And tips for how to ease the hurt It’s an unpleasant feeling: You’ve been on your feet all day or maybe you’ve had a big workout or a long run. You try to go to bed to rest up, but you can’t fall asleep. The culprit? Knee pain. Knee pain
How to maintain your mobility well beyond retirement If you have recurring or chronic joint pain, you may think joint replacement surgery is your only option for relief. However, you may want to explore several less invasive options first to help maintain mobility as you age. With millions of people wanting to stay active into
Athletic trainer answers your brace-cleaning questions If your provider has recommended a medical or sports brace for an injury, you might be wondering how often to clean it and how to take care of it. Athletic trainer Brian Warner answers questions about how to maintain braces properly to keep them
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Plus, tips on how to recover Today, people are enjoying longer lives — but joint pain from osteoarthritis persists and can interfere with an active lifestyle. That’s why many people decide to have hip or knee replacement surgery. But is it possible to ever be too old for joint replacement?
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Yes, but you have to go well beyond stretches and yoga poses While the weight of the world may rest on your shoulders, your hips are responsible for carrying you through the day. They support you as you walk, squat or climb stairs. Your hip joints even make it possible
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Several options to help get you moving If you’re one of the 30 million adults in the United States who live with joint pain, you know it’s often debilitating. It can keep you from staying active and even make daily chores seem impossible. What you might not know is that your doctor
Steps you can take to protect your young athlete We all know that nutrition is important for your child’s growth and development. But your child’s growth — particularly height — also depends on bone growth plates. When those growth plates become damaged through a sports-related injury or accident, they not
A good stretch you don’t have to be a superhero to master If there’s one ailment that everyone can relate to, it’s back pain. While it can come in different forms and different places along our spine and from several different causes, it’s likely we all experience some sort of
Build a fitness program to keep your new hip or knee in good shape Hip and knee replacements can get you back to an active life in no time. Know this, though: You are an important factor in determining the ultimate outcome of the surgery. A new hip or knee joint
The simple and inexpensive band is a proven way to ease your knee pain A patellar tendon strap certainly doesn’t look like much. The proven relief it can bring your achy knee, however, can seem nothing short of magical. Wrapping this simple band just below your knee reduces strain on the hard-working
Gardening, jogging, tennis or golf may trigger painful inflammation Do you tend to bump the car door shut with your hip? If so, don’t be surprised if your bursa complains. Bursae are small sacs of fluid cushioning your bones, tendons and muscles near joints. Acute injury, overuse or degenerative arthritis
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7 tricks to try to ease the tingling pain Does the thumb side of your hand feel like it’s going to sleep — that weak, numb, pins-and-needles feeling — for no apparent reason? You may suspect that you have carpal tunnel syndrome. The good news is that there are several methods you can
