From runner’s knee to fraying cartilage, knees are involved in 40% of sports injuries. But it can be hard to pin down what’s wrong, or what to do about it. Here’s what the physios say
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From runner’s knee to fraying cartilage, knees are involved in 40% of sports injuries. But it can be hard to pin down what’s wrong, or what to do about it. Here’s what the physios say
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The most common complaint among people with chronic pain is low back pain. Here’s what treatments do – and don’t – work.
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Experts say it’s crucial to listen to your body to avoid injury. But what does that really mean, and how can you put it into practice?
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Post-exercise stiffness is a part of any fitness regimen, but many treatments don’t address the underlying cause. Here’s what actually works.
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When we are in pain we stop moving. But new research shows the more we move, the higher our tolerance for pain becomes.
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Chewing can impact brain function, stress, anxiety, exam performance, pain perception, as well as hunger and food intake.
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It’s not enough for us to survive terrible experiences. Now we’re supposed to thrive because of them. Nonsense. Victims of trauma don’t need to add a sense of failure to their burden.
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Feeling daunted by the prospect of movement? Experts say the secret is to 'go for it, but gently'.Â
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Every strenuous exercise involves some mixture of suffering and pleasure. The key to sticking with it is getting the balance right.
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Free new e-book demonstrates benefits of exercise for people with musculoskeletal pain.
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Psychologist Jelena Kecmanovic hears from clients about how they find themselves lashing out at people around them because their nerves are so fried. Here are five strategies Kecmanovic shares with her clients to keep them from lashing out at others.
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Working out may seem like the last thing someone in pain wants to do. But it can bring relief.
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Older women with chronic pain who participated in twice-weekly flow and restorative yoga classes experienced reduced pain.
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If you're feeling pain in your hips or knees, you might be inclined to lay off those joints, but that's one of the worst things you can do. Instead, keep moving.
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Movement and even minor exercise bring nutrients to the joints and keeps them healthy, health experts say.
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Specialists are exploring nondrug, noninvasive treatments, some of which have proved highly effective.
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“Mental tenacity” separates “the mortals and immortals in running,” an expert said. Some can be so focused as to ignore the saliva on their faces.
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The biggest cause of disability around the world is surprisingly banal.
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Lots of people take glucosamine to help them with pains in their joints, but is there hard evidence that it improves things?
"Exercise could be more effective than supplement for joint pain."
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Lower back pain a bigger problem for business as an ageing workforce sits for more hours at a computer.
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Paracetamol is ineffective at treating back pain and osteoarthritis despite being a recommended treatment, a group of Australian researchers warns.
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More than 23,500 participants from 176 countries enrolled in the course in its first year.
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Thousands of Australians with back pain are lining up for “a quick fix” that doesn’t work and can be risky.
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(Boston Globe) Alexa Pozniak visits the Institute of Performance & Fitness in North Reading to understand how to prevent lower back pain.
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It hurts and it affects almost every task you do, but effective treatment is here.