Neck Pain

The Red Sox need a right fielder. J.D. Drew is a free agent and will not be returning after five years in Boston. Josh Reddick, who held the job while Drew was on the disabled list last season, was traded to Oakland Wednesday. Ryan Kalish was supposed to be the solution. An athletic 23-year-old who has climbed steadily through the minor leagues, Kalish was in line to replace Drew and add some vitality to the lineup. But injuries have delayed a promising career, the latest setback being shoulder surgery in November that could keep Kalish out for a month or two in the upcoming season.

Kobe Bryant could be excused for harboring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead, Bryant professes nothing but love for his fellow U.S. Olympian, even when the injuries required him to wear a sweaty protective mask in his first game back. And if Bryant had any hidden frustration about the whole situation, he probably took it out on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant had 31 points, seven rebounds and eight assists while playing in that uncomfortable mask, and Los Angeles...

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff The trade of Josh Reddick to Oakland opened up significant playing time in right field for the Red Sox. One logical solution would be Ryan Kalish, the athletic 23-year-old who performed well in 2010 before being sidelined for nearly all of the 2011 season with injuries. But in an interview with the Globe this afternoon, Kalish revealed that in addition to the surgery he had on his neck in September, he also had surgery on his left shoulder on Nov. 8 to repair a torn labrum.

The Red Sox need a right fielder. J.D. Drew is a free agent and will not be returning after five years in Boston. Josh Reddick, who held the job while Drew was on the disabled list last season, was traded to Oakland Wednesday. Ryan Kalish was supposed to be the solution. An athletic 23-year-old who has climbed steadily through the minor leagues, Kalish was in line to replace Drew and add some vitality to the lineup. But injuries have delayed a promising career, the latest setback being shoulder surgery in November that could keep Kalish out for a month or two in the upcoming season.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Actress Lisa Blount, known best for her role in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,’’ died this week in her Arkansas home after battling chronic illness and complaining of back and neck pain, Little Rock police said Thursday. She was 53. Police were called to the home she shared with her husband, actor and director Ray McKinnon, Wednesday after her mother found Ms. Blount dead in her bedroom. Ms. Blount’s mother told police that the actress had suffered for 17 years from a condition similar to multiple sclerosis and that she had complained...

Kobe Bryant could be excused for harboring a little grudge after Dwyane Wade broke his nose and gave him a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, of all places. Instead, Bryant professes nothing but love for his fellow U.S. Olympian, even when the injuries required him to wear a sweaty protective mask in his first game back. And if Bryant had any hidden frustration about the whole situation, he probably took it out on the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bryant had 31 points, seven rebounds and eight assists while playing in that...

Steve Stricker is concerned about losing strength in his left arm, and it didn't help Tuesday at East Lake that he was hitting balls next to Bubba Watson. He watched Watson pound one drive so far that it hit the net on the back of the range on the fly. "If my neck didn't hurt, I could get that," Stricker said with a grin. Stricker withdrew from the BMW Championship last week after two rounds because of neck pain that affected his left arm and made it difficult to hold onto the club.

How much does hunching over an iPad or other electronic tablet contribute to neck and shoulder strain? Harvard School of Public Health researchers wanted to find out, so they recently asked 15 volunteers to use iPads in different positions while measuring their back and neck postures in a study published this month in Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation. Using an electronic motion analysis system, the researchers measured posture angles of the head, neck, and spine when iPad users held the devices in four positions: flat on their laps to type;...

The wing of a Delta jet clipped the tail of an aircraft that provides regional air service for the carrier while both planes were on the taxiway and preparing to fly out of Boston on Thursday evening, forcing officials to remove them from service for inspections. Local TV footage show the crash sheared off the tip of the Delta Boeing 767 and crumpled part of the smaller plane's tail. Boston Logan International Airport spokesman Phil Orlandella said one person is complaining of neck pain after the crash.

The trade of Josh Reddick to Oakland opened up significant playing time in right field for the Red Sox. One logical solution would be Ryan Kalish, the athletic 23-year-old who performed well in 2010 before being sidelined for nearly all of the 2011 season with injuries. But in an interview with the Globe this afternoon, Kalish revealed that in addition to the surgery he had on his neck in September, he also had surgery on his left shoulder on Nov. 8 to repair a torn labrum. That surgery, done by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles, requires a lengthy rehabilitation process and...

Steve Stricker is concerned about losing strength in his left arm, and it didn't help Tuesday at East Lake that he was hitting balls next to Bubba Watson. He watched Watson pound one drive so far that it hit the net on the back of the range on the fly. "If my neck didn't hurt, I could get that," Stricker said with a grin. Stricker withdrew from the BMW Championship last week after two rounds because of neck pain that affected his left arm and made it difficult to hold onto the club.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Actress Lisa Blount, known best for her role in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,’’ died this week in her Arkansas home after battling chronic illness and complaining of back and neck pain, Little Rock police said Thursday. She was 53. Police were called to the home she shared with her husband, actor and director Ray McKinnon, Wednesday after her mother found Ms. Blount dead in her bedroom. Ms. Blount’s mother told police that the actress had suffered for 17 years from a condition similar to multiple sclerosis...