SHOULDER PAINS
What’s wrong with my shoulder? It’s not just a simple joint — it’s a complex structure of muscles and tendons (which hold your muscles to your bones). It lets you scratch your back, drive your car, or get something off a shelf. But all those moving parts mean things can go wrong, which is why […]
Why Exercise Matters
It’s important to keep moving no matter how old you are. Exercise keeps your body and your brain healthy. (always ask your physio for an exercise programme) How does it do that? And what’s the best way to work it into your life? Why Exercise Matters It can help you live a longer, healthier life […]
Little “Me Time” (Why it’s good for you?)
At what point did your life become more about everyone else – work, family, etc. – and far too little about you? It’s OK to be selfish when it comes to your health; after all, if you lose your health, you won’t have the ability to do all the things you do for all the […]
Take good care of your joints as you age.
If you’re like most people, you don’t think much about your joints until they start complaining. But your joints deserve attention long before they cause continuous discomfort. “Prevention really is the best medicine when it comes to joint pain,” Make sure to adapt your daily routine to relieve pressure on your joints. The following techniques […]
Multiple Sclerosis and Exercise
Exercise can help ease multiple sclerosis symptoms, but you have to be careful if you want your workouts to work for you. The most important thing: Don’t overdo it. No doubt you’ve heard the sayings “no pain, no gain” or “feel the burn,” but that isn’t good advice when you have MS. Doing too much […]
Doing Housework Could Help To Keep Older People Health And Reduce The Risk Of Falling, Study Shows
Potential links between doing housework on a regular basis and having a better attention span – and even to being less likely to experience a fall – have been highlighted in a paper appearing in BMJ Open. The paper was written by a Singapore-based team of researchers, and the paper’s first author is Shuen Yee Lee from […]
INTERNATIONAL STUDY BACKS THE PRESCRIPTION OF EXERCISE RATHER THAN DRUGS AMONG PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
The growing popularity of prescribing a ‘social’ activity – such as regular exercise sessions, for example – as a treatment alternative to medication has been backed by researchers focusing on dementia. In an online, peer-reviewed paper published today by The BMJ, an international team led by Jennifer A Watt, from the Knowledge Translation Program at […]
THE BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
A customized physical therapy program can help individuals return to their prior level of functioning, and encourage activities and lifestyle changes that can help prevent further injury and improve overall health and well-being. Wondering what makes physical therapy so important? In honor of Physical Therapy month in October, here are 10 ways it may benefit […]
WHAT IS PLANTAR FASCIITIS OR HEEL PAIN?
The foot is the foundation of movement of the lower extremity. If your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss), an overuse injury that affects the sole of the foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis means you have […]
GOOD POSTURE BENEFITS IN OUR OVERALL HEALTH & WELL-BEING
During the last few decades, we have turned into a nation of flexion addicts. We are sitting at the computer, eating, traveling in cars and planes, watching T.V, talking on the phone, and eating. We think we are sitting, but physiologically we are slumping. We are almost always inclined forward even if we are doing […]
