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Habits to remain injury-free, according to physical therapists

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There are a variety of things physical therapists say you can do to keep moving while avoiding injury.

There are a variety of things physical therapists say you can do to keep moving while avoiding injury.

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Hilary Achauer

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NEW YORK – When you end up in a physical therapist’s office, it is usually because you have veered too far to one extreme: too much movement or not enough.

That pain in your hip could be from back-to-back tennis games over the weekend or from too many hours on a couch.

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