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- Does Smoothie Helps To Prevent Chronic Knee and Joint Pain? - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2016 from Sara BistonSmoothies are natural supplements mixed together to make a curative juice which can either be sweet or bitter. Being a patient, you do not have to consider the taste rather the impact it has in your body. Make sure that you take the smoothie that is recommended to you strictly and do not skip ...
Views: 1346 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Health - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2016 from Margaux DiazIn the recent days, there are various chronic diseases making their way to the people. With the increased awareness on these diseases, most people are making major choices and changes on their lifestyle habits and behaviours to accommodate practices and habits that serve to protect and improve ...
Views: 2003 - Rehabilitation of Peripheral Nerve Injuries - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2016 from accessible Physical TherapyIt May Be Necessary To Encounter The Defeats, So You Can Know Who You Are, What You Can Rise From, How You Can Still Come Out Of It !!! Proper management of peripheral nerve injuries requires an understanding of the distribution and function of nerves, the mechanisms of nerve injury, and an ...
Views: 1039(1 vote) - Is this popular medication causing your joint pain? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2016 from Victor MarchioneMedications are intended to make us better. We go to see our doctor, we explain our symptoms, and they offer a diagnosis and a medication in hopes of fixing the problem. Some of us take medications temporarily, but many of us take medications for a chronic condition like diabetes. Recently, a ...
Views: 1108 - 3 Signs You May Need a Knee Brace Houston Bound and Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2016 from Lora DavisInjuries are very common with many different people around the world. There are varying levels of severity depends on where the injury takes place, how damaged the muscle, tissue, and bone is, and how quickly you get it treated. Braces are extremely common for tears, strains, fractures and more. ...
Views: 1241 - Home Remedies for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2015 from Dr. Vikram ChauhanJuvenile rheumatoid arthritis, also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis, is a form of arthritis that occurs in the children who are under 17 years of age. It is one of the most common type of arthritis in children that may cause serious complications for the rest of their life, if left ...
Views: 1774 - Knee Replacement Surgery – Pre – During and Post Surgery - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2015 from Advanced OrthopedicsIf You Are About To Have Knee Replacement Surgery, You Are On Your Way To A New Lease On Life! The key question to be answered of course is WILL THE QUALITY OF LIFE BE ENHANCED BY THE OPERATION? Replacing a knee that has been worn down and causes intense pain is the major cause for knee ...
Views: 985 - The Harmonising Times, December 2015: Sit and Hear - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2015 from Gregory Reece-SmithWelcome to Creating Harmony in Your Life's email of indication, The Harmonising Times. Our intention is to provide our readers, friends and everyone else with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives. So helping each to Create their Life of Harmony by assisting each of us to take ...
Views: 1582 - Work Related Injuries and Rehabilitation - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Advanced Work Rehab CenterINJURED ON THE JOB? WE’LL GET YOU BACK TO WORK SOON. When you are experiencing pain or a decline in performance unique to a work-related injury, it makes sense to seek a highly trained professional – someone who can help you return to work using cutting-edge techniques that are supported by ...
Views: 1138 - The major differences between a laparoscopic (keyhole) and open cut surgery - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2015 from Archana JhawarAlthough both open and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery procedures have been around for years now, many uninformed individuals may still remain doubtful about the relative merits of laparoscopic or open surgery procedures. This post aims to clarify such doubts. The most fundamental difference ...
Views: 1427 - Overcome Neck and Shoulder Pain - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2016 from Julie DohertyDuring my years of practice two of the most common areas that cause a great deal of discomfort and pain for people is neck and shoulder pain. I would like to go through here with you some of the common causes and how they can be most effectively treated. You have a nine to five job or even ...
Views: 1163 - Acupuncture as a Form of Pain Relief for Tendonitis - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2017 from Li ZhengCan acupuncture for tendonitis really work? Tendonitis relates to acute or chronic inflammation of a tendon, which is an elastic tissue that connects the muscles to the bone. This inflammation can occur in any part of the body and is the body’s protective response against cell injuries or ...
Views: 1014 - How to Choose an Orthodontist - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Lora DavisFor people who want to undergo some orthodontic treatment, it is always important that you ensure you choose the right practitioner. You want to make sure that the orthodontic surgeon you choose is properly trained and licensed. You can easily get this information by checking your local or state ...
Views: 873 - How Massage Therapy can Improve your Health and Wellness - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2015 from Lizzie WeakleyFor centuries, various civilizations throughout the world have reaped the benefits of massage therapy. It can have a positive influence on a person’s overall quality of life. Here are some of the ways that massage therapy can improve your health and wellness. Stress Reduction Virtually ...
Views: 1284 - Classical EFT Statements To Use For Physical Pain - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2015 from Suzanne ZachariaYou may have seen some EFT videos or tapping scripts that tell you to say "I am fed up with this pain" for one round, followed by "I want to get rid of this pain" for the next round, then "I want to be pain-free" for the third round. Or you may have been advised to do one negative round followed ...
Views: 2230 - Picking the Right Knee Brace for Pain Relief - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2015 from Lora DavisIf you have got knee pain, one of the best things you can get for yourself is the knee brace. It is being widely used by the professional athletes because of its quality of healing the pain and improving the condition of the person. The purpose of the brace is to protect the knee from getting ...
Views: 823 - Wrist pain? Is it tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2015 from Victor MarchioneAs we age we experience many more aches and pains. Some may be a natural part of aging, while others may be the result of injury. But sometimes it can be difficult to pinpoint the cause of the pain. When symptoms overlap it can make diagnoses more difficult. Take wrist pain for example. There ...
Views: 1564 - Facts about sinus headaches - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2015 from Victor MarchioneNobody enjoys a headache. The constant pounding in your head is enough to make you go crazy! There are many reasons why people develop headaches: stress, eye strain and even being hungover. Headaches can sometimes affect more than just your head, like in the case of sinus headaches. Sinus ...
Views: 1044 - Physical Therapy for Calf-Strain - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2015 from accessible Physical TherapyAn injury to the muscle or tendon of muscle at the back of lower leg is referred to as Calf Strain. Nine separate muscles together makeup the calf muscle and any of these muscles can be injured individually or together. High-speed motions like running or jumping or any uncoordinated movement can ...
Views: 1257 - Biceps Tendinitis - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2015 from Active Physical TherapyBiceps Tendinitis is a common shoulder pathology which usually develops in younger athletic population due to repetitive overhead injuries. The patients suffering from this condition usually have to suffer pain, lesser range of motion & strength and impaired functional mobility. This pathology ...
Views: 1096 - Physical Therapy: Post Below- Knee Amputation - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2015 from Alliance Rehab & Physical TherapyBelow-knee amputation or lower–knee amputation is a surgical process conducted to remove a limb damaged due to any injury, trauma or disease. The process of amputation can be performed at any age, but is more prevalent among the age group of 65 years and older. What do we mean by Beow-Knee ...
Views: 1324 - Herbal Remedies for Hallux Rigidus - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2015 from Dr. Vikram ChauhanHallux rigidus is a problem associated with the joint of great toe. In the Ayurvedic approach it is known as sandhigata vata, which is known as arthritis in allopathy. It is a condition of arthritis which results in the pain and stiffness in the joint of the big toe and leads to the difficulty ...
Views: 4238 - New initiative to combat global hypertension - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2015 from Victor MarchioneHypertension is a condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. It is most often referred to as high blood pressure. Right now, about one in every three American adults has hypertension. Only half of these people have their condition under control. Those who don’t can face ...
Views: 1032 - Physical Therapy Treatment for the Patients’ with Hand Arthritis - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2015 from Active Physical TherapyYour hands help you in cooking, cleaning, brushing, typing and in every type of daily routine activities that you perform. But you do not notice the importance of hands unless some impairment or deformity makes it difficult for you to use your hands. Hand Arthritis is one such pathology that ...
Views: 1118 - Diseases Causing Joint Pain, Joint Pain Illnesses - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Victor MarchioneAs we age, aches and pain seem to be part of who we are. Joint pain becomes part of our day-to-day life and so we don’t think too much about it. We may attribute joint pain to our active past in our youth or simply to the fact that we are getting older. But oftentimes joint pain has nothing ...
Views: 1085 - Doing Cardio Without Breaking A Sweat - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2015 from James BurbankIf you think about it, health is practically everything, no two ways about it! There is a saying that a healthy man has a thousand things on his mind, while an ill man has only one. Still, no matter how important, health isn’t just a proper diet and a positive mind-set, it’s also movement, ...
Views: 2034 - Natural Herbal Muscle Relaxer, Natural Muscle Relaxing Foods - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Victor MarchioneWe've all experienced muscle pain at one time or another. You know, the kind triggered by muscle strain, nerve compression, injury, not to mention joints that are completely worn down. Whether it happens suddenly or gradually, muscle pain can cause plenty of discomfort — things like ...
Views: 1145 - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Take back control - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2015 from Victor MarchioneStress is one thing most of us face in our hectic lives. But post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) is a disease of intense mental anguish from the kind of life or death trauma faced by soldiers in combat, a car crash, serious injury, sudden death of a loved one, or sexual violence. Trauma to ...
Views: 1151 - Dislocated Knee: What to Expect? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2015 from Advanced OrthopedicsMany contact and non-contact sports can cause dislocated knee among players. Knee dislocation is more common among women than men because the muscles stabilizing the knees and hips are weaker in girls than boys. Treating a knee dislocation is a straight forward procedure that rarely requires ...
Views: 1312 - Your Summer 2015 Soul Ripening Guide: How to Miraclegro Your Core of Total Aliveness - by Submitted on May 24, 2015 from joan pancoe“From the Buddhist point of view, the Chinese officer who is committing the cruel act against the young boy is initiating a new cycle of negative karma. In the case of the child, there is a closure of a particular karma that the child is experiencing. The perpetrator of the crime is in fact an ...
Views: 1766(1 vote) - 10 Effective natural painkillers that may surprise you! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Victor MarchionePain affects all of us at some point, but it seems the older we get the more pain we experience. Sure it’s easy to take a pill to combat this pain, but throughout the day you may be topping up to six pills! The damage these can do to your body isn’t good, so finding effective, natural ...
Views: 1101 - Are You Unknowingly Increasing Your Risk Of Osteoporosis? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2015 from Victor MarchioneIf you are over 50, you are at risk of osteoporosis. And if you are a woman, that risk is even higher. There is nothing you can do about your age or your sex. But there are other factors which put you at risk of osteoporosis that you can control. The risk of osteoporosis is not something that ...
Views: 1703 - 5 Easy ways to strengthen your bones - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2015 from Victor MarchioneOur bones are vital body parts. Without our skeleton, we’d probably just be organic mush pooling on the ground. The trouble is, as we age, our bones become weaker and more fragile, putting us at greater risk for fractures and breaks. Likewise, when we do sustain these injuries, recovery time ...
Views: 1769 - 6 Natural fixes for joint pain and arthritis - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Victor MarchioneI’ve always been a great fan of dancing, but I don’t dance much nowadays. The reason being I don’t like the modern dancing (if you can call it dancing). Most of my peers who danced the real stuff – the rock-and-roll, the twist, the fox-trot, and even the cha-cha – have all been relegated to the ...
Views: 1077 - Knee injuries and its treatments - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2015 from Balfour MorrisThe knee is the largest joint in the body and gets injured easily. It is made up of the lower end of the thighbone which rotates on the upper end of the shinbone and the knee cap which slides in a groove on the end of the femur. The knee also consists of large ligaments, which help in ...
Views: 1067 - The real reason your pain is getting worse - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2015 from Victor MarchioneLiving with pain can really impact your life. Normal, everyday activities can seem impossible, and over-the-counter pain-relievers only seem to offer a temporary fix. But new research has discovered what’s making your pain even worse. There is one significant factor standing between you and ...
Views: 998 - The 6 Aspects of Suffering and How to Stop it! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Brian KrallMany people turn to self help because of the fact that their lives are not what they want it to be…and they are oftentimes experiencing some form of suffering. In fact this is the reason why Buddhism is one of the most popular and prosperous religions today (not that this is going to be a ...
Views: 1536 - What Is pH And How To Use It To Be Healthy - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2015 from Brian KrallMany people have heard the term pH but do not know what it means. Still others have never even heard of it before…this is not good, because your pH is the foundation of your health! It is the balance between the acidity and alkalinity in your body. If your body is too much of either you it ...
Views: 1478 - ***Interview with Rosi Goldsmith on Neuro-massage - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2014 from Linda Mac DougallI found Rosi one day while surfing the net looking for neurology and massage. I found her articles very interesting and decided to contact her. Her branch of massage I wish I had learned when younger, but had never heard of it. Until I found Rosi, I had no idea it existed or that training ...
Views: 2104 - Dreams Do Come True Spinal Stenosis Part 2 - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2014 from J CostaI had written an article on Spinal Stenosis it has led to this. Dreams do come true when you truly want to heal. Joe who ran the Boston Marathon, has spinal stenosis herniated disc ran the entire 26 miles with absolutely no pain. He is still doing well. He gave us the medal for ...
Views: 1413 - Spinal Stenosis Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2014 from J CostaI have a couple of people that I am working with that have Spinal Stenosis. My first one runs the Boston Marathon every year. He is in his 60’s. God Bless Him. Spinal Stenosis is 2 discs that slipped and is pinching the nerve root. Plus he has 3 areas where it is herniated. When he first came to ...
Views: 1333 - What is Havening Technique™? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2014 from Jennifer McLeodHavening Technique™ was created by Dr Ronald Ruden and further developed in conjunction with his brother Dr Steven Ruden. It is a psycho-sensory model and uses sensory input of touch (Havening Touch®) to alter thought, mood and behaviour. Traumatic or very stressful events or experiences ...
Views: 1907 - A Microscopic Ocean-Extract – 6 reasons it may Be Your #1 Promoter of LONGEVITY - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2014 from Avril BettsA Microscopic Ocean-Extract – 6 reasons it may Be Your #1 Promoter of LONGEVITY And SAFEGUARD You From Premature Death. Would you believe it if we told you that ONE substance contains the entire spectrum of nutrients for the human nutritional profile and that this same substance is the #1 ...
Views: 1930 - Osteoarthritis Prevention and Recovery - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukOsteoarthritis (OA) affects about 40 million people in the USA. In this post, we discuss what causes OA, what traditional therapies are missing, and explore hugely promising new research that shows the far-reaching benefits of PEMFs for OA. OA Development Joints are complex structures ...
Views: 11311(3 votes) - Are You Tired Being in Pain? Try This Jacuzzi Spa / Bath Therapy Natural Pain Relief Treatment with Essential Oil, includes Best Oils to Use - by Submitted on May 28, 2014 from KG StilesTake a little time for yourself to enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating Jacuzzi Spa / Bath Therapy Session. Try one or more of the recommended pure essential oils and follow the simple guidelines for fast pain relief and to create a total body, mind & soul healing and rejuvenating experience for ...
Views: 2293 - Acetaminophen Safety and Toxicity - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukAcetaminophen (like Tylenol) reduces fever and relieves pain. It doesn’t reduce swelling like nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do, but it is gentler on the stomach and is less likely to cause other side-effects that NSAIDs can cause. When taken correctly and carefully, they can be ...
Views: 11215 - How Migraines Affect Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2014 from Jessica RectorTonight, all of a sudden, I had a migraine headache... the kind where the lights are even too bright. I was working and felt it coming on. Then within minutes, it was FULL force, like a hammer banging constantly on my forehead. I had no idea why I was getting one or when it would disappear. I ...
Views: 2872 - Pain Management with PEMFs - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukPain management is one of the most common applications for PEMFs. Current conventional medical approaches to pain management often leave much to be desired and involve heavy medications, procedures, surgeries, and physical therapy. Rarely will conventional doctors refer patients to alternative ...
Views: 11600(1 vote) - Static Magnets vs. Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2018 from Dr. William PawlukThe use of magnets and magnetic fields as they relate to healing has long been studied. Magnetic bracelets and necklaces, mattresses and shoe inserts are both widely available and widely used. Cleopatra herself was reported to have slept on a lodestone, or magnetized rock. Understanding the ...
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