Movement Pulse
Research and news across back pain, fibromyalgia, hypermobility, posture, sleep, and the Feldenkrais Method, with practitioner's notes from Chava Sorani, GCFP.
Back pain and exercise: what a new review says to ask
A July 2026 JAMA review calls exercise of any type first line for chronic low back pain, with no single kind proven best. Three questions for your next visit.
Jul 20, 2026
Why gentle practice is what your body keeps
A July 2026 trial found that pain during practice cut how much of a new movement people still had a day later. Comfortable practice is what settles overnight.
Jul 19, 2026
What walking speed keeps telling us about aging
Fast walking in the 80s is tied to much lower cognitive risk. It is the latest in years of research showing gait speed reflects the whole body.
Jul 18, 2026
Which kinds of movement keep you independent?
A large UK study followed older adults for eight years and asked which kinds of exercise, and how often, best protect the tasks of daily life.
Jul 17, 2026
The back that feels stiff is the back that moves in fewer positions
A 2025 daily life study of 312 people found chronic back pain patients adopt significantly fewer distinct lumbar postures across the day than pain free controls.
Jul 17, 2026
The stiffness you feel is not the stiffness we can measure
A 2025 knee osteoarthritis study measured muscle stiffness with shear wave elastography and found it did not correlate with the tightness patients reported feeling.
Jul 17, 2026
The perimenopause question a third of women can't answer
A new study of 7,640 US women finds a third are unsure of their stage. The biggest driver isn't missing information. It's not knowing what a symptom means.
Jul 16, 2026
What the fibromyalgia propranolol study actually found
A double blind trial tested a PTSD drug protocol on fibromyalgia pain. It was a 24 person feasibility study, and the pain benefit faded by follow up.
Jul 15, 2026
Back pain and the risk of losing daily independence
A large cohort study of nearly 19,000 adults found back or waist pain predicted later trouble with everyday tasks. Here is what to raise with your doctor.
Jul 14, 2026
Slow movement and stress: what trials keep finding
A new controlled trial joins years of research linking slow, attentive movement with a calmer nervous system, and showing where doing more stops helping.
Jul 13, 2026
A device coached slumped necks. So can attention.
A July 2026 trial found a device signaling neck slump eased smartphone neck pain, while stretching did not. The signal, you can learn to supply yourself.
Jul 12, 2026
Yoga, tai chi, walking: movement and insomnia
A 2026 network meta analysis compared yoga, tai chi, and walking for insomnia. Different mechanisms, but a shared thread matters more than the ranking.
Jul 11, 2026Ready to start moving better?
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