Back pain is one of the most common issues encountered in sports physical therapy and injury rehabilitation, especially among runners. Those with sensitive lower backs often need to carefully manage the total amount of activity they perform over time.
It’s particularly important to pay attention to exercises that involve significant axial loading, which refers to weight bearing directly down onto the spine.
When your knees are acting up, how could using them more possibly help? Many of our patients have the same concerns during the injury rehabilitation process, especially when they first start physical therapy.
Knee pain often stems from a reduced ability to tolerate stress. This stress can occur during activities like squatting, lunging, running, or jumping.
After wrapping up my college football career, I no longer had coaches designing my training plans. No more structured practices, conditioning workouts, weightlifting sessions, or recovery routines that typically involved stretching, foam rolling, yoga, and light cardio.
With no clear direction, I stuck with what I knew best: lifting weights, following my old off-season routine, and adding a couple of conditioning sessions each week.