Tag Archives: pain relief

Instant Heat Therapy

Heat Therapy has been used for centuries as a simple and effective way to manage pain, joint and muscular stiffness. Heat not only relieves pain but it enhances the recovery process. By increasing tissue elasticity, heat reduces your resting muscle … Continue reading →

Relieving Tight Muscles with the BLACKROLL® MINI

Foam rolling is great method for increasing mobility in muscles and in the fascia. Regular foam rolling can also help shorten recovery time. That being said, sometimes a regular-sized foam roller can’t hit smaller areas of the body that can … Continue reading →

Top Products for Hip Replacement Recovery

Did you know more than 300,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed in the United States each year? The hip is one of the body’s largest joints. If it becomes damaged by arthritis, a fracture, or other conditions, common activities like … Continue reading →

3 Tips to Prevent Running Injuries

The trees are budding, the days are getting longer, and many runners are coming out of their winter hibernation and are back on the roads. Unfortunately, half of those runners will probably end up nursing a running injury at some … Continue reading →

How to use WaxWel® Paraffin Baths to Ease Arthritis Pain

Did you know more than 50 million adults and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis? This condition causes pain in the joints and this pain can be either mild to moderate, or in some cases the pain is debilitating. … Continue reading →

The Dangers of a Snowboarder’s Ankle Misdiagnosis

Are you an avid athlete or just a person who likes to keep fit? Chances are you may be one of the 3 million people who annually check into the emergency room for foot or ankle injuries. With symptoms of … Continue reading →

FEI Retail Features LidoSpot® at APTA-CSM

Date: February 8, 2017 FEI Retail Features LidoSpot® at APTA-CSM   FEI Retail, the leading manufacturer and distributor of physical therapy and fitness products, will feature its LidoSpot® pain relief patches at APTA-CSM February 16 – 18, 2017, in San … Continue reading →

Don’t text and exercise

You know how you shouldn’t text and drive? Well, one researcher found that you shouldn’t text and exercise either. A study performed by Dr. Michael Rebold, Ph.D., assistant professor of integrative exercise science at Hiram College, and researchers from Bloomsburg … Continue reading →

Stretches for tight spots in your body

Take a second right now to evaluate how you are sitting while reading this post. Are you sitting at a desk slouching in your chair? Are you giving yourself “text neck” while reading this on your subway ride home? We’ll … Continue reading →

What are overuse injuries?

Note: this article originally appeared on the Mayo Clinic Health System Are you looking to become more physically active? Are you active already but looking to kick it up a notch? If either of these sound like you, it would be … Continue reading →