Health Article description.Explains what core stability is and notes how it helps with posture, balance, movement, and injury prevention. Gives tips on how to increase your core strength and stability.

Health Article description.Living with pain can be hard, especially if it's long-term (chronic) pain. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for 3 months or longer. It can make you sleep poorly, feel tired and irritable, and have a hard time being active or working. It may strain...

Health Article description.Identifies a variety of techniques for relaxing your mind and body. Includes links to more information on many techniques.

Health Article description.If you've decided to change a habit—whether it's quitting smoking, lowering your blood pressure, becoming more active, or doing something else to improve your health—congratulations! Making that decision is the first step toward making a change. What happens next? Have a reason. Set goals you can reach. Prepare for...

Health Article description.Parkinson's disease can affect many of the muscles used for chewing and swallowing. This can make it hard for you to eat. Here are some things you can do to help reduce eating problems. Sit upright when eating, drinking, and taking pills. Take...

Health Article description.Guides through decision to take antidepressants while pregnant. Covers SSRIs (Zoloft and Prozac) and tricyclic antidepressants. Lists reasons for and against medicines. Covers benefits and risks. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.

Health Article description.This topic helps readers assess whether they may have a drinking problem.

Health Article description.Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease that causes blurring of your central vision. The blurring happens because of damage to the macula, a small area at the back of the eye. The macula helps you see the fine detail in things that your...

Health Article description.Covers using an inhaler to get needed medicine into lungs quickly. Describes dry powder inhalers, how they work, and why to use them. Includes pictures on how to use a dry powder inhaler.

Health Article description.Provides step-by-step instructions for a sample set of exercises for an ankle sprain. Includes range-of-motion, stretching, strengthening, and balance exercises. Cautions that timing for starting each type of exercise depends on the care provider's recommendations.

Health Article description.Draining mucus from the lungs and coughing it up can help to clear the lungs. Doing this every day can help your child maintain lung function and avoid problems from mucus. Here are three ways to help clear your child's lungs. You may hear these...

Health Article description.Lymphedema is a collection of fluid called lymph in the tissues of the body. Normally, this fluid flows through the lymph system. If that system isn't working as it should, fluid can build up in the affected area and cause lymphedema. This happens most often in an arm or leg. What causes lymphedema? Lymphedema may be...

Health Article description.Several types of behavioral methods are used for treating urinary incontinence: bladder training, pelvic muscle exercises (Kegels), and biofeedback. People who have incontinence due to physical or mental limitations (functional incontinence) also...

Health Article description.The rotator cuff is a group of tough, flexible fibers (tendons) and muscles in the shoulder. Rotator cuff disorders include: Irritation or damage to the tendons (tendinopathy, sometimes called tendinitis). Inflammation or irritation of a bursa...

Health Article description.Guides you through the decision to have surgery for a torn meniscus. Explains two kinds of surgery. Explains when surgery is done. Lists risks and benefits of surgery for meniscus tear. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.

Health Article description.A low-vision evaluation will help you and your doctor find ways to make the best use of your remaining vision. Your doctor will ask questions to find out how your vision loss has affected your life and what changes you have already made to cope with reduced vision. Talk with your doctor about your needs and goals...

Health Article description.Discusses causes and symptoms of hammer, claw, and mallet toes. Covers diagnosis and treatment options. Also offers home treatment tips.

Health Article description.What is an ankle sprain? An ankle sprain is an injury that happens when you stretch or tear the ligaments in your ankle. Most sprains happen when you twist your ankle. Afterward, the ankle usually becomes swollen and painful. Even though ankle sprains are common, they aren't always minor injuries. Some people with...

Health Article description.Talking with your partner may help your sexual function. Couples often assume that they each know what the other person likes when it comes to sex. Sometimes they are wrong. Don't assume. Tell your partner what does and doesn't give you pleasure.

Health Article description.In a COPD flare-up, your symptoms get worse over a short time and stay bad. You may have more shortness of breath and wheezing. You may have more coughing, with or without mucus. You may cough up more mucus than usual, and it may be a different...

Health Article description.Provides step-by-step instructions and photos for doing easy and then more intense exercises for patellar tracking disorder.

Health Article description.Many things can cause low vision, including macular degeneration and glaucoma. When you can't see as well, daily life may feel more challenging. But you can do some things to stay as independent as you can and keep doing the activities you enjoy.

Health Article description.Learn the basics about spinal manipulation as a treatment option for back pain.

Health Article description.Covers surgery to replace ends of both bones in a damaged joint to create new joint surfaces. Includes slideshow on hip replacement. Looks at why it is done and how well it works. Discusses what to expect after surgery and living with a hip replacement.

Health Article description.Low bone density (osteopenia) is bone density that's lower than the normal peak density but not low enough to be classified as osteoporosis. Bone density is a measurement of how dense and strong the bones are. Having low bone density means there's...