Articles
Learn about your pain
Plain-language summaries of the research, adapted from my Instagram carousels. Each one lists its sources.
- Knee Pain in Women: What the Research ShowsKneecap pain, osteoarthritis, ACL injury and IT band syndrome, and the common thread.
- Heel Pain: Why It Isn't Always Plantar FasciitisEight causes of heel pain and how to tell them apart.
- What the New Acute Low Back Pain Guideline RecommendsScans, staying active and next steps, from the 2026 guideline.
- The Four Most Common Headache Types, and How to Tell Them ApartTension-type, migraine, cluster and cervicogenic headaches compared.
- Shoulder Impingement: Types, Causes and Conservative CareThe three types, why it happens, and what the research says about exercise.
- Hip Impingement (FAI): Types, Symptoms and Exercise-Based CareCam, pincer and mixed FAI, and how exercise-based care compares with surgery.
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