Yearly Archives: 2011

Spring sports season is here, folks! And with it comes outdoor practice, the thrill of competition, and all the locker room team bonding you’ve been waiting for all winter. Unfortunately, it’s also the season for a ripe affliction known as athlete’s foot. Athlete’s foot is easily spread fungus that you can get by touching the […]READ MORE

Treatment for fibromyalgia focuses on breaking the cycle of pain and decreased physical activity due to flare-ups. Home treatments, especially exercise and improving sleep, are usually the most critical methods of coping with the symptoms and pain from fibromyalgia. Regular exercise will help strengthen your muscles, thereby increasing blood flow to the muscles, promoting healing, […]READ MORE

As athletic trainers, parents and coaches have become more aware about the dangers of sports-related concussions, physicians are recommending that concussed athletes take care not to simply “walk off” potential brain trauma. Especially when recent studies have shown just how damaging concussions can be to an athlete’s brain. Anyone who has a head injury during […]READ MORE

Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders refer to the conditions caused by  several problems with jaw movement and pain in and around the jaw joints. The jaw joints, or temporomandibular joints, connect the lower jawbone (mandible) to the skull and are used more than any other joint in the body. They allow the jaw to open and close […]READ MORE

When you’re trying to lose weight, nothing beats putting on a pair of baggy jeans that used to be tight. It’s undeniable progress when your pants beg for a belt. But what do you do when you hit a plateau? The scale says you’ve lost 50 pounds but then it won’t budge for months. Maybe […]READ MORE

Weight-bearing exercises, started in your youth and continued throughout your life, can help prevent osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones to become thin and brittle, making them more likely to break. These exercises, such as walking, jogging, climbing, dancing, or lifting weights, help you build strong bones as a young person, and then help you […]READ MORE

If you think yoga is all about sitting on a cushy mat in a dark room chanting “ohm” over and over, check out this week’s episode of The Biggest Loser. Yes, the scene was picturesque. Contestants unrolled their yoga mats onto a verdant knoll in New Zealand overlooking the ocean. And that’s where the pretty […]READ MORE

A sports hernia is an injury of the inguinal area, located in the lower abdomen right above the groin, caused by repetitive twisting and turning at high speed. This type of hernia occurs mainly in people who play ice hockey, soccer, and tennis. Although the condition is known as a hernia, in many cases an […]READ MORE

A vitamin and mineral supplement, often called a multivitamin,  provides a variety of nutrients that are also found in food. They come in the form of pills, chewable tablets, powders, and liquids. A standard multivitamin usually contains three different kinds of supplemental minerals and vitamins: water-soluble vitamins (like vitamin C, vitamin B, folic acid, and […]READ MORE

Eating right and being healthy are important parts of controlling diabetes. By maintaining a healthy weight with exercise and proper diet, your blood sugar levels can be better controlled. Keeping your blood sugar levels controlled can better protect you against long-term problems associated with diabetes. To better control your blood sugar levels it is very […]READ MORE