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3 Sciatica Stretches That Will Help to Vanquish Your Low Back Pain
Last updated: 09/13/2020
Your Personal PT, Rachel Tavel, is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) at Shift Wellness in NYC, so she knows how to get...
How to Treat Stiff Neck from Physical Work
Last updated: 09/12/2020
How to Treat Stiff Neck from Physical Work How to Treat Stiff Neck from Physical Work Peer Reviewed Movement and exercise tend to be good for the neck, but overdoing it can lead...
Neck Strengthening Exercises
Last updated: 09/12/2020
When the neck and upper back muscles become weakened, the head sags forward and increased stress is placed on the cervical spine, which can lead to neck pain. Strengthening...
Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Spinal Injections
Last updated: 09/12/2020
The sacroiliac joint (SI joint) is another potential cause of low back and leg pain. The spine physician uses specific manual maneuvers to test the SI joints. Depending on the...
Yoga and physical therapy as treatment for chronic lower back pain also improves sleep
Last updated: 09/12/2020
Summary: Following 12 weeks of yoga instruction, people with chronic lower back pain reported a significant improvement in symptoms and better sleep over 52 weeks. Yoga and...
Can Chronic Pain Be Prevented?
Last updated: 09/12/2020
Can Chronic Pain Be Prevented? By Peter Abaci, MD Board-certified anesthesiologist and pain specialistNovember 26, 2019 Our approach to pain management largely depends on...
Neck Cracking and Grinding: What Does It Mean?
Last updated: 09/11/2020
Crepitus or crepitation is the noise that may be heard during joint movements, such as a cracking, popping, snapping, or grinding. These sounds and sensations can occur in the...
Easy Levator Scapulae Stretch for Neck Pain
Last updated: 09/11/2020
When the neck becomes stiff or sore due to a muscle strain, the long levator scapulae muscle that runs down the side of the neck and into the shoulder is commonly one of the...
4 Easy Stretches for a Stiff Neck
Last updated: 09/11/2020
Even though a stiff neck is typically caused by a relatively minor injury, such as a muscle strain or ligament sprain, the painful flare-ups can be quite sharp or burning. It is...
Tackling Chronic Pain
Last updated: 09/11/2020
This article originally appeared in the Winter 2015 issue of Spondylitis Plus, the quarterly news magazine of Spondylitis Association of America. Members receive every copy of...
