Sep 9, 2025 / Guide

Hypermobility spectrum disorders affect the body’s ligaments and tendons in which the joints are looser than typical. Chronic pain, unstable joints, and fatigue may cause people with HSDs to limit their activities.

Nov 1, 2024 / Guide

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition in which a person experiences widespread chronic pain and fatigue. Although there is no cure, there are treatments that can help improve function and quality of life, including physical therapy.

Mar 24, 2026 / Guide

Lower extremity stress fractures are tiny cracks in the bones of the legs or feet that develop from overuse injuries. They are common in athletes, the military, and people who start a new exercise with too much intensity, too quickly. Learn the facts about treatment.

May 9, 2023 / Guide

Meniscal tears are common injuries to the cartilage of the knee. They can affect athletes and nonathletes alike.

Mar 1, 2024 / Guide

Osteoarthritis, or OA, is the most common type of arthritis damaging the joint surfaces. Physical therapists help people manage OA, decrease pain, and increase movement.

Jul 16, 2024 / Guide

Plantar fasciitis is a common condition causing foot, heel, and arch pain, or pain at the ball of the foot.

Feb 7, 2022 / Guide

Tennis elbow is a painful condition caused by overuse of the muscles in the forearm that extend the wrist and fingers.

Jul 9, 2020 / Guide

Athletic pubalgia (core muscle injury) is a condition that mainly affects athletes who play soccer, hockey, football, and rugby and who run track.

Jun 13, 2020 / Guide

A femur fracture is a break, crack, or crush injury of the (femur) thigh bone. It is sometimes referred to as a hip fracture or broken hip when it occurs near the hip joint.

Feb 7, 2021 / Guide

Heart disease and heart failure are systemic cardiovascular diseases that can affect exercise tolerance, endurance, and quality of life.