Tag Archives: pain relief
Relieving Tight Muscles with the BLACKROLL® MINI
Foam rolling is great method for increasing mobility in muscles and in the fascia. Regular foam rolling can also help shorten recovery time. That being said, sometimes a regular-sized foam roller can’t hit smaller areas of the body that can … Continue reading
Top Products for Hip Replacement Recovery
Did you know more than 300,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year? The hip is one of the body’s largest joints. If it becomes damaged by arthritis, a fracture, or other conditions, common activities like … Continue reading
3 Tips to Prevent Running Injuries
The trees are budding, the days are getting longer, and many runners are coming out of their winter hibernation and are back on the roads. Unfortunately, half of those runners will probably end up nursing a running injury at some … Continue reading
How to use WaxWel® Paraffin Baths to Ease Arthritis Pain
Did you know more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis? This condition causes pain in the joints and this pain can be either mild to moderate, or in some cases the pain is debilitating. … Continue reading
The Dangers of a Snowboarder’s Ankle Misdiagnosis
Are you an avid athlete or just a person who likes to keep fit? Chances are you may be one of the 3 million people who annually check into the emergency room for foot or ankle injuries. With symptoms of … Continue reading
Don’t text and exercise
You know how you shouldn’t text and drive? Well, one researcher found that you shouldn’t text and exercise either. A study performed by Dr. Michael Rebold, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative exercise science at Hiram College, and researchers from Bloomsburg … Continue reading
Stretches for tight spots in your body
Take a second right now to evaluate how you are sitting while reading this post. Are you sitting at a desk slouching in your chair? Are you giving yourself “text neck” while reading this on your subway ride home? We’ll … Continue reading
What are overuse injuries?
Note: this article originally appeared on the Mayo Clinic Health System Are you looking to become more physically active? Are you active already but looking to kick it up a notch? If either of these sound like you, it would be … Continue reading
Three exercises for sciatica pain relief
Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on NYDNRehab.com. Click here for the original article. Sciatica is the term used to describe pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back. Sciatica is … Continue reading
Better-fit female athletes may be at a higher risk for overtraining syndrome
A study by researchers from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, recently discovered that female athletes who are better fit at the beginning of the season may be more prone to “overreaching” during a team sport as the season … Continue reading