A commitment to an active and healthy community.
Buffalo Rehab Group is committed to an active and healthy community. Our mission with this blog is to provide value through education. The majority of our blog topics come from patient questions in the clinic. If you have a topic for an upcoming blog article, please contact us.
Below you will find our blog sorted by body region, or you can search for a specific article.
A commitment to an active and healthy community.
Buffalo Rehab Group is committed to an active and healthy community. Our mission with this blog is to provide value through education. The majority of our blog topics come from patient questions in the clinic. If you have a topic for an upcoming blog article, please contact us.
Below you will find our blog sorted by body region, or you can search for a specific article.
Low Back
Try This Low Back Stretch
Does low back pain make it hard to get up and moving in the morning? Are standing and walking for a period of time a struggle? If so, try this stretch. It’s not only an excellent way to provide relief to your back, but to stretch your shoulders and glutes, too.Low...
Low Back Pain When Sitting? Try This.
Do you struggle with low back pain when sitting, like at the movies or behind the wheel of your car? If so, you might be dealing with a lumbar disc herniation. Keep reading to learn more about this low back condition and an exercise to find relief.Low Back Pain When...
The Aging Spine: Slow the Process
Aging is inevitable and although we may know them as our “golden years,” our latter years in life can be filled with what some term as “falling apart.” In our clinics we often hear, “Once I hit ‘x’ years old, the wheels fell off and it takes me so long to recover.”...
The Neck, Headaches, and Head Injury
How to Prevent a Dowager’s Hump
Are you familiar with an area of extra tissue that can form at the base of the neck, or what’s known as a Dowager’s Hump? Over time, this bump develops from forward leaning or poor posture. Practicing good posture can not only help lessen a Dowager's Hump, but it's...
How to Relieve a Tension Headache
Has a tension headache through your temples or in your eyes ever halted your daily routine? What about pain or soreness in your neck? If you struggle with tension headaches or neck pain, try this stretch. It’ll help alleviate the cause of your pain and let you get...
What is Causing Your Neck Pain?
One of the most common complaints I see in the clinic is neck pain. Around 67% of the population will experience neck pain at some point during their life. There are many different causes of neck pain. Disc injuries are one of the most common types. Disc injuries...
The Lower Body
Try These Lower Body Exercises
Is your lower body exercise routine falling flat, or are you struggling to create a routine you can stick with? If so, here are two exercises to try. Focusing on compound movements like these, instead of isolating ones, can help you build more strength, save time, and...
How to Stand Up Safely with Knee Pain
Do you experience knee pain when kneeling or crouching down? It can be a real burden when playing with the grandkids or retrieving a dropped item from the floor. If you’re like many, the pain can make it difficult to stand up from a kneeling position. Try this to...
3 Exercises for the Lower Body
Is your go-to exercise for hip strength the clamshell? What about quad or hamstring exercises? Maybe you use the curling machine at the gym for those? Each of these exercises promote movement in your lower body, but there are better ways to maximize what your muscles...
The Upper Body
Add This Upper-Body Exercise to Your Routine
How many upper-body exercises are part of your routine? If you answered “several,” you’re not alone. Instead of adding more isolating exercises to your upper-body routine, try this one. It’ll help you build strength and target several upper-body muscles at once.Simple...
Try This to Tone “Bingo Arms”
Do you struggle with loose skin under your upper arms, or what is sometimes referred to as “bingo arms” or “bingo wings?” If so, you’re not alone. As women age, they tend to lose tone through their upper arms – causing the area to jiggle or wave.Help for "Bingo Arms"...
Two Exercises to Relieve Frozen Shoulder
Do you feel pain when reaching overhead? What about when buckling your seatbelt, or grabbing something from the backseat of the car? If you find these movements difficult or painful, you might have a condition called frozen shoulder. Keep reading to find out how you...
Women’s Health
Build Pelvic Floor Strength
Are you practicing Kegels to strengthen your pelvic floor? If so, are you doing them correctly? If you’re only practicing Kegels at certain times or in certain positions, you’re not maximizing their effectiveness.Build Pelvic Floor Strength In the video below,...
Relieve Urinary Incontinence with This Exercise
Do you experience urinary incontinence or leakage when laughing, coughing, or sneezing? If so, try this exercise. It’ll strengthen the muscles of your pelvic floor and provide much-needed relief for urinary incontinence and leakage.Relieve Urinary Incontinence In the...
Relieve Pelvic Pain with This Stretch
Do you struggle with and want to relieve pelvic pain? If so, try this simple stretch. Its easily adaptable to your flexibility level and will help relax the muscles of your pelvic floor.Relieve Pelvic Pain & Discomfort In the video below, Buffalo Rehab Group...
Health & Wellness
Build Strength Without Cardio
Are you trying to build strength by logging hours on the treadmill, bike, or elliptical? If so, there’s a better way! Build strength more effectively by adding resistance training to your routine.Try This to Build Strength In this video, Physical Therapist Katie...
Try These Lower Body Exercises
Is your lower body exercise routine falling flat, or are you struggling to create a routine you can stick with? If so, here are two exercises to try. Focusing on compound movements like these, instead of isolating ones, can help you build more strength, save time, and...
Add This Upper-Body Exercise to Your Routine
How many upper-body exercises are part of your routine? If you answered “several,” you’re not alone. Instead of adding more isolating exercises to your upper-body routine, try this one. It’ll help you build strength and target several upper-body muscles at once.Simple...