Through physical therapy, I have been strengthening and engaging my core throughout the day to help my back pain, which led me to swap my chair for a yoga ball. The yoga ball provided initial ...

Consumers across the country are trading in their expensive massage appointments for a growing trend in personal wellness: ...

Physical therapy equipment doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive to be effective. There are several affordable options, including yoga mats, weighted exercise balls and resistance bands.

Stability balls, frequently used in yoga, Pilates and physical therapy, have even begun appearing ... Joseph's University in Philadelphia. The equipment has since gone mainstream.

Thirty minutes of daily home practice was encouraged and supported with at-home yoga supplies. The physical therapy intervention consisted of 15 one-on-one 60-minute appointments over 12 weeks.

Here’s a way to roll away some of the tension in this area. Fitness instructor Jill Miller uses yoga therapy balls (or tennis balls) to massage away the tension in this low-back lengthener.