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Many patients with musculoskeletal injuries get confused about the difference between a strain and sprain. Your physical therapist can show you the difference between what a sprain and a strain is and how to properly treat each of these distinct injuries.
Lower back pain is a common medical problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Stretching and strengthening exercises may help prevent episodes of low back pain. Exercising while experiencing low back pain can also help, but requires a slow and cautious approach.
Some people experience muscle pain in cold weather. This may be due to the effects of cold temperatures. For example, being cold can make muscles tense.
Twelve months of heavy resistance training—exercise that makes muscles work against force—around the time of retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, show the follow-up results of a clinical trial, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.
Pickleball has a reputation for being a casual sport, but it can be intense because it requires reactive and sudden movements. Many of its players are older adults, and sports injuries are common.