Austin-based Spine Experts at Texas Physical Therapy Specialists Explain why Seeking Early Treatment for Back Pain ...

Multiple studies have shown that patients with back pain who receive thrust spinal manipulation by their physical therapist and therapist-guided exercises need less medicine, less health care, and miss less work. According to highly regarded research published by the Austin-based spine experts at Texas Physical Therapy Specialists, the most important factors for success were back pain less than ...

The sudden and hidden dangers of a blood clot

When you're young, healthy and physically fit you never expect to see veins popping out of your arm after a workout. Jeffrey Harrison says he was doing some of his favorite shoulder and bicep exercises when it happened to him.

Ageless workouts

The class begins with tossing around a fairly heavy medicine ball. There are one-handed tosses, tosses done with one foot in the air, and some while bending at the knees. This is followed by lunges, squats, back bends and#8212; and a whole bunch of other strength and balance exercises that last more than an hour.

Fitness Calendar

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Understanding your bodys quirks

Skin bumps, shaky hands, lines under the fingernails... Are they something or nothing? Your body's quirkiest quirks, explained. Health - Shopping - Beauty - Arts - Television