Minor neck and back pain is a relatively common ailment. Most such pains may be considered to be minor nuisances, and are likely to have been caused by impact injuries (contusions), pulled muscles (strains) and overstretched ligaments (sprains). These pains are easily treatable with over-the-counter (OTC) medications, ice packs, heat packs, and rest. One to two weeks of conservative treatments...

According to several studies, you may have some form of disc disorder—and not know it.

Some estimates claim as many as two-thirds of all people age 45 and over have some form of disc disease. Among the names for these conditions are herniated discs, slipped discs, bulging discs, torn discs, ruptured discs, black discs, collapsed disc, disc protrusion, etc., all of which are used more or less...