What to Do About Your Carpal Tunnel Problems Tingling and numbness in your hands or arms may indicate carpal tunnel syndrome. This occurs when you have a pinched nerve in your wrist, usually from daily activities. If you play instruments, have a manual labor job, or do a lot of typing on the computer, you’re…
The Anatomy of Walking and How Physiotherapy Can Help For any fitness level, walking provides excellent exercise. It’s a low-impact form of exercise that virtually anyone can do. Walking on a regular basis can help lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol and bone strength, and it helps keep you at a healthy weight. Walking uses many…
Proper Form for Lifting Anything: Advice from Personal Trainers Whether you are attempting to move a heavy item in your home or you’re trying to push yourself to the extreme in your workouts, proper form for lifting is essential. If you don’t take the right steps, you can suffer an injury. Many people aren’t aware…
What Can Massage Therapy Relieve? Massage has been around for thousands of years, though in modern days, it’s often seen as a luxury. But forget those tranquil spas that make you think having a massage is an indulgence! Massage is good for everyone, and can relieve a variety of issues to make you feel happier…
How Acupuncture Can Help Rheumatoid Arthritis The chronic condition of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory one that impacts the entire body, particularly the joints. It’s an autoimmune disease too which means that your immune system is attacking your healthy tissues. If you suffer from this condition, you’re often experiencing joint pain. With RA, pain…
Winter Sports Injury Rehab: How to Prevent Injuries and Enjoy the Snow and Ice When snow blankets the ground, it’s an exciting time for winter sports. However, it’s also the busiest time of year for hospitals tending to injuries. If you want to avoid an injury that keeps you confined indoors for the rest of…
