Knee Flexion: Helpful Tips to Get More Flexion After Surgery

Knee pain
Knee Flexion After Surgery Focus on Knee Extension First Working on your knee extension will be your primary goal for the first 2 weeks following surgery. Full knee extension is required for normal walking mechanics, normal joint stability, and is the best predictor of good outcomes after surgery. By stretching into knec extension it will [...]

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The Best Seat Cushion to Help with Tailbone Pain and Discomfort

Tailbone Pain Sudden pain around the tailbone area often comes unexpectedly and quickly becomes a limiting factor to our physical movement. What used to be a normal daily action now requires effort, often resulting in pain. Moreover, sitting becomes a painful experience. In most cases, tailbone pain is the result of trauma or habitual sitting

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Knee Flexion: The Best Exercises to Improve Motion After Surgery

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Increasing Knee Flexion After Surgery There are an estimated 600,000 total knee replacement surgeries performed annually in the United States (1).  Advances in surgical materials and techniques have led to decreased hospital stays; however, this means that more responsibility is placed on the patient in managing their own recovery.  Perhaps the single most important factor

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The Best Shoulder Foam Roller Exercises to Improve Pain and Stability

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Foam Rolling the Shoulder Foam rolling is a popular and common treatment used in physical therapy and other gym settings to improve muscle and joint pain. Foam rollers are most commonly used for lower extremity injuries but they be a great benefit for anyone with shoulder problems. A foam roller can help improve muscle tightness

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The Best Foam Roller To Ease Muscle and Joint Pain

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Foam Rolling There has been a large increase of foam rollers found in workout retails, instructional videos, and on gym floors, but for good reason. These foam-based workout accessories are multifunctional and accessible. Plus, studies have proven their success in improving muscle pain, increasing workout strategies, and promoting overall better physical health. You can use

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Hip Bursitis: The Best Home Exercises to Decrease Pain and Improve Activity

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Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome One of the most common causes of hip pain is what is commonly called hip bursitis or what is now calle Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome. This painful overuse hip condition causes pain and inflammation near the joints and surrounding soft tissue of the hip. Hip bursitis is quite common among multiple

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Knee Extension: 5 Tips To Improve Extension After Surgery

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Knee Extension After Surgery Over 1.5% of the American population is currently living with a total knee replacement. Both meniscus and total knee surgeries, also known as arthroplasty, have been increasing over time, putting knee surgery in the top ten list of most common surgeries. After knee surgery of any type, there can be quite

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