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  • What Everyone Should Know About Heel Pain and Exercise
    Do you suffer with heel pain?  If so, you are not alone.  According to the Plantar Fasciitis Organization, heel pain affects nearly 2 million Americans each year and can be responsible for mild discomfort or even debilitating pain.  If you think surgery is the only means of finding relief from heel pain, you are incorrect.  [...] […]
  • Lower-Back Pain? Exercise Can Help!
    Author:  C. Small At some point in our lives, 60-80% of all individuals experience lower-back pain (LBP).  The condition is disabling to 1-5% of the population.  Most cases of LBP occur between the ages of 25 and 60 years, but 12-16 % of children and adolescents are LBP suffers.  Males and females are affected equally. Back in [...] […]
  • Are You Making These 7 Dieting Mistakes?
    Health Update: Are You Making These 7 Dieting Mistakes? You’ve started a new diet. You’ve been good all week, making sensible meals, managing your portions, even exercising a little…then the weekend hits. You eat too much. You drink too much. You give up. Not so fast! A couple of slipups won’t undo all your hard work. The key [...] […]

Archive for the ‘health conditions’ Category

What Everyone Should Know About Heel Pain and Exercise

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Do you suffer with heel pain?  If so, you are not alone.  According to the Plantar Fasciitis Organization, heel pain affects nearly 2 million Americans each year and can be responsible for mild discomfort or even debilitating pain.  If you think surgery is the only means of finding relief from heel pain, you are incorrect.  In some cases sufferers find relief through exercise.

Most Common Types of Heel Painheel-pain

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Lower-Back Pain? Exercise Can Help!

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Author:  C. Smalllower_back_pain

At some point in our lives, 60-80% of all individuals experience lower-back pain (LBP).  The condition is disabling to 1-5% of the population.  Most cases of LBP occur between the ages of 25 and 60 years, but 12-16 % of children and adolescents are LBP suffers.  Males and females are affected equally.

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Beat the Heat and Survive the Summer

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Author: Paul Purcellswimming (female)

The “Dog Days” of summer are almost upon us and record temperatures are sweeping the country. Unfortunately we have the highest number of elderly and medically fragile people in history, and an aging infrastructure that is feeling the strain of heavy electrical use as our senior citizens struggle to stay cool.

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Tendinitis Pain – Definition, Types and Diagnosis

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Author: Chrisanne Sternaltendonitis_wrist

Tendinitis is a very common condition that is caused by inflammation of tendons which are flexible bands of tissue that connect bones and muscles. Tendinitis is usually brought on by repetitive injury of one area. This happens more often with age since the body becomes less flexible and more prone to injury. It can also be caused by infection, Arthritis, Gout, Thyroid Disease and Diabetes. Tendinitis is most often felt in knees, elbows, shoulders, wrists, hips or ankles.

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Women: Thigh Muscles and Knee Osteoarthritis

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Author: Chrisanne Sternalthigh strengthening

Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics found that women with the strongest quadriceps muscles appeared to be protected against the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Timothy Spaulding, a Top Health Blogger for the Arthritis Community on Well sphere  and author of the  Current Arthritis News and Research Blog  explains the study’s results:

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The Genetic Link to Osteoarthritis

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Author: Chrisanne SternalOsteoarthritisJdiagram

British scientists are conducting the first study on the human genome to determine the genetic causes of osteoarthritis.

Timothy Spaulding, a Top Health Blogger  for the Arthritis Community on Well sphere  and author of the  Current Arthritis News and Research Blog  explains in his recent   article   about The Genetic Link to Osteoarthritis.

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Health and Wellness Coaching

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Author: ravi trikentipsheet-wellness-coach-TJ01

Do you find it challenging to stay motivated when endeavoring to make changes to your health? Are you aware that changes must be made in your daily life but you do not know where to begin? If so then Health and Wellness Coaching might just be the solution you have been seeking.

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Fibromyalgia and Exercise

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Author: Eidorianresistance bands

The most effective treatment for fibromyalgia is exercise. Which seems totally weird, because most people with fibromyalgia hurt worse and are more fatigued after exercise, and they may feel that way for days. The key is the right amount of the right kinds of exercise.

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Keeping Young With Tai Chi

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Author: ChandaTai Chi 3

In our youth-oriented society, we are constantly bombarded with information on how to stay young.  From skin care products that claim to reverse the signs of aging to books that claim to help you eat to stay young, we are a people in search of the fountain of youth.  One solution that truly may be a way of keeping young is Tai Chi.  Tai chi is an ancient form of exercise developed about 2,000 years ago in China which is a combination of both meditation and a series of slow and deliberate movements.  You may have seen Tai Chi performed by older adults in your local park, on TV, or perhaps by someone who attends Tai Chi classes.

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Think You Look Like Your Mom?

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Author: Cynthia Rowlandbulldoggy-main_Full

Maybe when you look in the mirror you see a resemblance of your Mom looking back at you.  You probably see more than just sagging or fullness under your eyes; you most likely see jowls, pouches, a downturned mouth, spongy skin, the dreaded wattle, sagging cheeks and more in the mirror.

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