Dear Dr. Roach: I had polio when I was 11 years old, many years ago, and miraculously, recovered enough to live a normal life. When I was in my 40s, I developed constant back pain and visited a ...

Dealing with a leg being shorter than the other is hardly unusual when it comes to runners. In fact, if you think one of your legs is longer than the other, you can count yourself in good company. To ...

There are many reasons why you could feel uneven when you walk. One of the most common reasons you feel uneven when you walk is because you, actually, are. What I mean by this is that you feel this ...

We live in a world of inconsistencies. Nothing is absolute or perfect. Even though we may have been made in God’s image, we are not perfect. Take a good look at the faces of people around you. Most ...

Thanks for writing, Bruce. You are right that leg length discrepancy is the most common cause of back pain in runners and all active individuals. Unfortunately, you have gone about this all wrong and ...

We remember as children hearing from our mothers and grandmothers to “sit up straight” and “don’t slouch.” Little did they know that we physically could not do what they wanted us to do. For whatever ...

The most common complications following hip arthroplasty are leg length discrepancy and hip dislocation. Leg length discrepancy is relatively common following hip arthroplasty, with an incidence as ...

It may come as a surprise, but having limbs of different lengths is actually quite common. Most of the time, however, this discrepancy is slight (think a centimeter or less) and people can easily ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had polio when I was 11 years old, many years ago, and miraculously, recovered enough to live a normal life. When I was in my 40s, I developed constant back pain and visited a ...

Have you ever been to a doctor or chiropractor and been somewhat startled when the doc delivered this news? “You have one leg that is an inch shorter than the other.” Believe it or not, it’s not that ...

Doug Brayton, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, says he first noticed his left leg was shorter than his right when he was in college. It seemed minor then, and he thought ...