Movement Pulse · Chronic pain
Chronic-pain research and a practitioner perspective on what's worth trying.
Why the first swimming trial for back pain is really a story about fear of moving
The first randomized trial of swimming for chronic low back pain compared it to education alone, not to other exercise. That comparison is the real story.
Jul 26, 2026
How much walking is enough for back pain
A 2026 analysis pooled 13 trials to put a number on walking for chronic back pain. The surprising part is how modest that number turned out to be.
Jul 23, 2026
Group mindfulness visits and chronic back pain
A large new trial tested telehealth mindfulness group visits for chronic low back pain. The result was telling. Here is what to raise with your doctor.
Jul 7, 2026
45 back pain trials, and still no single best method
A network meta analysis pooled 45 trials of movement and manual therapy for chronic low back pain. No approach clearly won, which changes how to choose.
Jul 2, 2026
Tai Chi changed how older brains process back pain
An 8 week randomized neuroimaging trial found Tai Chi lowered chronic back pain and quieted the brain circuits that build the pain. The mechanism is the interesting part.
Jun 21, 2026
A new no-surgery knee procedure looks promising
A single-center prospective study in Radiology reports 80 percent of arthritic-knee patients hit a meaningful pain drop at 12 months from genicular artery embolization. Whatever you decide about the procedure, five minutes of attention is worth spending.
Jun 19, 2026Ready to start moving better?
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