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The deadlift is a classic move that helps you build muscle, strength, and stamina. It works your legs, core, buttocks, and your back— when it’s done correctly. Improper form or overworking can cause an injury to your lower back.  Recovering from a lower back injury due to a deadlift is usually done within a couple …

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The scapula, otherwise known as the shoulder blade, connects the upper arm with the collar bone. It’s surrounded by muscles and helps provide stability and movement to the arm. A winging scapula has several different causes.  Fixing a winged scapula is a matter of determining what is causing it. Sometimes a winging scapula is caused …

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The hamstrings are a group of three muscles that run down the back of each leg. Many people experience tight hamstrings, but not many people realize how much they can affect lower back pain.  The truth is that tight hamstrings can cause and exacerbate back pain and sciatica. The reason for this is how the …

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Herniated discs and lumbar sprains are two of the most common back problems afflicting people today. And they’re not often easy to tell apart. But there are ways you can tell if it is a lumbar sprain or a herniated disc. Back sprains are usually relegated to the back area, meaning they don’t cause pain …

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Tennis elbow is a type of tendonitis. It’s characterized by pain in the elbow, forearm, and sometimes in the neck and shoulder area. And don’t be fooled by the name; you don’t have to play tennis to get tennis elbow. This type of tendonitis affects the lateral epicondyle tendon that attaches to the outside of …

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It can be funny the kinds of things that somehow get passed around as truth. Some people call them “old wives ’ tales” while others insist that there’s some truth in them. One popular belief, the insistence that cracking your back or joints can cause arthritis, makes sense. At a glance, it’s easy to believe. …

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No one likes any part of their body to be in pain, but wrist pain seems to be a special kind of torture. When we use our hands, we use our wrists. And we use our hands for nearly every task throughout the day. So when you have wrist pain, it’s disruptive, to say the …

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Muscles allow you to do basic movements, like chew and breathe. The trapezius muscle is one of your largest making it susceptible to injuries and spasms. A trapezius muscle spasm is when the trapezius starts to contract. This muscle group is situated around your neck and shoulders and is used to move your scapula (shoulder …

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