When to Use Crutches, Canes, or Walkers
Whether you need temporary or permanent assistance, the right walking aid will help you recover from injury or maintain independent mobility.
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Common Cycling Injuries and How to Avoid Them
Don’t let common cycling injuries keep your feet off the pedals this spring and summer.
Tips for Fracture Recovery
Part of the treatment for a fracture in your body is immobilization, which often comes in the form of a cast or splint.
Common Signs of Overtraining
Overtraining or overuse injuries are any muscle or joint injuries, such as tendinitis or a stress fracture, that result from repetitive trauma.
What Vitamin D Does for Bone Health
This article focuses on the reasons for the increase and what parents can do to improve their children’s bone health — as well as their own.
Common Work-Related Injuries
This blog post will discuss the most common work-related injuries and the steps you can take to prevent them.
What You Need to Know About Runner’s Knee
Article featured on WebMD What Is Runner’s Knee? Runner‘s knee isn’t just for runners, and it’s not one particular injury. It’s a broad term that describes kneecap pain that can result from many different problems. You might hear a doctor call it patellofemoral pain syndrome. Runner’s knee causes pain at the front of the knee, […]
5 Ways for Protecting Your Joints as You Age
Here are five things you can do now to keep your joints in top shape as you age.
What is a Healthy Spine?
Article featured on National Spine Health Foundation What exactly is a healthy spine? How does spine anatomy play into it? The first step in maintaining a healthy spine is understanding what a healthy spine is. Some of the qualities of a healthy, youthful spine are that it: Is pain-free Moves well Is supple Is strong […]
Why Warming Up & Cooling Down is Good for Exercise
Warming up and cooling down are good for your exercise performance — you’ll do better, faster, stronger — and for your heart since the increased work on the heart ‘steps up’ with exercise