Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age. Exercises like the plank train the body’s full ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Planks are better at building core strength because ...

LOS ANGELES — Lakers big man Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for the start of the regular season because of an oblique injury. The team announced Tuesday morning, ahead of their regular-season opener ...

Navigating the whirlwind of new parenthood calls for plenty of crucial resources that aren’t always available. Sleep and dedicated “me time” are usually chief among them. Missing your pre-pregnancy ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...

Pilates has become the go-to workout for building functional strength and flexibility while being gentle on your joints. In particular, "Core engagement and strengthening are fundamental parts of any ...

Are you trying to tone your tummy? While many people think the key to a stronger midsection is doing endless situps and crunches, this isn’t the case, according to most personal trainers. Lia Bartha, ...

Diastasis recti occurs when the top layer of your abdominal muscles stretches apart during pregnancy. When this happens, your belly can stick out or bulge, usually on and around the belly button. More ...