“Tennis elbow” or lateral epicondylitis can be a chronic cause of elbow pain. This exercise using the Thera-Bar foam bar can be helpful
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Piriformis Syndrome Stretches
Piriformis Syndrome Stretches Piriformis Syndrome can literally be a pain-in-the-butt. The piriformis muscle is one of the deeper muscles in the hip and typcially presents as pain either in the buttock or pain that radiates from the buttock into the lower leg. Often times Piriformis Syndrome can mimic sciatica and lumbar radiculopathy, although the cause [...]
Eccentric calf exercises for Achilles Tendonitis
Achilles Tendonitis Stretches and Exercises
Best IT band stretches and exercises for runners
If you’ve suffered from IT band syndrome, then you already know that the iliotibial band can be a frustrating knee injury to try to rehab from. We’ve found the following Best stretches for IT band syndrome. Some the stretches and exercises demonstrated in the video can help prevent the development of iliotibial band and other [...]
How to use the GRID foam roller for the IT band
Using a foam roller (we prefer the GRID foam roller from TP Therapy) can be helpful for myofascial release of the iliotibial band. There’s some controversy about whether the IT band and other fascial tissue can actually stretch. Our perspective is the the use of the foam roller in conditions like IT band syndrome may [...]
One simple stretch to help fix low back pain
Low back pain and discomfort is something that most people experience at some point of their life. Fortunately, over 90% of acute low back pain will get better in 4 weeks or less. However, if you find that you keep getting flare ups of low back pain, this one simple stretch may help your low [...]
Yoga helps with low back pain
A recent small study on the benefits of yoga for low back pain published in the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine by researchers at Boston University found that 12 weeks of hiatha yoga had a significant improvement in low back pain in comparison to patients that continued traditional treatment for their low [...]
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