Bone health and calcium: They go hand in hand. Chances are, you know you need a certain amount of calcium to maintain healthy bones. But what you may not realize is just how important vitamin D is when it comes to protecting your bones.

If you have lupus, protecting your skin from ultraviolet rays should be high on your list of priorities for coping with the symptoms of this autoimmune disease.

When a strained latissimus dorsi muscle sidelined Phillies ace Roy Halladay, you might have thought, “What’s that?” But you don’t have to be a major league pitcher to have a problem with this muscle.

If you’re a teen-ager experiencing knee pain or know someone who is, it’s probably a condition known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). The good news is that it can be treated—and better yet, prevented.

If arthritis is causing you to have chronic knee pain, you may think the only way to get permanent relief is with a knee replacement. That's not necessarily true if a bone defect known as chronic bone marrow edema (BME) is the source of your discomfort.

With the clocks turned ahead, longer days (more sunlight) and warmer temperatures are upon us. If, like me, you're anxious to get back outdoors after this relatively mild winter, proceed with caution.

A few months ago, I wrote about an area of interest to me both as a clinician and active adult, and obviously I'm not alone. Thanks to all who read my blogs on “conventional” running and barefoot shoes.

While we all anxiously (or maybe not so anxiously for those skiers and snowboarders out there) anticipate the first true snow this winter, the Orthopedic Outpatient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation team is offering four tips for safe shoveling.

Do you get short of breath walking up a flight of stairs? Have pain in the spine, hips, knees, or shoulders? You may benefit from postural restoration, a new therapy approach for patients with pain and postural imbalances.

If your heel hurts with stabbing pain when you get up in the morning, you most likely have plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is a condition that's most common in middle-aged people and runners. But you can keep it from happening to you. Here's how.

If you have experienced whiplash, you may be able to relieve the pain in your neck with rest, over-the-counter medications, and ice or heat. But if these home remedies aren't enough, physical therapy may be what you need.

The odds of falling each year after age 65 are about one in three, making falls a leading cause of injury among older adults. Here are five ways you can reduce your risk.

You may have recently caught yourself at the gym or walking down the street checking out people's feet as they walk or run steadily on the treadmill or pound the pavement. You're wondering—what are those weird shoes they're wearing?

If you have fibromyalgia, you know that it's a complex disorder with chronic pain that affects everything you do. At Lancaster General Health, our Fibromyalgia Program helps you to control your pain with input from a team of nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists.

As a physical therapist and avid runner, I'm often asked, “How do I choose the correct running shoe?” In my experience, trying to find the “right shoe…for me!” has been one of the most frustrating parts about running.

Today, more children are participating in some type of organized sports—and more of them are being injured, some 3.5 million youth sports injuries a year. Prevention begins at home, however, and there are steps you can take to reduce your child's risk of injury.

Picking a good backpack for school means more than finding one with a favorite celebrity or cool design on the outside. Parents need to seriously consider what is on the inside to make sure the backpack doesn't put their child at greater risk for a back injury. 

This may come as a surprise, but when you decide to have hip replacement surgery at Lancaster General Hospital, you'll start your rehabilitation before the surgery.

Female athletes are more likely than male athletes to injure or tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), but there are exercises taught by physical therapists that can help prevent an ACL injury.

A bulged neck disc means the disc slightly extends beyond its normal boundaries and can press on a nerve, causing pain. Physical therapy can be very beneficial in treating a bulged disc.