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Ankle Injuries: Strengthening After A Sprain
This exercise is great for strengthening your injured ankle and retraining important muscle activation patterns on the injured side. Use a resistance band tied to a stable anchor and wrap it around the unaffected leg. With the affected ankle, stand either in front of the band or inside while keeping your posture tall and inner…
How to Strengthen the Sciatic Nerve
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…
What is Cuboid Syndrome?
Ever feel pain or swelling on the side of your foot? These symptoms may be due to a condition called Cuboid Syndrome, also known as cuboid subluxation or lateral plantar neuritis. In addition to pain in the lateral mid-foot, redness and a restricted range of motion in the ankle may be present. This syndrome is…
Knee Ligament Sprain Injuries – Reverse Lunge Woodchops
Hold onto a ten pound dumbbell with your hands on both ends and engage your inner core stability muscles below your belly button. Then lunge backwards with your right leg performing a wood chopping motion with the upper body and arms turning only your torso. Push back up with the right foot to the start…
Knee Ligament Injuries: Looped Band Bridges
This exercise helps to strengthen and rehab the knee when you have a sprained ligament that is causing weakness and a decrease in use and function. Wrap a looped resistance band around your thighs just above your knees. Engage the core muscles below the belly button by pulling them inwards while you keep breathing. Ensure…
