If you’re a runner dealing with pain in the back of your heel or along the inside of your ankle, a tendon may be the source of the problem. In many cases, the tendon has been asked to handle more load than it can currently tolerate. This does not necessarily mean something is structurally broken. […]
Runner’s Guide to Achilles and Tibialis Posterior Tendinopathy Read More »
A rolled ankle that swells and bruises isn’t automatically the worst-case scenario. A “minor” sprain with barely any swelling isn’t automatically the best-case scenario either. What matters far more is how you rehab the injury. If you’ve ever twisted your ankle stepping off a curb or landing awkwardly during sports, you probably assumed you had
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If you’ve been told you have “tendonitis” in your Achilles, peroneal tendon, or another tendon in your ankle, that term may be outdated. More importantly, it could be leading you toward the wrong approach for recovery. Tendonitis suggests that inflammation is the main cause of your pain. This can make it seem like the answer
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Tennis elbow rarely gets better by simply resting your forearm and waiting for the pain to fade. The problem may not start at your elbow at all. In some cases, weakness around your shoulder blade and mid-back may also play a role in why your elbow continues to hurt. If you have pain around the
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One of the most common mistakes people make after an abdominal strain is jumping straight into exercises they already know, like sit-ups, crunches, and leg raises, and calling it rehab. The problem isn’t that these exercises are inherently bad. The problem is that they can place significant stress on healing tissue before it’s ready. If
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You do not need an MRI to know how to rehab a calf strain. Waiting for a scan to look “fully healed” before returning to activity is also the wrong benchmark. This is one of the most common misconceptions after a calf muscle injury. Research on similar lower-body muscle strains shows that MRIs often provide
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If your Achilles tendon looks “damaged” on an MRI or ultrasound, that finding may have nothing to do with why it hurts. This trips up almost everyone with Achilles tendinopathy. Research shows that tendon abnormalities on imaging can appear in 0 to 80% of people with no symptoms at all. One study found tendon pathology
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Resting until your knee feels better is one of the most common mistakes people make with quad tendon pain. It seems logical: pain means something is wrong, and if something is wrong, you should stop doing the activity that hurts. The problem is that tendon pain does not always follow that logic. If you have
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An abdominal muscle strain and a hernia can feel surprisingly similar. However, treating the wrong condition with the wrong approach can make things much worse. If you’ve been searching for answers about your abdominal pain and found yourself somewhere between “pulled muscle” and “I don’t know what this is,” this article will help clear things
Your Abdominal Strain Is Not a Hernia — And the Difference Matters a Lot Read More »
Core muscle strain recovery often fails for one simple reason: people return to activity before the muscle has rebuilt the capacity to handle the demands being placed on it. The tissue may feel better, but feeling better does not always mean it is fully prepared. Understanding why the strain happened in the first place is
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