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Don't Let Slouch Lead to 'Ouch'
McClatchy NewspapersSo what is it now, you medical experts? We need to learn how to sit? Oh, puhleeze. We've been doing it all our lives. For many, sitting for eight hours straight is pivotal to the job, not to mention that post-work leisure time plopped on the La-Z-Boy...Tags: Video Games, Game Playing, San Francisco, Back Pain, Herman Miller Incorporated
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Key Stretches to Prevent Back Pain
In this week's Wellness Report: last week we talked about back pain - and the cost to you and your employer his week: we talk to a fitness expert--and learn the best ways to prevent a serious problem.
Hours sitting at your desk, your computer, long-...Tags: Legs, Pain, Muscle, Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations
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Bone Up on Bone Health
Premium Health News ServiceOsteoporosis ("porous bones") is a silent condition in which bones become less dense and more likely to fracture. It's a major health threat for an estimated 10 million Americans with the disease and 34 million Americans with low bone mass. Often...Tags: Post Menopause, Science, Pharmaceuticals, Beverage Industry, Osteoporosis
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Top Three Health: Howto build abs and bust myths
Here are three myths about building your abdominals by the editors at Men's Health: MYTH: HIGH-REP WORKOUTS MAKE YOUR ABS GROW Reality: Your progress will plateau if you do the same exercises, regardless of reps. Intensify your workouts to teach your...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Men's Health, Arts and Culture
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In Beijing, a crouching retiree and hidden health benefits
It's late morning at Beijing's popular Beihai Park, and 72-year-old Han Shusuo is channeling the chimpanzee. Bent double with his gloved hands pressed against the pavement, Han gently lopes forward with a look of serene concentration, his rear end pointed...Tags: Muscle, Beijing (China), Career and Workplace, Retirement, Natural Resources
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Chiropractors: How much can they really heal?
Tribune reporterChiropractors are best known for treating back and neck pain. But can their hands-on manipulations of the spine also help with colic, asthma, ear infections, allergies and digestive issues? Though it's a controversial notion, some chiropractors are...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Kentucky, Human Body, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Back Pain
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The Medicine Cabinet-Ask the Harvard Experts: Home Remedies for Sciatica
Q: What are some home remedies for sciatic nerve pain? A: Sciatic nerve pain (commonly called just sciatica) is usually experienced as a shooting or burning pain in the low back or buttock that radiates down the back of the leg. Causes of sciatica...Tags: Pain, Drugs and Medicines, Education, Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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The Health Benefits of Tai Chi
Premium Health News ServiceThis gentle form of exercise can prevent or ease many ills of aging and could be the perfect activity for the rest of your life. Tai chi is often described as "meditation in motion" but it might well be called "medication in motion." There's growing...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Women's Health, Physical Fitness, Washington, Heart Failure
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Treatment for Low Back Pain
Content Courtesy of HealthWiseQuestion: According to my massage therapist, I may have over-stretched ligaments in my lower back that run from my lower lumbar spine onto my gluteus maximus. Can this be corrected through deep-tissue massage or would it require surgery? Answer: I...Tags: Personal Service, Health Treatments, Symptoms, Back Pain, Surgery
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Yoga instructor takes scoliosis to the mat
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)To see Kim Wagaman on a yoga mat -- her supple spine stretched, her limbs angled with apparent aplomb -- is to witness a body perfectly aligned and in harmony with itself. She's a yoga instructor, after all, so such flexibility is a given, right? Not in...Tags: Legs, Schools, Academic Progress, Forehead, Shoulders
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Benefit of immobilizing trauma victims questioned
Shooting and stabbing victims immobilized to protect their spines might be twice as likely to die because of the delay in transporting them to the hospital, Johns Hopkins researchers conclude in a new study that could trigger a review of treatment...Tags: Maryland, Medical Research, Medical Services, Johns Hopkins University, Car Accidents
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Fruits, Vegetables Good for the Bones?
Los Angeles TimesDon't think dairy when it comes to building strong bones, say proponents of the low-acid diet. Focus instead on a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, these nutrition scientists say. The low-acid diet (also called the alkaline acid diet) has been the...Tags: Blood, Newspaper and Magazine, Medical Research, Human Body, San Francisco
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