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Can stretching improve lower back mobility and function?

As with many other aspects of your health, “use it or lose it” applies to the structures in your lower back. When muscles and soft tissue aren’t exercised, they start...

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9 causes and treatments for inner elbow pain

Your elbow is a complex joint that plays an essential role in your daily life. It’s where your upper arm bone, the humerus, meets your forearm bones, the radius and...

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4 physical therapy treatments that may improve pain in the back of the knee

Persistent knee pain can be frustrating, especially when it’s localized around the back of the knee. Pain behind the kneecap is often related to conditions and injuries affecting the soft...

4 exercises to heal or prevent tennis elbow

Feeling pain in your elbow, wrist and hand? The cause could be tennis elbow. Tennis elbow, sometimes referred to as lateral epicondylitis, is swelling in certain tendons that run through...

5 PT techniques that can improve SI joint pain while pregnant

During pregnancy, there are a lot of changes that happen in your body. All of these changes are to help accommodate your growing baby. A change in your hormones can...

Why does my neck crack so much? 3 possible causes

You’re bound to crack your joints every once in a while, whether it be on purpose or by accident. It’s possible to “crack” or “pop” most joints in the human...

6 things to know about how work hardening programs are carried out

If you’ve been injured on the job, then proper recovery is essential. It’s important that you don’t return to work too early, because you don’t want to risk the symptoms...

Why do my ribs hurt after running? 4 potential causes

Exercise can benefit both your physical and mental health. For many people, running is a fun and effective way to work out or part of playing a sport. But it’s...

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7 common causes of neck pain in children

Neck pain doesn’t just happen to adults. While children are resilient, even their necks can fall prey to a variety of conditions that can leave them in discomfort. Neck pain...