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Eating for Strength and Recovery
What you eat after an injury can help you recover from surgery, heal wounds and strengthen bones and muscles to get you back to an active lifestyle.
What are BCAAs? Can They Help Your Recovery?
Is the magic bean for performance and recovery already sitting on store shelves?
What’s the Difference Between Rest and Recovery?
We admit it—it’s hard to convince us runners to take a break from training. But a solid period of rest and recovery are important parts of the training cycle.
Top 3 Things You Should Do After A Long Run
Finishing a long run is a great feeling. Keep it going all day with these recovery tips.
Physical Therapy-When Physical Therapy Can Help
Physical therapy and recovery from injuryPhysical therapy can help you recover from an injury and avoid future injury by reducing pain in the soft tissues (muscles, tendons, and ligaments), improving flexibility and function, and building muscle strength. Your physical therapist can also evaluate how you perform an activity and make suggestions for doing the activity in a way that is less likely .
How does strength training slow bone loss?
When you exercise, particularly in strength training, it stimulates the formation of new bone.
Why Runners Get Slower With Age (and How Strength Training May Help)
After age 50, runners use certain leg muscles quite differently than younger runners, a new study found. Exercises to strengthen the calf and ankle flexors may help older runners prevent injuries and increase speed.
Ask the Experts: How Many Rest Days Do I need between strength workouts
Our expert Gino Caccavale answers our reader's questions.
PRK Recovery Tips: What to Do and What to Expect
In this blog post, we explain what patients should expect during the recovery process, and how they can make the healing period more comfortable.
How Slowing Down can Speed Up Recovery
There are scientifically proven ways to speed recovery. Researchers trying to find a way to speed up the way our bodies response most especially if we are recovering from injury. Slow down for a while and heal your mind with these important guides.
What is Accelerated Recovery Performance?
Accelerated recovery performance (ARP) is a machine that uses unique electrical stimulation to help injuries to heal faster. It is used by professional and collegiate athletes to accelerate healing.
Your Guide to the Types of Therapy for Stroke Recovery
A breakdown of the various offerings and where insurance fits in
Knee Surgery: How To Prepare And Handle The Recovery Process
Seniors should take note of these knee surgery tips.
How to Boost Your Recovery with Contrast Therapy
Polar plunges and saunas are gaining popularity for their health and recovery benefits—are they worth the hype?
What is the Recovery Time for a Dislocated Patella?
Learn what is the recovery time dislocated patella? Also known as dislocated knee. JOI & JOI Rehab medical professionals explain.
Knee Replacement Recovery: What to Expect
Preparing for knee replacement surgery? Learn about the recovery timeline, rehabilitation stages and physical therapy following your knee replacement surgery.
How Is a Concussion Treated and What Can You Do During the Recovery Period?
There's no specific cure for a concussion. Bed rest followed by mild exercise are shown to decrease recovery time.
Oh, My Aching Back: How Rest & Recovery Can Heal Your Muscles
Maybe you did a few more reps than you should have, or perhaps you literally went the extra mile on your morning run.
How Fairview Is Speeding Up Patient Recovery With Anti-Gravity Treadmills
Rehabilitation times have been significantly shortened as patients have been able to regain muscle in a more free-flowing and buoyant environment.
Reader Roundup: Tips for Back Surgery Recovery
In an effort to try and ease the stress of back surgery recovery, consider this checklist of things to do before surgery to ensure a smooth recovery process after surgery.
