Exercises by Body Part

• Shoulder and Arm Exercises After Breast Surgery

  Learn exercises to reduce stiffness and soreness and get your shoulder and arm back to normal.

• Exercises for Arm and Wrist

  Your doctor can give you information about exercises for building flexibility and strength in your hand, wrist, and arm. Exercises for flexibility may include: Rotating your wrist up, down, and from side to side. Stretching your fingers far apart,...

• How to Do the Bird Dog Exercise

  Learn how to do the bird dog exercise to increase strength and stability in your shoulder, core, and hips.

• How to Do the Bridging Exercise

  Learn how to do the bridging exercise to increase strength and stability in your core and your legs.

• Low Back Pain: Exercises to Reduce Pain

  Covers exercises that may help reduce or prevent low back pain. Includes aerobic, strengthening, and stretching exercises. Looks at why it is important to exercise for low back pain. Includes tips on how to do the exercises.

• How to Do the Single Knee-to-Chest Exercise

  Learn how to do the single knee-to-chest exercise to stretch your hip and lower back.

• Tennis Elbow: Stretches and Strengthening Exercises

  Follow instructions from your physical therapist or other health professional for stretching and strengthening exercises. Stretching exercises are controlled stretches that prevent tennis elbow stiffness and tendon shortening. Gently bend, straighten, and rotate your wrist. If you have increasing...

• Exercises for Arm and Wrist

  Your doctor can give you information about exercises for building flexibility and strength in your hand, wrist, and arm. Exercises for flexibility may include: Rotating your wrist up, down, and from side to side. Stretching your fingers far apart,...

• Meniscus Tear: Rehabilitation Exercises

  A meniscus tear is a common knee joint injury. How well the knee will heal and whether surgery will be needed depends in large part on the type of tear and how bad the tear is. Work with your doctor to plan a rehabilitation (rehab) program that helps you regain as much strength and flexibility in your knee as possible...

• Patellar Tracking Disorder: Exercises

  This article shows how to do easy and then more difficult exercises to help with patellar tracking disorder.

• Preventing Blood Clots in Leg Veins

  Learn how to prevent blood clots in leg veins when you must sit or lie down for long periods of time.

• How to Do the Wall Sit Exercise

  Learn how to do the wall sit exercise to increase strength and stability in your core and your legs.

• Preventing Falls: Leg Lifts

  Learn how to do a simple exercise to strengthen your core and prevent falls.

• Ergonomics: Exercises to Do While Sitting

  Learn seated exercises you can do at work or at home that can help you relieve stress and strain.

• Neck Exercises

  The following exercises will help strengthen the muscles in your neck as well as relieve existing neck pain. You don't need to do every exercise. Do the ones that help you the most. Stop any exercise that increases pain. Do each exercise slowly. Talk to your doctor before doing any of these exercises. Side and...

• Ergonomics: Exercises to Do While Sitting

  Learn seated exercises you can do at work or at home that can help you relieve stress and strain.

• Shoulder and Arm Exercises After Breast Surgery

  Learn exercises to reduce stiffness and soreness and get your shoulder and arm back to normal.

• Rotator Cuff Problems: Exercises You Can Do at Home

  Exercises are a very important part of treatment for a rotator cuff disorder. If you have pain, weakness, and stiffness in your shoulder from a rotator cuff problem, your doctor will likely suggest that you try exercises and other at-home treatments. These treatments may include rest, ice, heat, and NSAIDs such as...

• Ergonomics: Exercises to Do While Sitting

  Learn seated exercises you can do at work or at home that can help you relieve stress and strain.

• Rotator Cuff Problems: Exercises You Can Do at Home

  Exercises are a very important part of treatment for a rotator cuff disorder. If you have pain, weakness, and stiffness in your shoulder from a rotator cuff problem, your doctor will likely suggest that you try exercises and other at-home treatments. These treatments may include rest, ice, heat, and NSAIDs such as...