Strengthening your back helps align your spine and reduce slouching. Try these eight exercises for a stronger back.

Getting out of a chair shouldn't be a struggle. Yet for many older adults, simple everyday movements like this become ...

A frequent source of lower-back pain comes from two muscles you might not have heard of—and that makes sense since you rarely see them on those medical posters of human anatomy in doctor's offices.

The four main muscles of the deep core—transverse abdominis, multifidus, pelvic floor and the diaphragm—work together to keep ...

Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...

Building core muscle strength can also help, Dr. Botros says. “It's important to also recognize where there's unequal ...

A growing body of research points to this overlooked structure as the missing piece in back pain treatment Back pain remains one of the most common health complaints worldwide, affecting an estimated ...

Building muscle depends on several factors and isn't something that'll happen overnight after just one workout.