When glutes are weak or not working properly, other muscles overcompensate, which can lead to discomfort, dysfunction and even injury. Here are some more reasons strong glutes are important.
Finding a comfortable position to sleep at night can be challenging for some people. People who suffer from back pain and sleep on their backs might find these tips helpful to get a better night’s sleep
Sesamoiditis is a painful condition that affects the sesamoid bones when they become injured or inflamed. The most common one irritated is under the big toe. This is often from repetitive stress on the feet, such as running or dancing. These stretches and exercises should help relieve the pain.
Finding the right mattress can be difficult. Some people like them firm, some like them soft, and some like them in between. Since everyone's different, here are 5 tips to consider when buying a new mattress.
The pelvic floor muscles are often overlooked, and people don’t think about strengthening them. Since the pelvic floor muscles are small, it doesn’t take a lot of movement to work them, so it’s best to start with a little and slowly progress.
Breathing exercises can be a great way to help relieve stress and anxiety. This video focuses on two relaxing breathing techniques: Square breathing (aka box breathing, 4x4 breathing, 4-part breath, etc.) and Pursed breathing.
Doctor Jo shows some simple stretches to help relieve sciatic nerve pain. Some of the best stretches to help get rid of sciatic nerve pain are piriformis stretches.
This ankle pain relief exercises routine can help strengthen, relieve pain, and loosen up the muscles around the ankle and foot area. These ankle exercises are done in real time, so it’s easy to follow along with the routine.
These hip exercises are great for strengthening your hips to help relieve hip pain. They go from lying down to sitting down to standing up and range from pretty easy to hard depending on your injury.
Got back pain? These back pain relief stretches can be done on the floor, a bed, or a couch. These back stretches are great for general back pain relief.
People often have poor posture when they are working at a desk or gaming all day. These quick exercises will help improve bad posture fast, and they are easy to do at your desk or chair.
Cervical radiculopathy, aka a pinched nerve in the neck, is basically when the nerve coming out of the spine gets irritated at the nerve root. This can cause pain & weakness going down into the arm. These simple stretches & exercises may help relieve the pain.
Greater trochanteric bursitis, or hip bursitis, can be very painful and debilitating. These stretches and exercises can help relieve hip bursitis pain.