Exercise can help to relieve pain by stretching and strengthening the muscles that support the back. For some, it can also improve your perception of the pain and reduce chronic stress. Still, studies suggest that one of the main reasons people with back pain don’t exercise is because they fear they will make their pain worse.

Starting left tackle Andrew Thomas is being activated from the physically unable to perform list and star receiver Malik Nabers is returning to practice. Thomas had not yet practiced since suffering a Lisfranc injury last year that ended his season after just six games, and his return is a massive lift for the offensive line.

With one preseason game remaining, two linemen who could both see significant time in the game return to practice.

Matthew Stafford went through his second practice of the summer with the Rams on Tuesday, and coach Sean McVay seemed encouraged by his starting quarterback’s progress in his recovery from an injured disk in his back.

Keely Hodgkinson produced another statement performance before next month's World Championships as she made it back-to-back victories since returning from injury. Hodgkinson, 23, clocked one minute 55.69 seconds to set a meeting record despite miserable conditions at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland.

NEW YORK — Kei Nishikori withdrew from the U.S. Open, saying a back injury has not fully healed. Nishikori was injured in May and pulled out of the French Open. The 2014 U.S. Open runner-up from Japan returned for a first-round loss in Cincinnati but said his back isn’t healthy enough to play in New York.

Matthew Stafford's back injury has been the biggest story of training camp for the Los Angeles Rams, and head coach Sean McVay didn't provide any official word regarding availability for the Sept. 7 opener against the Houston Texans even after the quarterback returned to practice Monday.

Goals Wimbledon's owner described the USWNT forward as humble while using his five-a-side facility to regain fitness earlier this summer