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How Massage Can Heal the Body and Mind
Think of massage as an indulgence? Perhaps. But it can also be a powerful tool for health and well-being — from easing pain and inflammation to soothing stress and anxiety.
3 Simple Shifts to Soothe Back Pain
Lengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between “stretchsitting” and “stacksitting” can help — and even prevent — back pain.
6 Exercises for Knee Pain
These exercises can help knee mobility and strength.
How to Avoid Knee Pain
Improving knee strength and mobility can help alleviate pain and irritation while improving performance and quality of life.
Exercises for Lower-Back Pain
Lower-back pain might get you down, but it doesn’t have to take you out. This program can keep you moving to come back stronger than ever.
The Healing Power of Sound
Why certain rhythms, sounds, and vibrations can help us reduce stress, create a deep sense of well-being, and even promote healing.
How Effective Is CBD for Pain?
Instead of using NSAIDs like Advil or Aleve, many people are starting to use anti-inflammatory CBD to treat pain.
How to Get Rid of a Stiff Neck
A five-minute stretching routine to refresh and relax your neck, shoulders, and upper back.
How to Use a Foam Roller for Your Upper Back
Foam rolling your upper body muscles can be tricky. Our expert’s guidance and foam-roller exercises will help you make the right moves and target back pain.
Do You Have Tendonitis — or Tendinosis?
There are two distinctive tendon injuries: tendonitis and tendinosis. Knowing the difference can help you heal the damage a lot faster.
How to Find Your Pressure Points
Acupressure accesses the body’s subtle energy layers to let health and well-being flow.
6 Moves to Relieve and Prevent Wrist Pain
Keep your wrists functional and pain-free with these daily stretches and massages.
The Healing Arthritis Protocol
Functional-medicine doc Susan Blum, MD, outlines her basic plan to treat arthritis.
Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Joints
A leading functional-medicine physician explains her gut-healing protocol for overcoming arthritis.
A 5-Minute Workout to Protect Your Shoulders
Restore mobility — and protect yourself from injury — with this short upper-body warm-up.
Natural Pain Relievers
Tools and techniques for managing chronic pain — without opioids.
How to Manage Chronic Pain — Naturally
An evolving understanding of pain is leading us to treatments that are safer — and more effective — than opioids.
What Are the Best Strength-Training Exercises for People With Osteoarthritis in Their Hands?
There are many great strength-training exercises that don’t require any gripping.
DIY Facial Lymphatic Massage
This easy self-care technique can help clear your head of congestion and sinus pressure.
Migraine Prevention: How to Manage and Reduce Migraine Symptoms
New research offers promising treatments for these extreme headaches.
Your Guide to Treating a Muscle Strain, Joint Sprain, or Bruise
A muscle strain, joint sprain or contusion suffered just before a competition could put you on the shelf. Here are some quick-fix options.