Can cracking my neck cause arthritis?
Most of the people purposely bend or twist their head either out of nervous habit or for tension relief. When you twist or bend your head, you likely notice a cracking, popping, or snapping sound. Some of you may be wondering, can be cracking your neck cause arthritis? You're probably safe In almost every situation, it is safe to crack your neck. The sound from cracking your neck is the sound of
5 Facts about Cervical Osteoarthritis
Before we get into the facts about Cervical Osteoarthritis, first we need to understand what is Cervical Osteoarthritis. Cervical Osteoarthritis is a condition involving changes to the bones, discs, and joints of the neck. The causes of those changes are normal wear-and-tear of aging. After years and years, the discs of the cervical spine gradually break down, lose fluid, and become stiffer. Mostly happened in middle-aged and elderly people. It
3 Most Common Shoulder Pain Causes and How to Fix It
Shoulder pain, stiffness and weakness can make your day difficult and unable to do your task smoothly, like reaching for something on a high shelf, driving a car or brushing your hair. There are a few possible causes of shoulder pain, but the most common causes of shoulder pain are rotator cuff injuries, rotator cuff tears, and osteoarthritis. Rotator cuff injuries The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their
5 Exercise for People with Bad Knees
People with bad knees might be from surgery, getting old, injury or other, will know how easy it is to feel flair up with extreme cardio. Running, especially, can be very tough on the knees. So what kind of exercises can you do to avoid hurting your knees but still get the heart rate up? To answer this question we have prepared a few exercises for you who have bad
What happens to you when you don’t sleep
We all know sleep is very important to our body health, but most of us struggle to make it a priority. This may be endurable for a few days, but here is what will happen when you don't get enough sleep for a long period: Increased risk of type 2 diabetes Lack of sleep is connected with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. For instance, women who sleep less than 5 hours
Simple tricks to reduce your neck pain
One of the common cause of neck pain is bad posture, and to fix this issue with few simple tricks and simple as rolled towel can help provide relief. Here's how: find any towel and fold it in half. Roll it up with rubber bands or anything to hold it in shape and you are good to go. Tuck a rolled towel inside your pillowcase before you sleep Simple tricks to reduce
Regaining strength after 50 effectively
Tons of benefits can be gain from just regular strength training, especially for adults over 50. not just feeling better, strength training helps us combat the natural functional decline that comes with aging, which can lead to frailty, disability, and falls. We'd like to offer some tips to help you gain strength and improve physical function in your 50s and above; It makes sense to start slowly Here are the first tips
6 Tips to Recover From Back Surgery
Back surgery for first time is truly painful and difficulty in regaining any quality of life than before. Even when sleep with different positions can be extremely painful. Here are six tips that we picked up that can make it easier for you. Stay ahead of the pain Pain is awful. Pain actually stops the post-surgery healing process. So the first tip to recover from back surgery is get rid of as
Strength training for runners
The benefits to your health that you get from running are widely acknowledged. But most of the runners know, this comes with some aches, pains, and a slight increase in the risk of running-related injury. For serious runner, you tend to wanting more training for yourselves. So should you be incorporating some strength work into your routine? Continue reading this to find out more: Strength training for runners: Injury prevention
Should you exercise through pain?
Pain is complex, and to decide whether the pain is "bad" enough to get something done about it is tough. Exercising can be one of the reason causing pain. Contrary to popular belief pain is not always "bad", as pain and tissue damage are not really related together. For example, migraines and muscle cramps can be painful but they are not due to tissue damage or trauma. There are some questions