While some back pain stems from arthritis or infection, one common reason is also poor posture. Stretching your back allows it to realign itself, relieving pressure and pain. Stretching with either a back-stretching machine or an inversion table can provide the best results.

Runners most often experience two distinct varieties of stomach pain after running: abdominal muscle cramps or "stitches," and gastrointestinal pain such as indigestion.

Anterior shoulder instability can lead to injuries such as joint dislocation. Strengthening exercises can improve stability of your shoulder joint.

If you’ve strained an ab muscle, these 6 tips could help you get back in the game sooner than you might otherwise.

When it comes to pinched nerve pain, new ACP guidelines affirm that yoga may accomplish what narcotics and neurosurgery can't.

Costochondritis is a painful condition that interferes with many daily activities. Exercises such as push-ups should be avoided until your pain resolves.

Even though running is one of the simplest forms of exercise, each person's body responds differently to it. Running is a high-impact exercise. However, because of differences in stride, weight and coordination, running can be either good or bad for back pain, depending on the individual.

A good run strengthens the muscles and bones, makes the heart more efficient, renews the spirit and improves overall body circulation. However, a good run also can be slightly damaging to the body. During a run, the legs endure incessant pounding as they strive to support your entire body weight.

Your hamstrings factor heavily into the motion used to propel yourself while running. The physiology of taking a stride and swinging the leg through for another stride combined with the impact of each foot strike places tremendous strain on all the muscles of the legs.

There aren't too many runners who haven't felt an ache under their ribs when running. The medical term for the phenomenon is exercise related transient abdominal pain, but the more common name is "side stitches" or just "stitches."

Due to the large number and variation of yoga poses, there is a yoga for every body and circumstance. Therapeutic yoga teachers can help to develop a series of yoga poses and pose modifications that are appropriate to help rehabilitate the spine after spinal fusion surgery.

It is normal to develop some soreness anytime you use a muscle group vigorously or for a prolonged period. Soreness in your legs that develops immediately after running usually fades over the course of several hours.