Lower back pain can easily land you in bed with a stiffening inability to get up, but research shows that stretches for lower back pain can help prevent and ease discomfort, especially when you do them regularly. It’s important, however, to listen to your body and not push the movement to the point of worsening an injury. Here are some more specific expert-backed tips to finding relief safely.
A study conducted at Monash University, Australia, has demonstrated that a progressive run–walk interval training program, delivered digitally and supported remotely, is not only effective in reducing pain and disability in adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) but is also safe and acceptable for participants.
Injections for osteoarthritis can help reduce pain and inflammation, but they're not a long-term solution.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition in which a person experiences widespread chronic pain and fatigue. It is often difficult to diagnose and affects up to 10 million people in the United States. Fibromyalgia usually is diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 50, of whom 75% are women. The symptoms can appear earlier.
As we wrap up this month also being National Physical Therapy Month, we’re looking at the spine and how physical therapy can benefit someone who’s not quite ready for surgery.
