Many of us, when we find ourselves approaching fifty, decide to take stock of our lives. We take the time to look back on careers, friends, and family that we are proud of, and think about how we can make the most of the rest of our lives. Is it possible to slow down the onset of the symptoms of aging? My answer is an emphatic YES! I am healthier at age 58 than I was at 20 and you can be too!

Everyone knows that exercise helps maintain muscle strength and joint flexibility, but how does that translate into a fitness plan for those of us over 50?

Let’s talk about hips. Many people of my parent’s generation have had hip replacements and that’s definitely not the road I want to take! Not a fun operation and the recovery is lengthy. Through exercise, diet, and prudent supplementation, you can increase bone mass and minimize the risk or prevent osteoporosis. You can even reverse bone loss! I’ve seen women gain back bone loss through Pilates exercises. (more…)

When someone is having pain or stiffeness of the joints, that person can take joint supplements  to relieve those symptoms. There is a lot of confusion out there about joint supplements, so before you buy it’s a good idea to learn as much as you can about them, as well as know the best kinds.

1. Glucosamine

Glucosamine is a natural substance which is needed to produce glycosaminoglycan,  a molecule that is used for formation and repair of cartilage as it inhibits cartilage cell characteristics. Treatment with glucosamine is based on the idea that oral consumption of glucosamine might boost the creation of new cartilage as it will supply additional building blocks necessary for creating new cartilage. Daily recommended dose of glucosamine is 1500mg for one to two months. Treatment may need to be continued when the patient show a good response.

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Typically bursitis is a condition that is brought on by the inflammation of the bursa, which is a sac filled with fluid. This fluid is what your system uses to reduce the friction in the bone joints. Bursitis occurs when there persistent movement that puts a lot of strain on the joints and excessive use of these joints combined with the wrong posture creates the inflammation. Now trochanteric bursitis is the bursitis of the hip joints. Incorrect posture, some damage to the hips, or other health problems can cause this ailment.

Generally if you are suffering from trochanteric bursitis you will feel pain intense in the area of the hip bursa and if it is extremely sever it could even spread down to your legs. Usually the pain occurs when you walk, climb or run. This condition can be diagnosed by doing an ultrasound scan.

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Have you recently broken your bone? Is it currently in a sling or plaster? If it is, then here are 4 easy effective tips to help heal your fractured bones faster!

1. Drink green tea

Green tea is an effective and easy way to make broken bones heal faster. Green tea makes you heal faster because green tea contains anti-oxidants and herbal compounds which increase blood flow to injured parts of your body. An increased blow flow to injured parts of the body helps body tissue or bones heal faster. Traditional Chinese medicine have use green tea for centuries to help bones heal.

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Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is located at the lower part of the back, a small joint on both sides of the spine at the pelvis junction, supporting the spine and hips. Often leading to pain radiating down the buttocks or back of the thigh, females are more susceptible to sacroiliac joint pain by a 2:1 ratio. The Si area has very little movement to it, if any, with the hip points often causing pain in the individual’s groin or disc pain mimicking SI pain.

Any injury or sacroiliac joint inflammation in this area tremendously affects body movement as it is a joint that transfers the upper body weight to the lower body. Simple activities such as walking up-and-down the stairs or reaching overhead in cupboards can become severely affected. Current evaluations or treatments of any sacroiliac dysfunctions are controversial - ranging from surgery to exercises. (more…)

Herniated disk pain relief for those who suffer from long term herniated disk problems can take the form of surgery or medication. A herniated disk is a debilitating condition that causes a great deal of pain for many unfortunate sufferers and adequate pain management is an important part of the treatment process.

Herniated disk pain is triggered by the inner gel of the disks between back vertebrae slipping out. When this inner material bulges out through the outer covering of fibrous material, it presses on the spinal cord or surrounding nerve roots, which causes excruciating pain. Very often, this process is caused by degenerative damage as a result of the aging process, although it can also be as a result of conditions such as arthritis. (more…)

Pain in heel of foot self treatment can be done at home if you are suffering from plantar fasciitis. Common causes of pain in heel of foot conditions are inflammation and/or tightness in the plantar fascia, which is the tissue on the bottom of the foot.

Plantar fasciitis pain is often felt at the front part of the heel on the bottom of the foot. This heel pain spreads along the bottom of the foot towards the toes. If the ligaments of the foot bottom have tightened up overnight due to inflammation, putting your weight on your foot to walk when getting out of bed in the morning becomes painful. The tight foot area is stretched as you put your weight on your foot, which causes a ‘hot’ kind of pain that runs along the heel toward the toes.

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Most of us knowledge pain in the legs while on foot and also while resting, but a mass of us ignore the pain or at the majority take some pain killer and get brief relief. But such repeated occurrence of leg pain is not to be unnoticed as it could be due to an underlying vascular problem. While leg pain is a ordinary occurrence after an wound, there are many non-traumatic causes of leg pain. Pain in the legs can be there because of circumstances that influence bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and skin.

Causes of Leg Pain

If you have suffer an injury to the bone, muscle or tendon of your leg, it’s easy to attach these injuries to leg pain and seek treatment. Sometimes, however, the cause of leg pain is not crystal clear. Vascular disorders involving the vessel that carry blood and lymph all through the body can cause blood clots or varicose veins.Blood clots, known as deep vein thrombosis, often result from prolonged bed rest. (more…)