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An online course you can take on your computer, tablet, or smartphone—whenever it's convenient for you. Learn anytime, anywhere! You can access your Healing Leg Pain course whenever it’s convenient for you! Use your smartphone, laptop, tablet, or desktop computer. Easy login and simple-to-navigate screens make this online course perfect for adults of all ages. Dear Reader, Leg pain can make everyday activities like walking, climbing stairs, even sleeping feel difficult and discouraging. That’s why the doctors and editors of Harvard Health Publishing created Healing Leg Pain, an online course designed to help you understand what’s causing your discomfort and what you can do to feel and move better. If your legs are telling you something isn’t right, Harvard’s interactive online course Healing Leg Pain is right for you. You’ll learn—in clear, practical terms—how to understand and overcome pain you might have in your hips, upper legs, knees, and lower legs. When you finish, you’ll receive a certificate of completion from Harvard Health Publishing that you can print or save. ENROLL NOW & START LEARNING

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How this Harvard Health online course works This is not a live class, and you don’t need any special software. Learn at your own pace. Log in anytime, day or night. Start, stop, and return to where you left off. Use any device. Take the course on your computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection. Simple to use. Large, easy-to-read screens and step-by-step lessons make it comfortable for adults of all ages. Yours to keep. Once you enroll, you can come back to the lessons any time you want a refresher. Get a certificate of completion. Finish the course and receive a Harvard Health Publishing certificate you can share with your doctor or family. If you’re new to online courses, we’ve made this one as friendly as possible. If you can read email and click a link, you can take this course. Just log in with your email address, follow the simple on-screen prompts, and move through each lesson at a comfortable pace. If you stop partway, the course will remember where you left off so you can easily continue next time. ENROLL NOW & START LEARNING

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What you’ll learn in Healing Leg Pain Inside this course, Harvard experts help you: Understand common causes of leg pain—including issues in your hips, knees, upper legs, and lower legs. Recognize warning signs—including symptoms that mean you should contact your health care provider or seek emergency care. Use safe at-home strategies—simple stretches, strengthening tips, and self-care techniques to help ease pain. Explore available treatments—from lifestyle changes to medications and procedures your doctor might recommend. You’ll also find easy-to-follow explanations of conditions such as bursitis, osteoarthritis, tendinitis, sciatica, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), peripheral artery disease, shin splints, and restless legs syndrome. Our videos, illustrations, and short quizzes help you remember what you learn and put it into practice. ENROLL NOW & START LEARNING

Better balance prevents falls, builds confidence & fosters independence Dear Reader, We’ve all heard stories that begin, “She broke her hip and after that...” Broken hips can be disastrous for independence and long-term health. Fortunately, many can be prevented — more than 90% of broken hips occur because of falls. One of the best ways to prevent falls is to maintain a sound, responsive, and enduring sense of balance. This important Special Health Report from doctors at Harvard Medical School shows you how you can prevent falls. In its pages you will discover what you can do to improve balance and maintain strength, mobility, and agility. Better Balance will brief you on the conditions, medications, and situations that can create instability. You’ll get tips for fall-proofing your home. And most important, Better Balance will walk, lift, bend, and stretch you through a series of workouts and exercises that will increase your stability, confidence, and self-reliance. The report provides all you need to know about using exercise to improve posture, increase muscle strength and speed, sharpen reflexes, expand flexibility, and firm your core. Filled with workouts that respect your time and budget, Better Balance gives you step-by-step instructions for achieving greater static and dynamic balance. LEARN MORE There’s a real “use it or lose it” component to balance. Inside Better Balance, you’ll discover: How balance works Balance problems SPECIAL BONUS SECTION: Preventing falls Activities that enhance balance And so much more! The report includes complete, illustrated workouts that you can do at home — on your own schedule and at your own pace. Certified Master Trainers developed these exercises in consultation with Harvard Medical School physicians. These workouts include guidance on proper techniques, movement and tempo, and modifying the workouts to your own fitness level and exercise goals. These are exercises that will keep you motivated and keep you moving. Our goal in this report is to help you keep yourself from a potentially devastating fall. If you want to protect yourself from instability, if you want to continue to enjoy the independence and peace of mind that sound balance gives you, take the first step now. Order your copy of Better Balance today. LEARN MORE & GET STARTED TODAY! Harvard Medical School offers special reports on over 60 health topics. Visit our website at http://www.health.harvard.edu to find reports of interest to you and your family. PHONE ORDERS - please call our toll-free number: 1-877-649-9457. Visit our website at: www.health.harvard.edu Email us at: healthbeat@health.harvard.edu FOLLOW US ON:  Facebook Twitter Copyright © 2026 by Harvard University. Harvard Health Publishing, Gordon Hall, Suite 013, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA