We have all had bloody noses as kids. A bloody nose can be cause from something as simple as the air being too dry, to some other underlying symptom that is far more serious. In sports, the cause is usually pretty clear. A wayward blow from an elbow, a ball, some other piece of equipment or even the ground can make you see stars.
A shin splint is a painful overuse injury that is common to runners, or other athletes who may be doing a lot of running as part of a conditioning program for another sport. Sharp pain on the outside edge of the shin is the most common symptom.
Occasionally an athlete will put undue stress on tendons and joints during a training program. When this happens there is the risk that the individual may develop a case of tendonitis. Tendonitis occurs when a tendon rubs repeatedly over a joint, causing friction. The friction in turn causes soreness and inflammation. This can be a painful condition, which causes stiffness and can limit mobility.
We have all heard someone say at one point or another that they have pulled a muscle, but do any of us really understand what a pulled muscle is? A pulled muscle is a very common sports injury that occurs when the muscle fiber has been over stretched and begins to tear. Sometimes bleeding will occur from the tears and a bruise will form over the sore area.
One of the most difficult things for athletes to do, especially in extreme weather conditions, is to regulate their body temperature. On a hot day the body generates heat during exercise at faster rate than the atmosphere will allow it to dissipate. In extreme circumstances, even the atmosphere can make the body temperature rise, let alone allow it to dissipate heat itself.
While it can seem rather trivial, a jammed finger can be a very painful injury. Because our fingers need to be sensitive to touch and to have a lot of dexterity, they have a huge amount of nerve endings. This large bunching of nerve endings means that an injury can be quite painful.
Have you ever wondered what the saying about “old age not coming alone” really means. As we grow older, we are all bound to run into a few senior issues such as arthritis, osteoporosis, heart disease and acid reflux to name but a few. However, there are also some brain related problems, such as Alzheimers and dementia, which although not so obvious as physical ailments, affect some five million Americans at any one time.
Sometimes it is difficult for us to understand the school of Chinese medicine because we generally view religion and science as being completely polarized. However, in traditional Chinese medicine, the mind, body and universe are all connected and disturbances in the body are seen as manifestations of imbalance.
Do you ever feel lethargic and unmotivated or maybe the opposite of being perpetually anxious, stressed and on the go. Researchers of acupuncture and Chinese medicine would simply shake their heads and offer you a spot in an acupuncture clinic.
If you are caring for an Alzheimer’s patient, then you are not alone. There are over five million Americans suffering from this debilitating disease, which is also the seventh-leading cause of death in the country. For patients over sixty five, the dangers are even more real, as statistics show it is the fifth leading cause of death in the senior age group.
