Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...

Lower back stretches can help improve flexibility and prevent muscle pain. Stretching other muscles such as the glutes, hamstrings, and calves may also help alleviate pain. Lifting, bending, and ...

From sleeping to exercising to walking, lower back pain can impact all areas of your life. When you're dealing with the aches and, oftentimes, debilitating soreness of lower-back pain, there's a good ...

Shoveling snow is an awkward action that many of us perform only a handful of times a year, if at all. We’re low on practice, ...

Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Lower back pain is a common ailment affecting many Americans, often exacerbated by improper lifting techniques. Excess weight, especially in the midsection, increases strain on lower back muscles, ...

The low back is not typically an area that many clients ask me about — until they start experiencing pain in the area. But the truth is: The low-back should be a priority in our fitness routine to ...

Lower back pain can easily land you in bed with a stiffening inability to get up, but research shows that stretches for lower back pain can help prevent and ease discomfort, especially when you do ...