Unfortunately, pain and injury can be a few downsides of an active lifestyle. A combination of genetics and incomplete cool-downs have led me to some pretty severe back issues over the years, and I often pay the price with debilitating back spasms.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose plans to play Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers after missing three of the Knicks' past four games because of back spasms. "That's the plan," he said after participating in a full practice on ...

Usman Khawaja’s arrival at the crease in the first Ashes Test was delayed by back spasms, the day after he won a golf competition in Perth.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner had missed the previous two games with back spasms and did not start today against the Colorado Rockies. However, manager Rob Thomson wisely deployed Turner as a pinch hitter for Brandon Marsh in what became a ...

The Chicago Cubs are a man down just for him taking his pants down. Closer Brandon Morrow, who has 16 saves this season, sustained back spasms while undressing after returning home from the team's trip to St. Louis early Monday morning. He was placed on ...

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado was a last-minute scratch in Wednesday's series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. According to MLB.com's John Denton, Arenado was scratched due to back spasms. The 34-year-old third baseman is listed as ...

CA chief executive believes there is no correlation between Khawaja's injury and the three days of golf he played in the lead-in to the Test match

Nationals starters Denard Span and Yunel Escobar are not in Tuesday's lineup against the Reds. Span (back spasms) and Escobar (left hamstring tightness) left Monday's game early with injuries. Manager Matt Williams had limited updates on both players as ...