Resource Type: Medical Conditions

Ankylosing spondylitis is a condition the affects the lower back and hips. The disease begins as inflammation in those areas. The body tries to deal with the inflammation by creating new bone. The bone grows until it fuses the vertebrae in the lower back together. The fused vertebrae cannot move, which means that you cannot

Multiple sclerosis is a condition where a person’s immune system attacks their nerves.

One of the most common conditions that we see here is back pain.

When most people think of depression, they think of things such as feeling discouraged after losing a job or sad after someone dies.

Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, was officially recognized as a medical condition by the American Psychiatric Association in 1980.

Diabetes is a fairly common condition, affecting 25.8 million Americans (8.3% of Americans).

Sleep apnea is a condition where you repeatedly stop breathing during sleep.

Bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic depressive illness, is a mental condition where a person experiences strong depressive (“down”) and manic (“up”) episodes.