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Did you know just 10 minutes of walking a day has been found to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress and improve overall mental health? In this 2-minute video, Physical Therapy Guide @Leada_M helps break down what evidence shows exercis...

As a physical therapist, I spend a lot of time with patients. Sometimes multiple times per week over several months. I love listening to patients. I feel like they are the best story-tellers of their case and hearing about their pain experience is tr...

One of the most important things to pay attention to with any activity is your body's cues and how it's responding. What if you do experience some pain during a walk? Instead of pushing through it, Dr. Leada offers some ways to work around it and dec...

Walking is a phenomenal form of exercise you can do almost daily and at any skill level. But there is definitely a right way to do it. In this video, Dr. Leada shares some tips on how to reduce injury risk and select the right footwear and orthotics ...

I was just having this conversation with my mom the other day. She is in her late 60's and was telling me how much she loves walking, but after a certain minute or mile, her knee starts to bother her. I explained to her sometimes muscle strength can ...