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In Pain? How to Assemble a Winning Team for Your Rehab
Self-treatment only goes so far. Recruit the best professionals to overcome your injury and get back to hard training.
Robert Crowley
The Kettlebell Swing: Mindful Prescription for Low-Back Rehab
There is no best back exercise. But the swing can be highly effective for the right athlete, at the right time.
Andrew Lock
A Safe System for Heavy Lifting After a Disc Bulge
With the right rehab expertise, it's possible to move big weight successfully - and safely.
Andrew Lock
The 2 Missing Pieces of the Pain Relief Puzzle
Here are three self-assessment techniques that will enable you to take a proactive approach to pain relief.
Maryann Berry
Is Your Injury a Setback or a Gift? You Decide
Injury can be like a mental bomb going off in your head. How you deal with it is your choice.
Walter J. Dorey
Got a Cranky Elbow? How to Train Smart and Prevent Pain
Lifting puts a lot of strain on the elbows. Learn how to move heavy loads without sacrificing elbow health.
Kelsey Reed
Dispelling the Myths About Poor Posture (And Your Poor Pelvis)
Research and common sense reveal the truth: anterior pelvic tilt has nothing to do with sitting, or lordosis, or a tight psoas.
Andrew Lock
Keep (Sumo) Deadlifting: Unorthodox Rehab for Lumbar Injuries
Lumbar spine rehab is about movement pattern correction and re-education. Sumo deadlifts are one way to achieve those results.
Andrew Lock
An Easy, Effective Hip Flexor Stretch You Can Do Anywhere
As a physical therapist, one of the top five most common things I see is tight hip flexors. Here's my favorite stretch to fix them.
Cassie Dionne
Use Your X Wife to Prep Your Core for Serious Lifting
Donnie Thompson shows how his powerful mobility tool, the X Wife, can strengthen and injury-proof your core.
Breaking Muscle HQ
3 Not-So-Obvious Exercises to Combat Achilles Pain
Achilles pain can be debilitating, frustrating, and often long lasting. These unconventional exercises will help.
Cassie Dionne
How to Diagnose and Treat Low Back Pain Without an MRI
It is important to treat low back pain based on origin instead of severity.
Andrew Lock
The True Meaning of Physical Therapy: You Are Not Your MRI
The human body is a remarkable complex machine. which is something that a simple image could never fully capture.
Cassie Dionne
A Case Against Ultrasound in the Treatment of Injury
Therapeutic ultrasound is a popular method of injury treatment and assessment, but research refutes its clinical value.
Cassie Dionne
Beyond Crawling: Cross Patterning for Athletes
My concern is that people only recognize cross patterning when it comes to ground-based activities.
Jessica Bento
Lessons In Fitness and Life From Bruce Lee
Lee's philosophies can teach us how to be better students both in and out of the weight room.
Robert Camacho
"Ready to Run" (Book Review)
This book is a invaluable resource for athletes who don't have access to physical therapy.
Doug Dupont
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