How to Fix Lower Back Pain from Sitting
"Why is my back pain worse when sitting?" While you may think it has to do with correcting the posture while sitting, this is not the...
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Exercising with Sciatica, Addressing the Pain
Exercises should be therapeutic to the body. A common misconception with injuries and pain in the body is that people have weak muscles.
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What Causes Scapular Winging and Does It Matter?
Although scapular winging isn’t necessarily associated with pain, at Functional Patterns we’ve found scapular winging to be associated with shoulder, neck and in some instances...
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Why Squats Often Lead to Knee Pain (And What to Do Instead)
Squats: A Fitness Staple with a Common Problem Over the past few decades, the squat has become a cornerstone of gym and fitness programs. From...
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Grains, the uncomfortable truth
Not only do grains inflame the gut and lead to a range of issues related to chronic inflammation, but they interfere with deep core tension...
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Betsy's Case Study
I don't wake up in pain anymore and that just really blows my mind considering I really thought that that was just the downhill of...
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Daisy's Experience
I've had back pains for the last 15 years and after two burnouts and a collision/accident my body was calcified all over the place.
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