THINK ABOUT ALL the activity taking place on your feet—walking, standing, taking the stairs, running, jumping, squatting, lunging. The ankle supports nearly every movement involving the foot. Training ...

Effective exercises for a well-rounded strengthening routine for your lower body should include variations of squats, hip hinge drills, such as deadlifts, and lunges. Exercises using these movement ...

It’s leg day and you can’t wait to hit squats. But when you get up to the barbell and begin your warm-up set, you can’t squat down very far. Your ankles feel stiff, preventing you from going down all ...

Improve your balance and mobility with these simple moves. Improve your balance and mobility with these simple moves. Credit... Supported by By Anna Maltby Videos by Theodore Tae Most of us don’t ...

Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...

It’s leg day and you can’t wait to hit squats. But when you get up to the barbell and begin your warm-up set, you can’t squat down very far. Your ankles feel stiff, preventing you from going down all ...

Background Lateral ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries. The intervention ‘Strengthen your ankle’ to prevent recurrent ankle sprains is developed and implemented since 2009, but ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A simple series of ankle and foot flexing exercises can improve strength and balance in older people, research from Portugal shows. Among elderly individuals living in an ...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes, often marked by pain, numbness, weakness and poor foot‑ankle mobility that can seriously impair daily function and quality of life.

Walking is a staple in my weekly routine. I log a 3.5-mile loop around my neighborhood at least a few times per week. Lately, I have noticed an interesting trend. At least half of the women I pass on ...