When you have sciatica, you experience pain radiating from the sciatic nerve. Symptoms of sciatica include pain starting at the buttocks and extending down the back of the legs. To treat sciatica, a doctor may recommend exercises to strengthen the sciatic nerve. If you are pregnant, speak to your doctor about any modifications you need…
Recurring acute injuries are not only painful and disruptive, they can also be damaging if left untreated. Treatment recommendations vary depending on each individual case, but often include a combination of the following approaches. 1. Wrist Wraps A wrap or splint that immobilizes the wrist may be recommended for daytime and/or nighttime use to help…
Have you hurt your Achilles tendon? Is that giving you terrible pain in your calf and restricting your movement? Achilles tendon pain might be a common issue, but can get complicated if ignored. So, how can you treat this ailment? There are a number of excellent home remedies that can treat the pain very effectively!…
These stretches help relieve your stress, but they can also boost your mood, improve your work performance, relieve headaches, reduce neck pain and reinvigorate you from any stresses in your life! First, what you need to do is breath. Take a few seconds before you do the stretches to try a few breathing exercises. Close…
It’s an age-old question among athletes: Should you use ice or heat after an injury? Jumping into an ice bath might not be the most comfortable situation, but ice is the most effective treatment for acute injuries, experts say. You should never heat the immediate area after injury. As a rule of thumb, between five…
Most people who get tennis elbow don’t play tennis! In fact, less than 5% of all cases of tennis elbow occur in people who play tennis. Tennis elbow can happen to anyone who repeatedly uses their elbow, wrist, and hand for their job, sport, or hobby. What Is Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)? Tennis elbow is…
What is Myofascial Pain in Buttock Muscles? One of the most common causes of buttock pain is myofascial pain, which is characterized by pain starting from tight bands of muscle or knots in the gluteal muscles. The gluteal muscles are strong muscles located at the back of the pelvis building up the buttock. The gluteals…
Fascia or myofascia is the dense, tough tissue which surrounds and covers all of your muscles and bones. This outer fascial covering is very strong and very flexible. In fact, it has a tensile strength of over 2000 pounds. Under a microscope, myofascia resembles a spider web or fish net. It is very organized and…
Plantar Fasciitis The name may sound mysterious, the experience isn’t. Millions of people undergo any number of the following on a daily basis: a pain in their heel the moment their foot hits the ground in the morning; tenderness in the heel and arch area; pain in the heel or arch area after taking the…
Which type of massage is best for runners? It’s not surprising that runners get confused about what type of massage would benefit them most. Depending on where you look, there are over 30 different types of massage identified on the internet. Of course, some of these styles are obviously not specifically beneficial to athletes, but…