How Weak Glutes Can Contribute to Back, Hip, and Knee Pain

Does your back hurt? That means there must be some kind of problem with your back, right? Just like a sore knee tells you something is wrong with your knee and hip pain suggests an issue with your hips. These are all reasonable assumptions, but the human body is a complex, interconnected system. One muscle group affects another,

Neck Pain

Why Does My Neck Hurt? Common Causes and When to Seek Help

Most people have neck pain at some point, sometimes after something as simple as waking up from a night’s sleep. Many people are also familiar with what’s commonly called “tech neck”, a specific type of neck pain that follows long days of looking at a computer screen. Neck pain can accumulate over time or occur suddenly.

Back Pain

5 Everyday Habits That May Be Causing Your Back Pain

Do you wake up sometimes with a stiff back? Maybe feel some aches and pains after a day of work or a long drive? You’re getting older, after all, and it’s easy to feel like some minor aches and pains are just part of that process.

Back pain or discomfort is something nearly everyone deals with at some point,

Joint Pain

Is It Muscle Pain, Nerve Pain, or Joint Pain?

A sore shoulder or an achy knee can be a problem for anyone, and nearly everyone will experience this type of pain at some point in their lives. Pain that we feel around our joints can make life difficult in many ways, interfering with our ability to work and perform many of our basic daily tasks.

Back Pain

Why Does My Back Hurt When I Wake Up?

Nothing ruins the start of a day quite like waking up with a sore back. If you’re lucky, it will loosen up and feel better after a little walking or stretching. Nobody wants to deal with a stiff or sore back all day, and if you find yourself dealing with this problem regularly, it may be a sign of something more than poor sleep habits.

Lower Back Pain

What Your Lower Back Pain Location Might Be Telling You

Back pain is both very common and very annoying. Lower back pain in particular is one of the most common reasons for people to seek medical help. This is partly due to how frequently it occurs, and also due to how much it can frustrate so many of the basic daily tasks we take for granted.

Jogging Man

How Physical Therapy Can Help You Stay Independent as You Age

There are many physical changes that come with aging. People often experience a loss of muscle mass, reduced flexibility, reduced reaction time, and many other undesirable side effects of getting older. Unfortunately, these changes can often lead to an inability to perform many basic tasks that younger folks take for granted, and these changes can often lead to a loss of independence.

Balance Problems

What Your Balance Problems Might Be Trying to Tell You

Many of us have had someone in our lives who has experienced balance problems as they aged. In fact, it’s easy to think of balance problems as a regular and expected part of aging, something that we all just have to learn to live with. Eventually, we all may feel a bit unsteady when walking and find ourselves occasionally reaching for a wall or piece of furniture for some extra stability.

Back Pain

Why Sitting All Day Can Cause More Than Just Back Pain

Many people spend at least 8-10 hours a day sitting, whether it’s in a car during a long commute, at a desk during a day of work, or on a couch enjoying a movie. Most of us realize that extended periods of sitting can lead to back pain, but it’s less well-known that prolonged sitting can affect nearly every system in the body.  

Shoulder Pain

Why Your Shoulder Pain Isn’t Going Away, And What You Can Do About It

We ask a lot of our shoulders, and for that reason shoulder pain is very common. Maybe you reached a little too high for something overhead. Maybe you lifted something a little awkwardly. Maybe you just slept on it wrong. A little dull ache or discomfort in a shoulder is something most of us have had to deal with at one point or another.