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7 Best Hip Flexor Stretches

Article featured Verywellfit The hip flexors are a group of muscles that help you move your lower body. You have hip flexors on either side of your body. They include the rectus femoris, iliacus, psoas, iliocapsularis, and sartorius muscles, which allow you to bend at the hips, lift your knees, and swivel your hips from […]

4 Tips for Preventing Sports Injuries This Spring

4 Tips for Reducing Your Chances of a Sports Injury This Spring There is no way to completely rule out the risks associated with spring sports, but by utilizing these four precautions, you can minimize your risk of injury significantly. 1. Always Warm-Up and Cool-Down Before we get into the rest of our tips, let’s […]

Brief Overview of Osteoarthritis of the Hip

Article featured on UCSF Health Osteoarthritis of the hip causes the hip joint to get stiff and inflamed and can progress until resting no longer relieves your pain. Bone spurs might build up at the edges of the joint. When the cartilage wears away completely, bones rub directly against each other, making it very painful […]

6 Benefits of Trail Running

Article featured on Verywellfit If you’re tired of running the same routes on city streets or on the treadmill, then trail running may be a great way to break the boredom, reduce your risk of injury, and challenge yourself in a new way. Trail running is exactly what it sounds like: lacing up those sneakers […]

How to Treat a Broken Finger Tip

Article featured on American Society for Hand Surgery The finger tip is one of the most commonly injured areas of the upper extremity because we use our finger tips in so many daily activities. Your finger tip can be injured in a variety of different ways, including being crushed by a door, hit with a […]