Struggling with tight hips, sore hamstrings, or lower back pain? This one simple yoga pose — Reclined Pigeon (Supta ...

Stretching exercises can support your lower back and prevent pain by improving posture, reducing muscle tension, and ...

1. Lie on your back. Bring your knees to your chest. 2. Wrap your arms around your legs. 3. Extend one leg out straight while still keeping your other knee close to your chest. Hold for 10 seconds ...

Stretching your lower back muscles as well as your glutes and hamstrings for just 15 minutes a day can make a huge difference ...

Hamstring stretches can help prevent injury before running or lifting heavy weights. Massage therapy can also help loosen tight hamstrings.

Unfortunately, pain and injury can be a few downsides of an active lifestyle. A combination of genetics and incomplete cool-downs have led me to some pretty severe back issues over the years, and I ...

October is National Physical Therapy Month, when the American Physical Therapy Association recognizes tens of thousands of ...

You give stretching TLC to your hips and IT band, but you're missing one part of the lower body equation. Try this groin stretch to even things out. One of my yoga teacher’s is like the Seinfeld of ...

When you're trying to warm up and work out on a time-poor schedule, efficient movements that hit multiple muscle groups should be kept on regular rotation. Enter the world's greatest stretch. Despite ...

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...

Concurrent pain in your buttocks and the back of an upper thigh points to some specific underlying conditions. Pain in your buttocks or the backs of your upper thighs may be from injuries or muscle ...

Lie face up on the edge of a bed or table so your legs hang off at 90-degree angles. From there, bring both knees toward your chest—keep your back still and flat—then slowly straighten one leg and let ...