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Chronic pain can have even the most seasoned athletes feeling off their game. When athletes hear the word “surgery,” it’s hard to avoid the fear of a long recovery. For some injuries, surgery is not the only solution that can provide relief. When it comes to foot pain, surgery is rarely a first recommendation and […]

Plenty of people reaching for a pouch these days aren’t looking for nicotine at all. They want the ritual, something small tucked under the lip or a quick chew at the desk, minus the nicotine itself. Increasingly, they also want to skip the caffeine. That has opened up a category of nicotine-free products marketed around

Growth exposes small differences that are easy to ignore in a single clinic. One location uses its own templates, another maintains different exercise materials, and a third follows a separate onboarding or reporting process. Over time, those differences create extra work. Physical therapy HEP software gives multi-location organizations a shared platform for home exercise delivery

An app may have the best exercise or workout plan and several useful features, but these things alone are not enough to keep users continuously connected with the app. If the design is not right, the user experience can become troublesome; users can lose their motivation, and eventually they may completely stop using the app.

The ACL tear used to be a professional athlete’s injury. That is no longer the case. Adult participation in pivoting sports has grown steadily, with padel, five-a-side football, netball, basketball and weekend trail running pulling in people in their thirties, forties and fifties who trained inconsistently, if at all, during the week. The result is

Photo by Maksim Goncharenok on Pexels Training harder may seem like the most logical choice for improved sports performance. However, more training does not always equal better results. Female athletes who want to remain competitive for years need to find a way to build up strength and endurance while giving their body enough energy and

Pain is down, day-to-day movement feels easier and the temptation to jump back into training is strong. For many active adults, that is the point where things start to feel normal again. But feeling better and being ready for unrestricted sport are not always the same thing. Return-to-sport testing is a structured way to look

Getting back to exercise after an injury can feel deceptively simple. Pain may be easing, daily tasks may be getting easier and the urge to return to the gym, the road or the court can come back quickly. But feeling better is not always the same as being ready for previous training loads. Two common

Bulking season has a way of turning into a shopping problem. You decide to add size, you start reading, and within a week you have a cart full of tubs that all promise something slightly different. Not all of them will be relevant to what your bulk actually needs. The useful way to think about