The placebo effect occurs when a patient's physical or mental health improves after receiving a sham (fake) treatment, such as a sugar pill. This happens because of the psychological effects of the belief and expectation in the treatment. Placebos have an evil twin, nocebos. It’s the opposite of a placebo and about five times as strong, because we introduce fear into the mix.

If you’ve ever dealt with a sports or common injury, you’ve probably heard of the R.I.C.E. principle: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Recent research calls into question its use.

The premise behind the study was that most interventions for lower back pain produce small and short-term effects, but a promising new intervention called CFT showed potential for longer-term results.

What is that sound in your joints and should you be concerned?

More than 80% of the population will feel lower back pain at some point (I sometimes wonder how that statistic isn't 100%). So it's...

How I went from a disc herniation and sciatica to lifting over 500lbs pain-free

Feelings of stiffness and tightness are poorly understood. What we think it is and what's actually going on behind the scenes are two...

Both mobility and stability are important. But do we always want to be more mobile? Is that at the cost of being stable?

Many narratives exist around kids and teenagers lifting weights, and almost all are negative. Is it as dangerous as we think?

Self-myofascial release (SMR) is a self-massage technique aimed at relieving muscle stiffness. But do these tools do what they say they do?

In order to lift weights, you do have to generate a certain amount of tension in the body to stabilize yourself. But is this beneficial?