• knee
• ankle/foot
• hip
• shoulder
• back
• osteoarthritis

back

1. acute low back pain (watch)
   Acute injury of the muscles to the lower back and or disc herniation requires extensive “TLC”. Five days of bed rest used to be recommended, now as discomfort allows gentle lower back and hamstring stretching and abdominal strengthening exercises are preferred.
2. arthritis / stenosis (watch)
   Strengthening and flexibility exercises that focus on the area around the spine best treat the symptoms of arthritis defined as degeneration of the joints around the back. Symptoms of spinal stenosis or constriction of the spinal canal and its contents can be helped with exercises that emphasize spinal strength and stability.