devchengkalath.com Front Plank from Knees Core Fitness Physiotherapy Exercise Described by Toronto Physical Therapist Dev Chengkalath The front plank is another fantastic exercise, that, when executed correctly, can help alleviate, prevent or fix the aches and pains from various forms of mechanical low back pain. In this most simple variation of the front plank exercise, the front plank from the knees, start in a plank position on your knees and elbows. From this position, maintain the neutral spine position where your spine is neither flexed (rounded up) nor extended (arched) excessively, while you lift your pelvis off the floor. Lower back down to the starting position under control. Hold for the desired amount of time or complete the desired number of repetitions. Key Points: -work in a pain free zone -maintain neutral spine -breathe normally -hold for desired time or desired number of reps
devchengkalath.com Quadruped Rocking Hip Mobility Physiotherapy Exercise Described by Toronto Physiotherapist Dev Chengkalath This mobilization exercise is designed to loosen up the joints and tissues of the hips while teaching you to maintain your neutral spine position. In other words, this is an active, dynamic stretch used to improve controlled flexibility of the hips while maintaining stability of the lumbar spine. Both of these outcomes are fundamentally important to prevent and treat various types of mechanical low back pain. Start on your hands and knees with your arms directly below your shoulders and your knees directly below your hips. Make sure your spine is in neutral position, without being rounded up or arched down. Breathe normally. From this position, keep your arms straight and sit back towards your heels. All movement should be taking place through your hips and shoulders only. Make sure you keep your spine in that neutral position throughout the whole exercise. Once you go back as far as you can, reverse your movement and return to the starting position. Repeat for desired sets and reps, always making sure you stay in a pain free range of motion. Key points: -only work in your pain free range -keep your hands directly beneath the shoulders -keep your knees directly beneath the hips -sit back towards your heels, moving through your hips -your spine should not change from the neutral position -breathe normally (don’t hold your breath) -reverse the …
For a number of years now, some people have resorted to “unusual” ways in which to lose weight. Unfortunately, laxatives for many people seem to be the answer to their problem. Well, this article is going to point out the reasons why you should NOT use laxatives when trying to lose weight.
The first thing to understand about using laxatives, is that although they may help digest your food a little faster than normal, using them on a regular basis will actually cause you a lot of pain. Avoid using laxatives unless you want to suffer a lot of pain when trying to lose weight.
Secondly, if you suffer from constipation there are other methods to open your bowels and relieve the tension as such. Drinking lots and lots of water is the most natural way of relieving constipation. Drink it before meals and after meals and at least eight glasses a day. Add more fibre rich foods to your diet as they help to speed up bowel movement.
Thirdly, if you are on any sort of medication currently, laxatives can actually make your medication less effective. In many cases they can actually remove any effect your medication is supposed to have for you. This is a great reason to avoid them.
Fourthly, the only thing you will lose by taking laxatives is water and body fluids. You will not lose fat with them. To become thinner and lose weight you need to burn fat and not lose body fluids. Taking laxatives will actually end up with your body becoming dehydrated. They collect water from your body and then pass them through your bowel movements. When this happens you will lose all your water and become dehydrated.
If you use laxatives and this happens, you could possibly be misled or fooled into thinking you have lost weight, but in reality you have not lost any fat, which is what real weight loss is all about.
Lastly, when your body becomes dehydrated through using laxatives it will begin to store water so that it can survive. Better known as water retention, this will make you feel bloated and will actually increase your weight.
The truth is if you use laxatives to try to lose weight, you will actually end up weighing more. Avoid taking laxatives at all costs because not only will you end up heavier, but it could have a detrimental effect on your overall health.
So there you have it. If you are considering using laxatives, then I hope the information in this article will help you to realise it is a bad option to consider?
Sinus irrigation has been around for thousands of years. It is an ancient Ayurdevic purification technique that clears the nasal passages off its debris and restores health to the sinuses.
Uses of Sinus Irrigation
There are plenty of uses for sinus irrigation. As a treatment of sinusitis, medicated sinus irrigation is a good alternative to the usual oral antibiotics therapy or as an adjunctive therapy to surgery and other sinusitis treatments. As a preventive measure against sinus infections, nasal irrigation ensures that the nasal passages have no blockages that can inhibit the proper flow of the mucous on top of preventing the various conditions that could make inflammation of the sinuses likely.
In general, medicated sinus irrigation brings relief to sinusitis symptoms by loosening the mucous and debris trapped in the nasal passages and the sinuses. Without these to inhibit the normal functioning of the upper respiratory system, breathing is easier and symptoms like headache, facial pain and swelling may be resolved.
Making the Water Saline Solution
A quick word on water-saline solution: Questions surrounding the use of water-salt solution often arise among those who are undergoing sinus irrigation for the first time. For the record, the solution has the same concentration as the tears that film the eyes and the tears that flow back and forth within the nasal cavity.
To make the solution, mix 1 cup or 8 ounces of lukewarm water and 1/3 teaspoon of salt (sea salt, kosher, pickling salt or other non-iodinated salt) in a container. Add a pinch of sodium bicarbonate or baking soda as a buffering agent. This adjusts the pH level of the solution to the pH level of your nose without changing the latter. For extra precaution, taste the saline solution and see if it tastes like tears.
Performing Sinus Irrigation
There are many ways to perform sinus irrigation. The same set of methods can be applied to both medicated sinus irrigation solutions and simple saline solutions. The simplest method does not require any tool. With your bare, cupped hands, gently sniff the irrigation solution into one nostril while covering the other nostril. Blow your nose gently and repeat the procedure with your other nostril. You can do the same while using a teaspoon.
If you are using nasal irrigation tools like an ear bulb syringe, eye dropper, nose syringe or neti pot – the small kettle-like pot that is originally used for nasal irrigation – do this procedure:
- Fill the nasal irrigation tool with half the lukewarm solution.
- Lean over the sink and pour the solution into one nostril, let it run through your nose and out the other nostril. Along with the solution comes the mucous and debris that have collected in the sinuses.
- Gently blow your nose then do the same procedure with your other nostril.
Both medicated sinus irrigation and saline irrigation have emerged as one of the most sought-after methods of encouraging the proper flow of mucous in the sinuses and the nasal passages. Anecdotal evidence confirms that continuous nasal irrigation helps a great deal in promoting proper mucous flow. It is important to note, however, that nasal irrigation should not be done several times in a day as doing so could potentially reduce the protective blanket of mucous in your nose.
Up until recently, I sure hadn’t. Kind of a crazy name, but I read somewhere that it could be used to help eliminate sinus infections, and to help prevent other common cold type sicknesses. I looked into to see if it was for real, and I had to try it for myself.
I took a gander online and saw that these Neti pots were commonly sold at health food stores. I went to my local health food shop and looked for the Neti pots. When I found them they looked kind of silly. It was a ceramic type of pot, about the size of a coffee cup, and it had a long skinny snout the swooped upwards.
I decided it was twenty bucks that was worth investing to see if it really worked as advertised. I also needed to buy some pure salt to use with the rinsing. The instructions said to fill the pot with lukewarm water, and add in a small scoop of salt. The salt comes with this small plastic scooper, so it was easy to apply.
I tilted one side of my head off to the side and put the end of the pot’s snout to my nose. I could feel the lukewarm water go inside my nose, and up my sinus cavity. Then it started to really burn, I mean it was like the worst ice cream headache I have ever had! Then water began to pour out of my open nostril. The instructions said to switch sides when the Neti pot was half empty. So, I switched to finish the rinse.
I did this Neti pot rinse treatment for about two weeks, and felt relieve almost immediately after the first time I used it. I don’t know if this will help prevent common sicknesses in the future, but in the short term it has really helped me.
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