Movement Pulse
Research and news across back pain, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, posture, sleep, and the Feldenkrais Method, with practitioner's notes from Chava Sorani, GCFP.
Lightheaded on standing with fibromyalgia: what a pulse check can show
Dizziness can belong to fibromyalgia itself. A new review links it, in some people, to the automatic controls of pulse and blood pressure.
Nov 4, 2026
Pain climbed through working years for one in five women, then eased
Aches that build for years don't always keep climbing. In 42 years of Swedish surveys, the group in most pain peaked around retirement age.
Nov 3, 2026
Among 474 adults with scoliosis, pain did not follow the curve
Being active went with about a point less pain out of ten. Most were young and it was one snapshot: nobody knows which came first.
Nov 2, 2026
What 70 older adults with memory concerns gained from a video program
Thinking scores rose, and about half the gain held six months later. Strength tests didn't pull ahead, and daily protein was included.
Nov 1, 2026
Why older adults with several diagnoses surprised the researchers
In their 70s and 80s, more conditions didn't mean smaller gains. Turning up often for strength sessions went with broader ones.
Oct 31, 2026
For steadier balance after 60, balance games helped but never beat plain exercise
Steadiness is part of staying independent. Sixty trials with about 3,500 older adults suggest you can build it with a game, a screen, or neither.
Oct 30, 2026
What people living with sciatica said they needed, beyond the advice to keep moving
Nine interview studies point to what helps day to day: knowing why the symptoms shift, a plan for flare ups, and someone asking about sleep and mood.
Oct 29, 2026
Sore neck and shoulders at work? The desk setup mattered less than people assume
Twenty trials, 2,478 workers with aching arms, necks or shoulders. In the short term, new furniture and ergonomic training barely moved pain or sick leave.
Oct 28, 2026
When stress has worn you out, gentler exercise was easier on the nervous system
In a Stockholm study, people with stress related exhaustion showed a calmer heart rhythm after a light bike ride than after a moderate one. How hard you go seems to matter more once the system is already tired.
Oct 27, 2026
Yoga, Pilates, tai chi or qigong for chronic back pain? 25 trials found no clear winner
All four eased pain by a similar margin. Tai chi topped the ranking, yet every tai chi trial was measured against people doing nothing at all.
Oct 26, 2026
7,000 steps three days a week went with healthier bones before menopause, not after
Keep the walks. After menopause, the wider research keeps pointing to a brisker pace, some load and some variety beside them.
Oct 25, 2026
Shoulders turned further after a slow, varied lesson than after repeating one twist
56 young adults sat and turned in a German motion lab. After a lesson that moved the eyes, head and shoulders in new combinations, head turning widened by about two thirds.
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