24 04 '17
Do you have lower-back pain? Squats got you down? You need to determine what triggers your back pain and then, remove the cause. Doing sit ups, yoga, crunches and other exercises will not help nor generally, will going to the doctor or insurance company. After find out what triggers your lower-back pain, you need to...
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09 03 '17
Physical Therapy: How Often You have been working out at the gym for weeks now and things have been going well. However, you lower back, legs, rhomboid muscles and a few other areas do not seem to be as supple as they should and constantly feel tight and fatigued. You have likely reached a point...
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10 12 '16
The following questions were submitted by our readers; our answer(s) follows each question. The section will continue to grow as we receive more health-related questions. Question: I’m 55 and want to begin working out with weights. Can you tell me some basics about strength training and what I should know before I get started? Answer:...
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10 12 '16
Many people consider golf a low-level physical activity without the possibility of injury happening to them. But, there is a potential risk of suffering serious injuries to the elbow, spine, knee, hip or wrist. Before beginning daily play, golfers can take some preventive measures to protect themselves against injury. Golfers elbow Leading the list of...
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10 12 '16
It is likely that “How can I build muscle, lose fat and boost my performance?” is the most common question in the fitness world. This question has generated hundreds of magazine titles, thousands of Internet pages and billions of dollars to the manufacturers of such products. A great many, too many, risk their health to...
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10 12 '16
What is a sprain? A sprain is an injury that causes a stretch or a tear in a ligament. Ligaments are strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that connect bones at a joint. They are composed of bundles of Type I collagen and elastin. As ligaments insert into bones, the ligament material changes from rigid...
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10 12 '16
The digestive system consists of organs that break down food into components that the body uses for energy and for building and repairing cells and tissues. Food passes down the throat, through a muscular tube called the esophagus, and into the stomach, where it continues to be broken down. From the stomach, the partially digested...
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