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How Technology Can Help You Manage Knee Pain

Fibromyalgia vs Myofascial Pain Syndrome: Are they related?

5 Simple Exercises to Relieve Low Back Pain

I’m Not Injured or in Pain: Why Do I Need Physical Therapy?

How Automobile Accidents Can Cause Herniated Discs and Pinched Nerves

Automobile accidents can cause a great deal of damage to the structures of your spine as they react to forces generated by a crash. Whiplash, clinically known as cervical acceleration-deceleration (CAD) syndrome, can cause pain for years after a car crash, especially if discs become herniated and nerves are compressed. The weight of your head […]

Diagnosing Adductor-Related Groin Pain

Acute or chronic pain in the adductor and/or groin region Pain may also be felt in the lower abdomen Symptoms may be complex Symptoms decrease after warmup but increase with prolonged activity Impaired performance  

7 Simple Strategies to Relieve Pinched Nerve Pain

How Myofascial Release Therapy Helps Reduce or Eliminate Chronic Pain

Just as your skin surrounds and supports your entire body, your fascia provides a second system of support, forming a web of tissue that encompasses your muscles, connective tissue, bones, nerves, blood vessels, and visceral organs, right down to the cellular level. Healthy fascia is supple and elastic, providing support without restricting the underlying structures. […]

New Clinical Guidelines for Low Back Pain Say “No!” to Drugs

With an opioid epidemic raging in the United States and a wave of obesity and sedentary living that promotes chronic low back pain, clinicians are seeking ways to treat and resolve back pain that are efficacious, safe and effective. In 2017, the American College of Physicians (ACP) updated its Guidelines for treating low back pain, […]

Knee ACL Injury May Change Brain Function After Rehab

ACL Basics A common and debilitating knee injury is a tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament, or ACL. This important structure holds the tibia bone of the shin in place, preventing it from shifting forward. during movement. The ACL is responsible for roughly 90 percent of knee stability in adults. Because to sustain an ACL […]