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The Best Elbow Brace for UCL Sprains and Tears in Overhead Athletes

Elbow Pain, Physical Therapy, Product Reviews /
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The Best Elbow Brace for UCL Injuries in Overhead Athletes One of the most common injuries in overhead athletes is to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL).  The UCL is on the inside of the elbow and helps stabilizethe elbow, particularly during activities with our arms above our head and away from our bodies (i.e throwing). [...]

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Bosu Ball Exercises: The Best Exercises to Improve Strength and Balance

General Health, Helpful Guides, Physical Therapy /
bosy ball strengthening for legs
The Best Bosu Ball Exercises To Improve Strength and Balance What is a Bosu Ball? If you’ve seen someone using what looks like a large swiss ball cut in half and thought “What is that,” this a Bosu Ball. Bosu stands for “both sides up,” meaning that you can use either the blue squishy side

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The Best Hip and Glute Strengthening Exercises To Make You Stronger, Faster, and Prevent Injuries

General Health, Helpful Guides, Hip Pain, Physical Therapy /

Glute strengthening exercises are extremely popular and can be found all over the internet. You may want to strengthen your glutes for aesthetic reasons like toning for bikini season, for injury prevention such as reducing your risk for an ACL injury, or simply to perform better in activities such as hiking, jumping, or running. One

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The 5 Best Mini Band Sets for Stronger Legs, Hips, and Glutes

General Health, Physical Therapy, Product Reviews /
5 best mini band sets

The importance of hip and glute strength is often understated. Weakness the hip abductors and external rotators is considered a risk factor for several running-related injuries, including Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) (1) and Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) (2). Female athletes who experienced a lower extremity injury were more likely to have decreased hip strength as

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Why The Lateral Step Down is one of the Best Strengthening Exercises for Knee Pain

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The Lateral Step Down is one of the Best Strengthening Exercises for Knee Pain The prevalence of knee pain is extremely common in the United States, affecting nearly 25% of people at any given time (1). Knee pain limit a person’s ability to work and earn income for their family. There are many different causes

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Neck Traction: The Best Cervical Traction Devices to Ease Neck Pain

Neck Pain, Physical Therapy, Product Reviews /
Neck Traction for Pain Relief

Neck pain affects 30%-50% of adults in the United States, which if thought about in depth, is quite a large number! Potentially HALF of the people that you know may be suffering from some kind of neck pain. Not only is the prevalence of neck pain quite high, but somewhere between 50%-85% of people with

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The Best Compression Socks For Runners Right Now

Foot and Ankle Pain, General Health, Physical Therapy, Product Reviews /
The Best Compression Socks For Runners The use of compression garments among athletes has increased significantly in recent years. If you happen to be at the starting line of a recent  marathon, it would be impossible not to notice the high percentage of runners wearing compression socks. Compression socks are being worn by both professional

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