Posts Tagged ‘low back pain’

How Your Physical Therapist Can Help Your Back Pain

Low back pain is the most common cause of disability and lost work time in industrialized countries.   Persistent low back…

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persistent low back pain

Medications for Low Back Pain: Helpful or Harmful?

An estimated 50% of Americans will experience low back pain this year.  Approximately 80% will experience low back pain at…

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Prescription medication for low back pain

5 of the Best Abdominal Exercises

Abdominal muscle weakness and poor control of your trunk (or “core”) negatively influence athletic performance and your activities of daily…

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Abdominal muscle exercise

Hip Hinge Basics

The hip hinge is an important movement pattern for everyday life and athletics.  The movement is similar to “bowing” or…

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Dead lift

How to Overcome Oblique Injuries in Sports

Oblique injuries, also known as side strains, are common in rotational sports such as baseball, tennis, golf, and track and…

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physical therapy for oblique injuries

5 Row Exercise Variations to Strengthen Your Shoulders and Core

If you are interested in strengthening your core and shoulders you should be performing some type of row exercise variation. …

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Renegade row for core and shoulder training

Low Back Pain: Do You Need an MRI?

It’s not often that we are in agreement with insurance companies but they seem to be getting one thing right…

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