Recovery

Athletes and people with injuries are (finally) discovering the Feldenkrais Method: a gentle rehabilitation system that teaches the body to move as it should.

Poor stability in your shoulder joints can cause pain at the source set you up for trouble throughout the kinetic chain. Here’s how to correct common problems.

Smart, super-practical reasons to build more idleness, downtime, and moments of enjoyment into your busy life.

Lower-back pain? Knee strain? The problem could be in your hips. Here’s how to keep them flexible and strong.

Immobile ankles can cause shin splints, knee injuries and even lower-back pain. Here’s how to improve ankle mobility and prevent an unwanted kinetic shock wave.

It’s not just desk jockeys who suffer from repetitive-strain injuries. They can strike even superfit athletes. Here’s how to prevent and treat them.

Immobility in your thoracic spine can send pain into your shoulders, neck or lower back. Here’s how to correct the problem.

Cramps and side stitches can derail any workout. Here’s how to treat and prevent these painful contractions.

Feeling a little stiff after surgery? Suffering from a sports injury and need to get back in the game 10 minutes ago? The Graston Technique could be just the thing to untangle your tissue.

What is that sound coming from your joints, and should you be concerned? Find out what’s normal, and what you might want to get checked out.

Bothered by muscle tightness, soreness and strain? A hands-on, biomechanics-based treatment called MAT can soothe discomfort, improve alignment and ward off injury.

To deal with stubborn back pain, look to your local lumbar stabilizers for answers.

Despite intense preparation and a maximum effort, your competitive season didn’t go as planned. How do you recoup and regroup?

Using foam rollers can help relieve myofascial pain and increase flexibility. Best of all? They’re really easy to use.

Pain in your hips or knee joints may cause you to shy away from exercise, but there are ways to work around (or through) the condition – without sacrificing your fitness.

Bad posture doesn’t just look bad. It can also compromise your workouts, undermine your health and contribute to injuries. Here’s how to straighten up.

Muscle imbalances caused by too much sitting, typing and monitor gazing can set up chronic problems throughout the body. Are work-related imbalances throwing your body out of whack?

When it comes to exercise, the more, the better . . . right? Not necessarily. Finding your own fitness sweet spot is a balancing act.

If you’re an active woman you may be at greater risk for knee injury than your male counterparts. Learn how to protect one of your body’s most valuable joints.

A chronic case of computer neck can undermine your work and your workouts. Here is expert advice to keep your neck pain-free.

Sports doctors treat common athletic injuries with top-notch technologies. Today, similar solutions are within reach of the average fitness enthusiast.