Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle: Top 10 Tips for Men Over 50
Men over 50 can be just as healthy, fit and active as younger guys. It may take a little more effort, but eating right, exercising regularly and getting your routine health screenings can keep you going strong. Entering the golden years can be an exciting phase of life for men over the age of 50. […]
Cervicogenic Headache: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options
What does a cervicogenic headache feel like? Pain on one side of your head or face · Steady pain that doesn’t throb · Head pain when you cough, sneeze, or take a deep breath Cervicogenic headache usually begins as a dull ache in the neck and radiates upward along the back of the head, almost always one-sided. Pain […]
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 […]
Why Does Your Lower Back Hurt
What causes lower back pain? How to manage lower back pain? How to manage lower back pain? Finding proven solutions and solid recovery for your aching back without medication and expensive medical bills. Low back pain affects people of all ages, from children to the elderly, and is a very frequent reason for medical consultations. […]
Positional Vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder arising from a problem within your inner ear. BPPV results in recurring brief episodes of vertigo (a sensation of spinning) and nausea, with possible balance impairments. These episodes are triggered by a change in head position such as tipping your head up or down, turning over in […]
Foot Rotation May Increase The Risk of Injury
Too little or too much foot rotation may increase the risk of injury. Pronation is the natural motion of your foot during walking and running. Your gait can show a pattern of neutral pronation, overpronation, or supination (underpronation). The stresses of overpronating or supinating have been linked to a greater risk of injuries. Supination and […]
FOR A BETTER KNEE
Pain relief and solid recovery without pain medications and expensive medical bills. Hip and knee pain can keep you from the activities you love, as well as make routine tasks difficult. But there are many ways to get you moving again pain-free, without surgery. Whether you’ve been battling knee or hip pain for years, or […]
OSTEOPOROSIS
Osteoporosis is a disease you get when you lose bone faster than you make it. “Osteo” means bone, and “porosis” means porous (full of holes). The bone loss of osteoporosis makes your bones weak, brittle, and fracture easily. You probably won’t have any symptoms of early-stage osteoporosis. Once your bones get weak enough, you might […]
CALF STRAIN: Symptoms and Management
A calf strain affects the muscles at the back of the lower leg, and tends to come about due to a sudden excessive force through the muscle, or with repetitive overuse. The calf is a group of muscles that allow you to point your foot and your toes downwards, generating the propulsive forces that help […]
What could cause neck pain
Neck pain is any time your neck hurts. It’s a common problem with lots of causes. Learn the keys to neck pain relief, treatment and ways to keep your neck safe and pain-free. How to help neck pain and stiffness? Why the neck is so vulnerable to strain and injury? Your neck has a tough […]
