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Arthritis is is the leading cause of lower extremity disability in older adults, and the hip and knee are the most commonly affected. In this post, adapted from Adaptive Yoga, we explore exercises to help alleviate arthritis in the knee and hip.
More than 80 percent of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. This post, adapted from Brian Richey’s Back Exercise: Stabilize, Mobilize and Reduce Pain explores what non-specific low back pain is, what causes it and the exercises you can perform to treat it.
Image by Lukáš Dlutko (Pexels) Tennis elbow is extremely common in sport. Massage can help relieve it. This article features tips to help you perform massage for tennis elbow injuries.
The 11 best sports massage books for physical, manual or massage therapists, athletic and personal trainers, chiropractors and physiotherapists.
The Upper Trapezius, Levator Scapulae and Erector Spinae are often tight in athletes and non-athletes. This post adapted fromSoft Tissue and Trigger Point Release, 2nd Edition will help you understand and perform active- assisted soft tissue release for the upper back.
Neck pain is a common injury, especially for those involved in playing sports. Treating neck pain is a very sensitive subject and definitely not something you want to get wrong.
Self-myofascial release isn’t a new concept. It can help with recovery and pain relief. Here’s a few exercises that can relieve pain using a tennis ball.
Shin splints can be frustrating and are common for runners in particular. In this post, we describe taping techniques that may help ease the pain.
