As I started digging into it, the…
Back pain is something we’ve all felt at some point—whether from a long workday or a pulled muscle after trying to show off at the gym. But here’s something most folks don’t think about: infections can actually be the root cause of back pain. Yeah, it surprised me too when I first read about it…
Middle back pain has this frustrating way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. I remember once, after a long weekend of rearranging furniture and pretending I knew what I was doing with DIY, I woke up to a stiff, nagging pain right between my shoulder blades. Not upper, not lower—right in…