How Can We Help Adolescents with Persistent Low Back Pain?
To effectively treat pain, especially chronic pain, we must take a biopsychosocial approach, regardless of a one's age.
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- Jan 26, 2023
- 2 min
How Durable is a Non-Operative Approach to Knee OA?
Is a total knee replacement (TKR) inevitable for someone with painful knee OA? Current research suggests it is not.
- Jan 25, 2023
- 2 min
How Can We Improve Exercise Adherence for Cardiovascular Health?
We know exercise is beneficial for cardiovascular health. Consistent moderate and high-intensity physical activity (i.e., following the...
- Jan 24, 2023
- 2 min
What Does a Patient-Centered Assessment Look Like?
What does a patient-centered evaluation and treatment look like? The authors of a recent review used recent evidence to support a...
- Jan 23, 2023
- 1 min
Can A Simple Quad Stretch Help with Knee Osteoarthritis?
Should we use stretching as an intervention in our clinics? To answer this question, we first need to determine if stretching is an...
- Jan 21, 2023
- 4 min
What is the Relationship Between Strength and Pain?
Being strong is great for health, but its relationship with pain is less clear
- Jan 20, 2023
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Do We Need to Stretch to Improve Mobility?
Range of motion is often considered a key characteristic of musculoskeletal health. It is not as important as strength, muscle mass, or...
- Jan 19, 2023
- 2 min
What Psychological Factors Influence ACL Return to Sport?
Despite surgical advancements and growing ACL rehabilitation, many ACL rehabilitation outcomes remain subpar. Studies show only 44-55% of...
- Jan 18, 2023
- 2 min
Is Surgery Necessary after an ACL Tear?
If you tear your ACL, do you need to get surgery? This question used to be a no-brainer. As new evidence has been gathered over the past...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 5 min
You Don’t Need to Stretch to Improve Your Mobility
How resistance training can help you achieve your mobility goals
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Stronger People Are Harder to Kill
More muscle may help protect you against COVID
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Why You Should Care About Your Grip Strength
Grip strength and overall health are closely related
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
What Are Your Doctor’s Beliefs About Pain?
The pain beliefs are more important than their credentials.
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
Leisure Time Physical Activity is a Privilege
It’s time to recognize health inequality in the health and fitness community
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
How One Exercise is Saving People from Knee Surgery
This recent study challenged my bias about exercise
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Should Athletes Get Back Surgery? It Won’t Get Them on the Field Faster
Another argument for back surgery falls short according to the research
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Exercise Builds Resilience. Can It Help Protect Against COVID?
New research shows yet another benefit of regular exercise
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Secret to Staying Strong When You Are In a Cast or Sling
Exercise one side of the body to strengthen the other
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