Posts Tagged ‘low back pain’

5 Closed Kinetic Chain Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises

In order for your arm and shoulder to optimally function, muscles throughout your entire body must contribute.   During most dynamic…

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5 of the Best Hip Mobility Exercises

Hip stiffness leads to many painful conditions in and around your hip.  In older adults, limited hip mobility is associated…

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Deadlift: Harmful or Helpful for Low Back Pain?

The deadlift is essentially a hip hinge with weight.  The hinge occurs by flexing your hips and maintaining a flat…

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Hip Manual Therapy Improves Low Back Pain

Loss of range of motion in your hip may be causing you lower back pain.  People with low back pain…

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5 of the Best Hip Exercises to Beat Back Pain

Have you tried all types of low back exercises for your lingering back pain?  You might want to have your…

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5 Fundamental Low Back Exercises

Low back pain leads to poor control and coordination of your back muscles.   Basically, pain shuts down the muscles in…

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Low Back Pain: 5 of the Best Abdominal Exercises

Low back injuries do not always occur from one single incident or event like lifting a heavy box.  Instead, most…

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How Older Adults Can Prevent Muscle Loss

Sarcopenia is the term used to describe muscle loss with advancing age.  This process begins when you are in your…

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Gluteus Medius Exercise: Getting Started

In a previous article, we discussed the importance of the gluteus medius muscle in controlling lower extremity alignment during the…

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Self-Management of Pain: Your Physical Therapist as a Guide

Too many medical approaches in today’s society are dependent on others (therapists, doctors, etc) and include passive treatments (medications, injections,…

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