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Low Back Pain Exercise Guide

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Here is our specialists recommendation for Low Back Pain Exercise. Regular exercises to restore the strength of your back and a gradual return to everyday activities are important for your full recovery of lower back pain. Your orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapist may recommend that you exercise 10 to 30 minutes a day, up to 3 times a day during your early recovery. They may suggest some of the following exercises. This guide

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Treatment Options for Low Back Pain

Treatment Options for Low Back Pain

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Physical Management | Medication | Surgery [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] At one point or another, nearly everyone will experience low back pain. This pain can vary from mild to severe. It can be short-lived or long-lasting. Treatment Options for Low Back Pain focuses on relieving your symptoms. In many cases, a combination of treatments will help you to return to being active. [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” custom_class=”] Physical management

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Treatment Options for Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain

[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Signs & Symptoms | Causes | Diagnosis | Prevention | Physical Management | Medication | Surgery | Prognosis [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Low back pain may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks), sub-chronic (6 to 12

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

ACL tear: causes, symptoms and treatment options for this common knee injury

Knee pain and knee injuries such as an ACL tear are all too common occurrences, whether you compete in organized sports or play recreationally. Like many knee injuries, an ACL tear is often caused by movements that we see in sports like tennis, basketball and football, such as landing flat on your heels or planting your feet in sharp, weight-bearing motions, which can put your knees in vulnerable positions and make you more susceptible to

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ankle

What do hiking, high heels and hitting the court all have in common? Ankle danger.

Spring is here; a time when Coloradans are hitting the trails and the courts and trading in winter boots for spring heels. But when winter flurries turn into a flurry of activity, we open ourselves to the possibility of injury. One of the most common injuries each spring is ankle injury. Lateral movements, walking on uneven surfaces, or slips and falls can cause instability that leads to ankle ligament sprains.  The severity of the sprain

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shovel correctly to save your back

Shovel Again? Protect Your Spine and Joints

Dr. Jacobson demonstrates how to shovel correctly. Keep your arms close to your body and use your core for strength and stability. Make small scoops, especially with heavy, wet snow. Avoid throwing snow great distances. Instead, push the snow. Pace yourself. Shoveling is cardio and strength training rolled into one. Purchase a good shovel, one that allows for a hand grip closer to the shovel head for better lifting.

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