There are a thousand different exercises you could do to combat back pain. Yet in my experience as a sports physical therapist, there are only a few …
About Dr. Brian Schwabe
3 Easy Exercises to Release Chest Tightness
If you are constantly feeling pain or stiff in the front of your shoulders, you may have tight chest muscles. The chest consists of two muscles: …
3 Minute Fix for Wrist & Hand Pain
Stiff wrists? Painful thumbs? Do this quick routine to ease aches in your wrist and hands. In today’s society, the laptop, iPad, and smartphone …
8 Ways to Fix Tight Hamstrings
We have all felt tight muscles throughout our lives. Between daily activities and working out, we get stiff throughout our body, and tight in our …
10 Exercises to Prevent a Sprained Ankle
An estimated 23,000 people sprain their ankles every day. And if you’ve rolled your ankle before, you’re at a higher risk of doing so again. Here are …
7 Easy Exercises for Mild to Severe Lower Back Pain
According to the research, 80% of people will have lower back pain at least one time in their life. There are typically two primary causes of lower …
Jump Training: Expert Tips and How to Avoid Painful Injuries
An easy guide to minimizing your risk of injury before making the jump to jump training! Plus, a how-to on jumping safely and efficiently. How many …
How to Prevent Running Injuries (Screens + Correctives)
Each year I see hundreds of patients who get injured from running. Most of the time, these running injuries are due to a lack of preparation and an …
How to Do a Shoulder Mobility Screen
The shoulder complex is a very involved set of four joints. These joints are composed of the sternoclavicular joint, scapulothoracic joint, …
Straighten Up: How to Fix Posture
Posture. This is one of the most common buzzwords we hear in the health and wellness world today. However, very few know how to fix posture. …
Tennis Elbow: Symptoms & Exercises to Treat Pain
Ah, the tennis elbow. How many of you have suffered from this annoying injury? Better yet, how many of you have actually played tennis to get this …
A Guide to Soothing Painful Shin Splints
Fix those annoying shin splints once and for all! This injury is one of the most frustrating to overcome. Shin splints can linger for a very long …