Whether due to a sprain or arthritis, there are several ways to combat the pain. Before you attempt to treat your pain at home, you should be cautious. Seek medical attention for moderate to severe...
Knee Pain
Cross Training For Runners
5 Exercises to Help Prevent Running Injuries Running is one of the most popular forms of exercise people use to stay in shape. However, if running is the only form of exercise you participate in,...
ACL Injury Prevention
What is the ACL? The ACL stands for Anterior Cruciate Ligament. This tiny ligament has a BIG job in the knee. The ACL helps keep the knee in alignment when you twist, jump, cut, or kick the ball. ...
ACL Prevention Part 2
ACL Injury Risk Factors Previously I wrote about an ACL injury prevention program called Sportsmetrics. This program is a revolutionary program developed after years of research by Dr. Frank Noyes...
Osteoarthritis
What is Osteoarthritits? Your doctor just told you that you have osteoarthritis, now you are wondering what is it? Osteoarthritis has many different names including degenerative joint disease, OA,...
Neck Arthritis
What is Neck Arthritis? Degenerative changes are common in neck or cervical spine. In some degree they are found almost universally in persons over 50 years of age. Once you hit 70 years of age,...
Top 5 Knee Arthritis Exercises
What is Knee Arthritis? Arthritis of the knee joint is becoming increasingly more common not just in the elderly, but in the younger active adults too. In my practice, I have seen patients as young...
Doesn’t It Just Suck, When Knee Pain Stops You From Your Workouts?
Doesn’t it just suck when your knee pain stops you from your workouts? Hi everybody, this is Mike Uhrlaub. This is another episode of Power Your life by Flex PT. How many of you have stopped working...