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Hand and wrist pain: Why does it happen?

January 21, 2018March 1, 2014 by admin

Arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common problems, which often come accompanied by pain and loss of mobility. Hand, although we pay less attention to proper, is one of the most complex areas of our body as it consists of a total of 19 bones, 17 joints and 19 muscles. A slight discomfort or pain in the hands or wrists treated incorrectly can worsen quality of life, as are countless movements we make with them throughout the day.

Among the most common ailments that affect the hands and wrists is osteoarthritis. A degenerative disease to which women are more vulnerable, especially from the 50. Their cause is, as a rule, in the breakdown of cartilage surrounding the bone in the joints.

However, when OA affects the hands typically have a number of features. The first one is that this type of arthritis is hereditary, especially from mothers to daughters. It’s appearance also often related by the use of excessive joint. Thus, for example, is a condition associated with certain professions, such as musicians, athletes or hairdressers.

Soft tissue injuries of the foot

April 27, 2015January 2, 2014 by admin

What bones, muscles and tendons make up the foot?
The foot consists of numerous bones, if we named proximal to distal, the bones that articulate with the ankle are the tarsal bones, then are metatarsal bones, there are five and are called first, second, third, fourth, fifth, that articulate with the phalanges, each finger has 3 phalanges, except the first finger only have two. The first is called phalanges (which articulate with the metatarsal), the second and the third (most distal).

The foot bones are interconnected to form the plantar curvature as the foot rests on the floor in the front by the metatarsal heads and in the back of the foot rests with the calcaneus. The plantar arch is maintained by muscle and tendon structures that give this characteristic form:

There are many muscles that have their origin in the leg and inserted in the foot and are responsible for flexion and extension of the fingers, toes and eversion (turning the sole of the foot out) and investment (turn the sole of the foot inward).

5 common myths about epilepsy

April 27, 2015December 25, 2013 by admin

The Epilepsy is a common neurological condition that affects around 1 to 2 percent of the world population. Being a very frequent problem is of medical care and treatment of time, so it is listed as a public health problem.

Myths About Epilepsy
A patient with epilepsy had seizures or attacks repeatedly with varying frequency, due to excessive discharge of neurons.

From that starts, epilepsy has paroxysmal manifestations, i.e. start abruptly, lasting from a few seconds up to two minutes, the person recovers, highlights the neurologist.

Apply a hot compress for muscle pain

January 21, 2018December 13, 2013 by admin

To place a hot compress is necessary to consider several important factors, such as the temperature of this can not be too high as it can cause burns on the treated area. Then you must gently applied copper to the affected area and leave for at least consecutive periods of five minutes. If muscle pain is not very sharp, feel relief almost immediately, but will take much longer.

The best compresses

There are several ways to make a homemade good hot compress; one is soaking a towel in water at high temperature. Importantly, the ideal temperature, in this case, it is when the liquid comes to fire and you start to see small bubbles on the surface at this point and the water is ready. Then dip the towel well, drained and placed on the sore area for five minutes, the same procedure is repeated at least ten times in a row.

How to overcome the continuous headaches

January 18, 2017December 4, 2013 by admin

Headaches are such a nasty disease as widespread among the world population, which leaves behind the goal of eliminating as far as possible the appellant of this evil.

The most important face to solve the problem is to certify if headaches are transient or persistent. If these are problems may be due to lack of sleep, sun exposure or stress to any specific event. If instead we felt a usual pain associated with any of these or similar circumstances we think that our evil is permanent and, therefore, will not be solved with the intake of recurrent pills.

10 physical effects of stress

April 27, 2015October 22, 2013 by admin

Are you one of those who thinks the tension nerve is already part of your daily emotions? Watch out! The consequences of stress impact on your mood and your health, so it is important to consider in relax a few seconds a day.

When a person perceives a threat or feel down, the hypothalamus initiates an alarm system in the body through the nervous system and hormones like adrenaline and cortisol.

The adrenalin increases heart rate, blood pressure and increases the power supply, while the cortisol favors the production of glucose in the blood, alter immune responses, digestive system, reproductive and growth processes.

Home remedies for sciatica pain

January 21, 2018May 18, 2013 by admin

Did you know that the sciatic nerve is the longest and thickest of the human body? At some points it can reach up to 1.5 cm in diameter! It begins in the spinal cord, in the lower part of the back, runs the entire leg and reaches the foot. It controls the muscles of the entire leg, from the thigh to the sole of the foot. When there is pressure or damage to this nerve, it causes sciatica, which in reality is not a disease in itself but a symptom of other conditions.

The sciatica pain occurs when there is pressure on the nerve caused by lesions of the lumbar vertebrae, nerve inflammation or contractions of the muscles around the sciatic nerve.

Several homemade recipes you can use to relieve sciatic nerve pain, relaxing muscles, activating the circulation and reducing inflammation.

Relieve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome

March 12, 2015March 2, 2013 by admin

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that occurs when the narrow passageway, through which pass nerves, veins and muscles to move the hand, is compressed by a repetitive task, normally produced in the workplace.

Treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome
According to specialists, the treatment to relieve the symptoms of this syndrome varies according to the seriousness and the degree of intensity of pain. For example, if the pain and tingling are just beginning, the treatment is to change hand position, stretching exercises and put some ice on your wrist to undo inflammation.

Strange reasons that could lead to headaches

January 18, 2017May 29, 2012 by admin

The headaches divide several types and diversified according to the degree of pain that recent. The headaches also characterized as organic or not. The causes of this illness is diversified according to cases, one of them are surprising.

Your boss at work
Yes … Your boss may be the cause of headaches, each time the stress level is high makes you more vulnerable to migraine or tension headaches.

Heat temperature
The risk increases with increasing temperature, a recent study, and researchers found worsening increases 7.5% for each 9 degrees F.