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How to Ease Swollen Ankles

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Swollen ankles can be caused by standing for long periods, prolonged car or airplane rides, pregnancy and being overweight. Your ankles also can swell from fluid retention, or if you injured your foot or ankle. Heart and kidney conditions also can promote edema in the ankles, as can advancing age an

Exercises for Chronic Knee Pain

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Persistent knee pain can cause severe discomfort and even immobility, but simple knee exercises may help to manage the pain and increase flexibility of the joint and surrounding tissue. Knee exercises help to strengthen the muscles that support the knee, so that they can support body weight and abso

Orthopedic Shoes Provide a Good Remedy for Foot Problems

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Dealing with any variety of foot or leg pain every day can really disrupt your normal routine. If you are struggling with near-constant foot or leg pain, you may very well want to give some thought to switching to orthopedic footwear.

Your Aching Feet - 10 Steps to Prevent Foot Pain

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Aching feet are more than bothersome; they keep you from doing things. Your aching feet may prevent you from going for walk, hiking in the park, or participating in sports. What causes aching feet and how can you get relief?

Bowling & Tendonitis

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Wrist tendonitis (also known as tenosynovitis), a medical condition involving irritation and inflammation of tendons surrounding the wrist joint, is most common in people who overuse their wrists through repetitive movement, including those who bowl on a regular basis. A condition known as Bowler's

How to Use Ashes on Hybrid Poplars

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Many types of hybrid poplars exist, and two of the most popular are Populus deltoides and Populus nigra. These hybrid trees grow faster than regular poplars and are bred for better insect resistance. Hybrid trees are not invincible, however. To ensure lasting hybrid poplar health, cultivate nutrient

Finger Ladder Exercises

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Finger ladder exercises target the muscles in the rotator cuff of the shoulder.bat tattoo on the shoulder image by Xavier MARCHANT from Fotolia.comThe finger ladder, or wall climb, is a physical therapy technique that helps to restore range of motion to the shoulder after an injury,...

Torn Tendons in Foot Recovery

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Tendons act as connectors between muscles and bones. For example, the Achilles tendon is a primary connector in the foot, lying just between the calf muscle and heel bone. Each tendon consists of numerous individual collagen fibers that provide flexibility and support for joints. If enough of these

Long-Term Effects of a Pulled Hamstring

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Individuals who participate in sports that require sudden spurts of running, such as soccer and basketball, often pull their hamstrings. Your hamstrings consist of three muscles: biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus.

Shoulder Surgery Exercises

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The shoulder is normally one of the most mobile joints in the body, which is one reason why recovery from shoulder surgery is so devastating. Patients normally accustomed to having full range of motion in their shoulder will be alarmed to discover that their joint is now as weak as a newborn baby's.

Directions for Dacige Balls

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Dacige balls, also known as Qigong balls, are an ancient form of exercise practiced in Chinese medicine. The user holds two small metal or stone balls in one hand and rotates them with his fingers. The exercise is intended to stimulate motor activity and blood flow to the hand. Vibrating parts in ea

How To Get The Right Heel Spur Treatment

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The foot is one part of the body that is always subjected to too much strain and trauma. This is why any pain that is felt in this area is often brushed aside and thought of as mere signs of tiredness that nothing more than a few hours of rest and probably a warm soak could relieve.

Cervical Rhythmic Movement Disorder

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Cervical rhythmic movement disorder actually refers to cervical dystonia, which is also called spasmodic torticollis. Neck muscles involuntarily contract, causing the head to twist to one side and possibly forward or backward. This type of movement disorder is rare and can occur at any age. Although

Inflammatory Enteral Diets

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There are many different types of inflammatory bowel diseases, including IBD, colitis and Crohn's. While all of these diseases are medically distinct, they all require the application of a targeted method of dietary nutrition in order to help the patient minimize symptoms and improve her quality of