Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is often used to diagnose low back pain. MRIs can be useful if there are warning signs that suggest a more serious problem.

Patients usually see a big difference in quality of life after knee surgery, but the procedure does not come cheaply. An average knee replacement surgery costs around $20,000.

Doctors tend to be regarded as the experts when prescribing medications; however, new research may cast doubt on this assumption.

Some multiple sclerosis (MS) patients use a  cannabis-based medication called dronabinol to control pain symptoms and muscles cramps.  A recent study looked at whether this medication could also stop the progression of a certain type of of MS. 

Tasks as simple as walking can be difficult for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The disorder causes the body to produce too little dystrophin, a necessary protein for muscles. Without this protein, muscles continue to worsen.

Polio is a virus that the world has largely beaten. However, lingering pockets of the disease still pose a serious threat.

Fibromyalgia is a disorder affecting  about two percent of people  with symptoms such as widespread pain, fatigue and sensitivity to pressure. The cause and cure for fibromyalgia is unknown. 

Here’s an interesting fact. Epilepsy is fairly common in Denmark. About 1.5 percent of the Danish population has this brain disorder that causes seizures. A recent study looked at cancer risks associated with the disease and its treatment.

HHV-6 is the common name for two viruses which nearly every human has had by their second birthday. Some people are born with a strain of HHV-6 virus that is inherited from a parent. This inherited HHV might offer a clue to chronic fatigue symptoms.

Mild cognitive impairment causes problems with memory, language and thinking. It can also put people at a greater risk for developing Alzheimer's.  For patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), exercising may offer some protection for the mind.