Spine
What Causes Back Pain on the Lower Right Side?
One-sided lower back pain doesn't have to be a mystery. What causes right-side pain, how to treat it, and how to keep it from coming back.
Jan 4, 2023
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Spine
Oblique Strain – The Worst Baseball Injury Ever
A sports chiropractor's own oblique strain, week by week: symptoms, diagnosis, and the rehab program that addresses the root cause — not just the pain.
Nov 23, 2022
Spine
13 Best Lower Back Pain Stretches & Exercises For Relief
Thirteen stretches and exercises that ease lower back pain now and strengthen the muscles that prevent the next flare-up. Video included.
Nov 21, 2022
Lower Extremity
12 Best Hamstring Stretches For Runners
Twelve hamstring stretches plus four eccentric strengthening exercises for runners — and the warm-up step to do before you stretch at all.
Oct 25, 2022
Lower Extremity
Tensor Fasciae Latae Pain: 3 Effective Exercises For TFL Muscle [2022]
Outer hip pain when lying on your side, climbing stairs, or running: why the TFL muscle overworks and three exercises that calm it without surgery.
Oct 24, 2022
Upper Extremity
Shoulder Pain-Causes, Symptoms, Treatments
Your shoulder pain survival guide: how to tell joint problems from muscle problems, what symptoms mean, and where to start with relief exercises.
Oct 17, 2022
Upper Extremity
Shoulder Blade Recovery and Why Most Shoulder "Solutions" Don't Work
Nearly half of shoulder blade pain comes from a spinal nerve, not the shoulder — why treating the wrong spot fails and what recovery looks like.
Sep 13, 2022
Upper Extremity
Ulnar Nerve- Syndrome, Exercises & Treatment
Numb pinky and ring finger? From cubital tunnel to Guyon's canal, understand ulnar nerve syndromes and the exercises and treatments that protect it.
Aug 22, 2022
Upper Extremity
Infraspinatus Strain Treatments, Therapy and Hope!
Front-of-shoulder pain from an overused rotator cuff muscle: how infraspinatus strains happen, upstream causes to rule out, and treatments that work.
Aug 8, 2022
Lower Extremity
12 Truths About Sports Hernias Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You
Sports hernia, athletic pubalgia, core muscle injury — 12 research-based truths about diagnosis, rehab, and surgery your doctor may not have covered.
Aug 4, 2022
Upper Extremity
16 Passive Treatment Options for the Ulnar Nerve so you can Sleep Longer
Hand numbness waking you at night? Sixteen passive ulnar nerve treatment options to calm symptoms before you ever start stretches and exercises.
Aug 3, 2022
Upper Extremity
7 Best Treatments for Pickleball Elbow – Signs, Symptoms, Causes & How to Treat It
Rest and a brace rarely fix pickleball elbow. Signs, symptoms, causes, and seven effective treatments to get you back on the court sooner.
Jan 22, 2022
Spine
Lower Back Pain While Having Sex? Sex Positions That Work! [2021]
Back pain shouldn't cost you intimacy. Spine-mechanics-informed positions for men and women that reduce lower back pain during sex, backed by research.
Apr 29, 2021
Spine
Sacrum Pain: 3 Effective Exercises For Lumbar & SI Bone Pain [2021]
SI joint dysfunction is the top cause of sacral pain, but not the only one. Learn the likely diagnoses and three exercises that ease sacrum pain.
Apr 28, 2021
Spine
Pressure in Lower Back: How To Relieve Pain For Good [2021]
Fresh in the morning but tight and pressured by afternoon? The diagnoses behind building lower back pressure and how to relieve it for good.
Apr 27, 2021
Spine
Sharp Pain In Lower Right Side of Back/ Hip: 5 Common Reasons
One-sided lower back pain while driving or lifting — five common diagnoses, why pain can even switch sides, and treatment options that actually help.
Apr 25, 2021
Lower Extremity
Pes Anserine Bursitis: Effective Pain Relief Exercises/ Treatments [2021]
Inner knee pain below the joint line — pes anserine bursitis explained: the goose-foot tendon anatomy, symptoms, and non-surgical treatments that work.
Apr 25, 2021
Lower Extremity
Dancer's Hip: 3 Best Home Exercise For Pain Relief [2021 UPDATE]
Snapping hip syndrome doesn't have to end your dancing. Signs, symptoms, and three home exercises that relieve dancer's hip without surgery.
Apr 24, 2021
Spine
Nerd Neck: 5 Ways To Fix It [2021 Update]
Text neck, iHunch, computer neck — whatever you call it, forward head posture builds with screen time. Five practical ways to correct nerd neck.
Mar 24, 2021
Upper Extremity
Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis): Effective Treatment, Pain Relief [2021]
Outer elbow pain from racket sports or repetitive hand use: tennis elbow anatomy, symptoms, causes, and treatments that beat ice-rest-brace routines.
Feb 4, 2021
Upper Extremity
Rotator Cuff Shoulder Pain: Impingement, Tears and Referred Pain [2021]
How the four rotator cuff muscles, the labrum, and even your core relate to shoulder pain — and how to tell impingement, tears, and referred pain apart.
Feb 3, 2021
Spine
[2022 Update] What Does Sciatica Feel Like (And Other Sciatica Questions)
Pain running from the lower back down one leg, numbness, heaviness — how sciatica actually presents, what causes it, and the treatments that resolve it.
Jan 11, 2021
Lower Extremity
[2022 UPDATED] 7 Facts Of Hip Impingement Your Therapist Didn't Say
Hip impingement basics your therapist may have skipped: symptoms, why deep squats hurt, FAI types, whether surgery is needed, and exercises that help.
Dec 31, 2020
Upper Extremity
Top 2 Reasons For Elbow Pain While Golfing
Golfer's elbow or tennis elbow? The signs that tell them apart, plus the treatments, exercises, and stretches that get you swinging without pain.
Dec 31, 2020
Upper Extremity
9 Facts About SICK Scapula That May Surprise You
SICK scapula is an overlooked cause of shoulder blade pain. Learn how disorganized shoulder mechanics develop, the symptoms, and how it's treated.
Dec 31, 2020
Lower Extremity
The 6 Most Common Reasons for Ankle Pain while Running
Achilles tendonitis, ankle impingement, tarsal tunnel, peroneal tendonitis and more — match your ankle pain symptoms to the cause and treat it right.
Dec 31, 2020
Lower Extremity
Knee Pain Pitching
Meniscus tears, tendonitis, and muscle strains — the three most common knee injuries in baseball, their warning signs, and rehab concepts that work.
Feb 22, 2020
Spine
Neck Pain During Golf
Stiff neck turning to watch your drive? From cervical disc irritation to pinched nerves — what causes neck pain during golf and how to reduce it in days.
Feb 8, 2020
Lower Extremity
Piriformis Syndrome Rehab
Piriformis syndrome mimics sciatica and is often misdiagnosed. How a proper exam confirms it — usually without imaging — and what rehab actually works.
Oct 31, 2019
Lower Extremity
Piriformis Syndrome Case Study With Positive Results in Three Days
An Ironman triathlete's year-long piriformis pain dropped 50% in three days and she ran again within two months. Here's the exact rehab approach.
Jul 25, 2019
Lower Extremity
7 Correctable Hip Pain Diagnosis & Treatments for Injured Runners
Hip flexor tendonitis, impingement, adductor and hamstring strains, bursitis, piriformis — how injured runners identify and rehab each hip pain cause.
Jul 12, 2019
Special Topics
Types of Core Exercises – The Good, Bad, & The Ugly
A complete core training guide with video galleries: isometric, dynamic, standing, and threshold core exercises — which ones work and which to skip.
Jun 25, 2019
Upper Extremity
Top 5 Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Locations & Treatments
Where the ulnar nerve gets trapped — neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist — why the nerve swells, the symptoms at each site, and the treatments that free it.
Jun 25, 2019
Lower Extremity
Chronic Hip Flexor Pain When Running Gets 90% Better Within 3 Days
After 7 months of failed treatment, a marathon runner's chronic hip flexor pain improved 90% in 3 days. The exam, plan, and rehab behind the turnaround.
Jun 25, 2019
Special Topics
Olympic Weightlifting for Rehabilitation
Bridging the gap between therapy exercises and the barbell: 8 steps to using deadlifts, squats, and cleans safely in injury rehab.
Jun 25, 2019
Spine
Back Pain when Pitching
More than half of baseball players deal with low back pain. Learn the four most common causes — facet, disc, SI joint, spasm — and how to treat yours.
Jun 25, 2019
Upper Extremity
9 Shoulder Pain Stats Every Pitcher Should Know
Rotator cuff, labrum, impingement: what the numbers say about throwing-shoulder injuries, avoiding surgery, and returning to the mound with confidence.
Jun 25, 2019
Upper Extremity
Top 5 Disabling Elbow Pain Pitchers Suffer From
UCL tears, Little Leaguer's elbow, flexor tendonitis and more — what causes each throwing-elbow injury and what rehab takes before surgery is on the table.
Jun 25, 2019
Spine
Top 7 Reasons For Back Pain While Golfing
Facet syndrome, SI joint, disc herniation and more: why rotation-hungry golf swings overload the low back, and how to treat each cause properly.
Jun 25, 2019
Upper Extremity
Top 6 Reasons For Shoulder Pain While Golfing
Rotator cuff tears, impingement, labral tears and more — the six most common golf shoulder injuries and the swing-mechanics faults behind them.
Jun 25, 2019
Special Topics
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Dynamic MSK ultrasound can show more detail than MRI, images movement in real time, and pinpoints pain sources in seconds. Nine facts worth knowing.
Jun 25, 2019
Special Topics
5 Phases of Muscle Rehab
What a muscle strain is, why rehab order matters, and the research-backed timeline through all five phases of recovery that prevents re-injury.
Jun 25, 2019
Special Topics
Resistance Training for Runners
Machine, single-joint, or functional — what matters most is load. How much resistance training runners actually need to stay overuse-injury free.
Jun 25, 2019
Special Topics
Active Release Technique (ART): Everything You Could Want To Know
How Active Release Techniques treats scar tissue and soft-tissue adhesions to restore range of motion — what ART is, how it works, and who it helps.
Jun 24, 2019
Special Topics
Syndromes
Piriformis, IT band, facet, hip flexor: runner's syndromes often share one biomechanical starting point. Rehab the intersection, not just the label.
Jun 24, 2019
Special Topics
24 Chapter Running Manual – Program Tips to assist you to a PR/ BQ
A 24-chapter manual for runners chasing a PR or BQ — why weight training is the missing link, plus metrics, myths, and programming that make you faster.
Jun 24, 2019
Spine
In 20 Minutes, You'll Learn the Truth About Back Pain
Disc herniations, sciatica, stenosis, 'being out of alignment' — what research actually says about common back pain causes and the treatments that work.
Jun 23, 2019
Lower Extremity
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE: Calf Cramps & Other Calf Injuries Runners Encounter
The definitive guide to calf cramps, strains, and related injuries runners encounter — symptoms, causes, and how to rebuild a resilient calf.
Jun 23, 2019
Lower Extremity
5 Foot Pain Causes All Runners Need to Know About
Plantar fasciitis, metatarsalgia, fat pad syndrome, compartment syndrome, or stress fracture? Match your symptoms and treat the root cause of foot pain.
Jun 23, 2019
Lower Extremity
Top 3 Reasons For Shin Pain While Running
Shin splints, anterior compartment syndrome, or a stress reaction? Learn the symptoms that set them apart and the treatments that get you running again.
Jun 23, 2019
Lower Extremity
8 Common Knee Pain Diagnosis – Treatments and Exercises Included
From runner's knee to meniscus irritation: eight research-backed knee pain diagnoses, their risk profiles, and the treatments and exercises that help.
Jun 23, 2019
Spine
Top 4 Reasons For Back Pain While Running
Back pain or lower back tightness during and after runs: the four most common causes, recovery timelines, and how runners get back to pain-free miles.
Jun 23, 2019
Lower Extremity
Top 4 Reasons for Thigh Pain when Running – What Could Yours Be?
One tight, achy thigh after runs isn't normal. A sports chiropractor covers the four most common causes and the corrective exercises that fix them.
Jun 23, 2019
Special Topics
VIDEO: The 5 Phases Rehabilitation for a Muscle Strain
A muscle strain heals on a timeline, not by rest alone. Walk through all five rehab phases on video and why respecting each stage prevents re-injury.
Oct 6, 2016
Special Topics
Sarcopenia Training
Sarcopenia — age- and inactivity-related muscle loss — is reversible. Why walking, yoga, and running aren't enough, and the resistance training that works.
Jun 26, 2015
Lower Extremity
Chronic Ankle Instability
Mechanical vs functional ankle instability explained: how ligament tears differ from motor-control problems, and how rehab and MSK ultrasound can help.
May 13, 2014
Lower Extremity
Foot Pain Tips for Runners
Morning foot pain isn't always plantar fasciitis, and numbness isn't always your shoes. Practical foot pain tips for runners facing race deadlines.
Mar 23, 2014
Spine
Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain usually traces to weak core and glute support. Learn the anatomy, why compensation happens, and what actually helps you recover.
Jan 16, 2014
Special Topics
Learning the KettleBell Swing – Costa Mesa, CA Sports Chiropractor
Why the kettlebell swing is harder than it looks: a sports chiropractor breaks down the hip hinge and the swing, get-up, and goblet squat fundamentals.
Nov 18, 2012