I was no stranger to back pain. In my early forties, I had three episodes of severe lumbar pain, lasting several weeks each. Lumbar is just the word doctors use for “low back.” An MRI showed ...

In my last blog, Life Lessons Learned from Being Temporarily Disabled, I promised to disclose what I learned about sex from being temporarily disabled. It is with some trepidation that I now fulfill ...

You never forget the first time a doctor gives up: when they tell you that they don’t know what to do—they have no further tests to run, no treatments to offer—and that you’re on your own. It happened ...

A 70-year-old Korean-born man calls in on Monday morning to make an appointment for an evaluation of acute joint pain, which started yesterday. He is in a significant amount of pain and would like to ...

"Therefore, without being attached to the fruits of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme." Pain is life’s most profound teacher. It ...

There is that mantra, “success comes at a price”, but no one warns you that the price tag often reads “pain.” From the sweat-drenched gym floors to the high-pressure boardrooms, resilience is built ...