Lower back, knee, and shoulder pain rank among the top contributors to hindrances to functional movement and participating in physical activities we enjoy. Sitting at desks all day or mustering ...

This gentle 20 minute yoga practice is designed for anyone suffering from back pain and sciatica pain. Its very important that you listen to your body and if your body responds well to these types of ...

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways Targeted exercises can help ease sciatica by strengthening hip and spine muscles and improving flexibility.Physical activity boosts blood ...

If you feel simultaneously on-edge and burned out, your vagus nerve could likely use a tune-up. The vagus nerve is one of the largest and most complex nerves in the body, and one of its most important ...

There's no doubt that exercise does a body good. Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system. Now, MIT engineers have found that exercise ...

Simple exercises performed during rounds of chemotherapy can help people avoid nerve damage normally associated with the cancer-killing drugs, a new study suggests. About twice as many cancer patients ...

The obturator nerve is a large, multibranched nerve that travels through your pelvis to your inner thigh. This nerve helps you feel sensations like temperature and pain in your lower limbs. It also ...

Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist at the University of Basel, together with an ...

Improving physical fitness requires putting stress on your system during vigorous workouts. But the quest for peak performance often backfires—the psychophysiological distress caused by excessive ...

Researchers discovered that nerve injuries can alter the immune system throughout the body, and males and females react very ...