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Serratus Anterior Pain: Common Causes and 6 Remedies To Try

Have you been dealing with muscle pain in the upper side of your ribs?  Perhaps you’ve been going hard on the tennis court lately. Or, maybe you’re a weightlifter who’s noticed pain there for a whi...

What Is Self-Myofascial Release and How Does It Work?

Have you been looking for ways to boost your recovery and overall well-being? If so, you might’ve heard of a natural technique known as self-myofascial release.  This form of self-massage uses the ...

How To Increase Shoulder Mobility: 4 Tips for Better Movement

Keeping your shoulders in top shape calls for regular TLC, especially when you’ve got an active or aging body. Because whether it's from lifting heavy or normal wear and tear, nearly all of us will...

Can Reflexology Help Back Pain? The Surprising Benefits

If you have long-term back pain, you know there’s not always a “set-in-stone” fix. After all, the remedies that help (and the ones that don’t) are often unique to your back and overall health. But ...

A Simple Guide to Wrist Pain Massage: Benefits & Techniques

Are you a gamer, athlete, or regular computer user? If so, you’re probably no stranger to wrist pain. Up to 24 percent of athletes and people with physically demanding jobs suffer from wrist pain —...

How To Use a Foam Roller for Back Pain: Dos, Don’ts, & Best Tips

Whether you’re an athlete, hard worker, or busy parent, foam rollers can become a core part of anyone’s daily recovery routine. These log-shaped tools offer one of the simplest ways to relieve stub...

Work From Home? Here's How to Stop Back Pain From Sitting Too Long

Since the pandemic, work-from-home back pain has been on the rise. A recent poll from Mind Your Back found that nearly 64% of young adults encountered new back pain since starting remote work. And ...

How To Self-Massage for Tennis Elbow: 6 Tips for Relief

If you’ve ever struggled with an achy case of tennis elbow, you’re not alone. As the single most common cause of elbow pain, the Cleveland Clinic estimates that up to 3% of Americans deal with it e...

Massage for Shoulder Impingement: Benefits & 4 Self-Massage Tips

Many of us have been there. You’re standing up from your desk after a long day, and you lift your arms above your head for a much-needed stretch. But as you do so, you feel a sharp pain radiating f...

Massage Therapy for Women’s Health: 9 Little-Known Benefits

As a busy woman, you might know all too well how chaotic life can be — whether you’re managing a household, working full-time, or juggling all of the above. And that’s on top of the hormonal shifts...

What Causes Muscle Stiffness as We Age — and How to Prevent It

As the years go by, you might wake up with stiff and tight muscles more often than you used to. This phenomenon — known as muscle stiffness, rigidity, or tension — happens to nearly everyone at som...

7 Easy Hand and Arm Massage Techniques for Pain Relief

Whether you’re an avid gym-goer, a hard laborer, or simply growing older, you might be all too familiar with pain in your arms and hands. These are some of the busiest parts of your body — which me...