Southeastern Spine Institute

OTC painkillers are dangerous if not taken as directed. While you may think you know your body, you may have an underlying medical condition that’s causing the symptoms for which you’re taking the pain relievers. Your doctor can make sure the symptoms aren’t part of a serious, previously unknown medical condition. Read more at https://bit.ly/3oencLD.

Neck injuries are very common and can happen suddenly or gradually. The damage done to this vulnerable area may be mild or severe. If you have neck pain from trauma, it may involve damage to the muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves, discs or vertebrae. Read more at https://bit.ly/3dJ9Ou2.

A hunched back, sometimes referred to as a dowager’s hump, is primarily associated with older women, but men are just as susceptible to developing a rounded back as women. Clinically called kyphosis, curvature of the spine usually happens slowly over the years as a culmination of poor posture and constant bending over — for example, to look at electronic screens. The curve eventually causes you to have to lift your head to see in front of you, making it protrude forward unnaturally. Read more at https://bit.ly/397txlK.