Many different factors affect muscle adaptation to exercise. Non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) – which exert their activity by inhibiting the ...
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) involves breathing exercises using a pressure threshold device to strengthen the muscles involved in breathing in ...
“Nutrition plays a critical role in athletic performance” [5], both physically and mentally [1]. For nearly a century, scientists have observed that ...
Traditionally, the management of lower back pain and other chronic conditions requiring long-term therapy has been approached in a unidimensional manner, with emphasis only on physical movements ...
One of the newest approaches to treating myofascial pain is self-myofascial release (SMFR) [3]. SMFR, as defined by Kalichman and Ben, “is an inexpensive and highly accessible tool allowing the individual to maintain ...
Intensive care units (ICUs) allow patients with life-threatening injuries and/or illnesses to be extensively monitored so that treatment and recovery go as smoothly ...
Yoga’s global popularity has risen dramatically in recent decades [1]. In addition to being a form of routine exercise, physical therapists have seen the value in incorporating yoga into their patients’ rehabilitation routines ...
Posture directly affects musculoskeletal health [2,4]. Harvard Health Publishing defines posture as “the way you hold your body while standing, sitting, or performing tasks like lifting, ...
As the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a much more sedentary lifestyle for many people, it is increasingly important to examine the effects of prolonged sitting on muscle weakness ...
The main rehabilitation modalities after any injury include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech/swallow therapy. The specific type of rehabilitation ...
