Self-massage is one of the quickest and most affordable solutions to achieve muscle pain relief. The following massage tips are very simple. Anyone can do them. These recommendations can help prevent injuries, improve mobility and alleviate pain.

Although this is safe advice given by a professional registered massage therapist, please discontinue if you experience any pain or consult with your doctor if you have any specific health condition before you try them. (more…)

Tendons are the tough fibrous tissue that attaches your muscle to the bone and if you have ever suffered from tendonitis you know, the pain can be mildly irritating or even severe. Many things can contribute to the severity of tendonitis symptoms. The amount of strain the tendon receives, unconscious actions on the part of the suffer and even your hydration levels can all affect the amount of pain you will experience. For those who are unsure of whether or not the pain you are feeling is indeed tendonitis symptoms below are a few of the tell tale signs.

Restricted Movement

You may find that a particular area of the body is difficult to move, for instance if you have tendonitis in your bicep you may not be able to bend you arm fully. Alternatively, in the case of shoulder tendonitis you may not be able to extend your arm over your head. (more…)

Joint pain effects over 100 million people in the United States each year. What can you do in order to prevent poor joint conditions and improve the overall health of your joints? It’s important to take care of your body and protect your joints to maximize their use, mobility and function for as long as you can.

Here are a few tips that you can take in order to protect  your joints and preventing from developing osteoarthritis and other injuries: (more…)

Spondilitis Cervical Definition: - Spondilon means vertebra. When there is inflammation in the ligaments and muscles surrounding the vertebras, this disorder is caused. This is high Vata and Pitta disorder.

Spondilitis Cervical Causative factors: - As the age increases, there is natural tendency of wear and tear of the vertebras. When they become weak, they are afflicted by inflammation.

Similar causes like trauma, disorder due to constant shocks by heavy equipment or bad road surface, incorrect posture like bending the neck while working at a computer, typing, writing, reading is also responsible for this problem. (more…)

Sciatica is a condition in which a person suffers from pain that radiates through this nerve, which supplies sensation to the back of the leg and foot. The most common cause of the sciatica is  the pressure on the sciatic nerve from a herniated or protruding disc. Sciatica can also be caused by other factors ( like pregnacy, aging, muscle infections, tumors, and injury) that triggers irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve.

Sciatica is not a critical condition that can in most cases can be treated effectively from home. Only, in extreme cases of sciatic nerve, surgery may be required to cure the sciatica.  Given below are some home remedies that can relieve the sciatic nerve pains. (more…)

The pain in lower part of back is a common muscular problem. It is of three types.

- Acute- this is caused due to accidents or fall.

- Sub acute

- Chronic- this occurs due to course of time like aging weakness in joints, etc

There are various exercises for curing lower back pain. These are classified under three heads (more…)

Have you ever broken an arm, foot, leg, wrist or any part of your body before? Or are you still currently healing from a broken bone? If you have, then you would want to speed up the healing of your fractured bone.

Bone fractures tend to fully heal up approximately 4 to 8 weeks depending on the location and severity of the fracture. This is a long time for bones to heal and it could be very disabling and limiting to the person. For instance, if you have a broken foot, you are not able to weight bear on your foot and hence unable to walk until the bone in your foot has fully healed. Therefore, it is important that your bones heal as fast as possible so you can regain normal function. (more…)

You’re having a baby! Congratulations! Though you might have found out recently, or be coming close to delivery, you’re probably experiencing many physical changes and discomforts. Low-back pain is an extremely common complaint for pregnant women, at all stages of pregnancy. In fact, more than half the population of pregnant women goes through a period of low-back pain at some point. The causes are primarily hormonal changes and a shifted center of gravity.

Many women will be surprised that they feel back pain so early in their pregnancy. Progesterone, a hormone produced early in pregnancy, is responsible for much of this low-back pain. This hormone, which is essential to embryo implantation and gestation, softens the ligaments and disks in your back as well. This reduces the support required by your upper body, often resulting in muscle spasms and cramps in your lower back. (more…)