Aretha Franklin said she didn't show up at the funeral of her goddaughter, Whitney Houston, because she was suffering from leg spasms. What causes this condition?
Bridge, one of several gentle yoga backbends that can soothe a herniated disk.
Our expert, Loren Fishman, MD, assistant clinical professor at Columbia University, has been studying yoga for 20 years. He's merged yoga with his clinical work at Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to ease his patients' back pain.
Migraine headaches are horrible, because they can be so excruciating, and because they remain so mysterious (the official definition: "A common type of headache that may occur with symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or sensitivity to light. In many people, a throbbing pain is felt only on one side of the head.") Doctors have only a vague understanding of what causes them, and how they can best be relieved, and it varies from person to person.