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Hip Hinge vs. Bending Through Your Back: What's the Difference?

Both movements can be useful. Learning how to control them can make lifting and everyday tasks easier.
September 22, 2026
Your Back Hurts — but Should We Be Looking at Your Hips Too? image

Your Back Hurts — but Should We Be Looking at Your Hips Too?

Your low back doesn't work in isolation. Your hips can be an important part of the movement picture.
September 21, 2026
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What We Look for When Evaluating Back Pain With Leg Symptoms

When back pain travels into the leg, the evaluation needs to look beyond the painful spot.
September 20, 2026
Centralization and Peripheralization: Why the Direction Your Symptoms Move Can Matter image

Centralization and Peripheralization: Why the Direction Your Symptoms Move Can Matter

Sometimes where your symptoms move during an examination is just as useful as how intense they feel.
September 19, 2026
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Why Does Sitting Sometimes Make Sciatica Feel Worse?

If sitting aggravates your leg symptoms, the important clue may be how your symptoms respond to the position.
September 18, 2026
Numbness, Tingling, Burning or Aching: What Do Different Leg Symptoms Mean? image

Numbness, Tingling, Burning or Aching: What Do Different Leg Symptoms Mean?

The words you use to describe your symptoms can give a clinician useful information.
September 17, 2026
Why Can a Problem in Your Back Cause Pain Down Your Leg? image

Why Can a Problem in Your Back Cause Pain Down Your Leg?

The source of a symptom and the location where you feel it aren't always the same.
September 16, 2026
Pickleball Injuries: Why They Happen and How to Keep Playing image

Pickleball Injuries: Why They Happen and How to Keep Playing

Shoulder, Elbow, Knee, or Ankle Pain From Pickleball? What Players Should Know
September 15, 2026
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Sciatica vs. a Pinched Nerve: Are They the Same Thing?

These terms are often used interchangeably, but they don't mean exactly the same thing.
September 15, 2026
What Is Sciatica — and What Does the Sciatic Nerve Actually Do? image

What Is Sciatica — and What Does the Sciatic Nerve Actually Do?

Pain traveling into your leg can be confusing. Here's what the sciatic nerve has to do with it.
September 14, 2026