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To relieve the heaviness and tightness on your shoulder and neck that is caused by poking the chin out. InstructionsIn sitting, look straight ahead and glide your chin backwards to make a double chin.Place your right palm on your left side of the head and gently push your right ear toward your right shoulder ...
"Hi, Thanks for the great articles on sports taping. But I seem to have trouble finding them in the shops here in Singapore. I have seen some at the pharmacies here but they look different. Where can I get some? - Bee Koon Hi Bee Koon, Thanks for the kind words. Yes, unfortunatey, good quality rigid ...
If you have just gone through an operation for your leg or foot or suffer from a leg or foot injury or a fracture, your orthopaedic doctor may prescribe you with a pair of crutches to use.Crutches are one of the many walking aids that people use to help them:reduce or totally relieve weight from ...
Pressure RelieversWhy They WorkWhile standing to perform ordinary tasks like ironing or folding laundry, keep one foot on a small stepstool, shifting between feet occasionallyTo reduce the excessive lordorsis (inward curvature of a portion of the spine) that some people may have especially in standing. Particularly those with weak abdominals. The foot on ...
This questions was posed to Dr. Lewis G. Maharam. Often getting to the bottom of a problem is about asking the right question. His answer covered the basic questions that one should ask for recurring stress fractures.I am experiencing my fifth stress fracture in two years. First my right tibia, then my left hip, my ...
In the past, when a person has a herniated disc, it would be safe to assume that the condition would be permanent. Fortunately, in recent times, there are many medical studies to refute this assumption. In fact it is now well accepted that about 40-60% of cervical and lumbar disc protrusion will demonstrate regression or ...
Do you have pain on the outer side of your wrist during several activities such as cooking, lifting a bag, and playing music? You might have DeQuervain’s syndrome. Also known as DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis or washerwoman’s hand or mother’s wrist, it is a condition which affects women more commonly.Pathology click for larger …
To relieve the low back ache from sitting too long in a chair. InstructionsSit a the edge of the chair and place both palms at the back of the seat.Gently lean your body backwards and extend the body. Feel the stretch at the front of your body.Hold for 20s. Relax and repeat three times.
Ask a SpecialistI suffered from inflammation in my right knee after running a marathon. What can I do to strengthen my legs and prevent the injury from occurring again?" - LY, Singapore Dear LY,Knee pain is a common ailment amongst long distance runners. In most instances, knee injuries sustained from running stem from chronic overload ...
Posterior pelvic pain (PPP) is pain felt at or near the sacroiliac joints of your pelvis as a result of sacroiliac joint dysfunction. click for larger view These are joints located at the 2 dimples of the lower back. The pain often feels deep within your lower back and can occur on one or both sides ...
To relax the tight arm muscles that is caused by too much clicking, typiing, writing and slouching at the desk. InstructionsIn sitting, straighten your arm out in front of you and pull your arm across the chest and close to the body. Feel the stretch at the back of the shoulder joint.Hold for ...
Runners can prevent side-stitches with two simple adjustments - change their breathing rhythm to exhale on their left footfall and breathe deeply while running. click for larger view Breathing Rhythm Most runners are footed with their breathing. They begin and end a respiratory cycle on the same foot while running, usually in a stride to breathing …
Sports hernia or Athletic Pubalgia is an injury to the groin or lower abdominal region which does not recover even with many months of rest, medication and physiotherapy. It affects mostly the elite athlete but an increasing number of “weekend warriors” are struck down with this frustrating injury. The most obvious symptom is pain in ...
In this article, we will be looking at the three most commonly asked questions:1. What is a whiplash?2. What are the signs and symptoms of a whiplash injury?3. What are the common treatment techniques available? What is a whiplash?Whiplash is a common term for sudden acceleration-deceleration forced on the neck. This is usually ...
In sports like rugby, soccer, hockey and even netball, head injuries leading to concussions are fairly common. Concussion is defined as a disruption of normal function and would normally resolve in 24 hours. Concussion normally arises either with a clash of heads or when the head bounces off the ground. As the brain is “floating” ...
On an average in Australia, the incidence of sports related injuries in the past 6 months is more than 50% and 30-50% of the injuries are actually preventable. As the saying goes “Prevention is better than cure”. But how do we prevent these injuries?Prehab! The term prehab simply means preventing injury. However, prehab doesn’t ...
To relieve the low back ache from sitting too long in a chair. InstructionsIn sitting, bend forward and hug your knees to your chest by wrapping your arms around your ankles. Feel for a stretch at the back.Hold for 20s. Return to upright position. Repeat three times.
Traction Therapy Many people may have heard stories about their friends having treatment for their spinal pains in hospitals or physiotherapy clinics where they were strapped into a contraption and having their back or neck stretched. This device is called a traction machine. To some the description may sound intimidating or even medieval, ...
To relieve the heaviness and tightness on your shoulder and neck that is caused by poking the chin out.InstructionsIn sitting, turn your head and look down into your right armpit.Place your right palm behind your head and gently pull your head towards your right armpit. Relax and keep the left shoulder down. You will feel ...
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