HydroMassage is becoming a more and more popular alternative to regular massage. Through the use of hot pressurized water, it can target specific areas of the body. The use of this hot water is to relax the muscles and allow for a deeper massage.
The use of HydroMassage therapies dates back to Roman times, where people ...
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Recent studies have shown that when you look at stress from a more optimistic view it can have a positive effect on your health. When we encounter stress our body reacts by producing different hormones, preparing for a "fight or flight". However, nowadays the likelihood of being in a life-threatening scenario has significantly decreased from centuries ...
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Nobody enjoys chronic low back pain. It's so uncomfortable that many patients who are afflicted with it will try anything to get rid of of the constant pain and discomfort. Increasingly, medical doctors are prescribing epidural steroid injections – anti-inflammatory steroid compounds injected directly into the spinal area – to relieve the pain. While there ...
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Many people find it hard to get motivated for a "big workout" at the gym, or getting up at 5am for a 10 mile run. However, scientists have found that many peoples' bodies are different in the way that they get motivated. It is all linked to an individuals' body chemistry and this can determine ...
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Many people associate heart disease with older people. However, more and more children are becoming victims of heart disease. Although heart disease is relatively uncommon among children, an increase in child obesity has caused levels to be higher than ever before, and this has caused an uptick in factors that lead to heart disease.
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There is a constant daily bombardment of different microbes that are known to make us ill. However, studies have shown that a wider exposure to these microbes as children can lower the risk of asthma and allergies in the future. Our immune system is not determined by just one thing, there are many factors that ...
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Physiotherapy has been a part of chiropractic care since its early days in the 1880s. Today’s Chiropractic Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (DACRB) Specialist is a chiropractor who has had extensive postgraduate training in physiologic therapeutics and rehabilitation to help treat injuries that may have been caused by auto, the workplace or sports.
A DACRB practitioner uses a ...
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Many people have suffered psychosomatic symptoms, it may have been you or someone you know. A psychosomatic disorder is defined as an illness that seemingly has no known physical cause. A study has shown that out of patients complaining of 14 common symptoms, only a mere 16% had a physical cause for their complaint. The ...
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full-contact sport that combines techniques from a range of different martial arts. The sport can involve techniques from Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, karate, kickboxing, ,muay thai and taekwondo.
The strikes and holds involved in MMA are pretty tough on the musculoskeletal system and they frequently cause injuries, more often than ...
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According to the U.S. CDC, one in three adults over the age of 65 has a fall in any given year. Falls are currently the primary cause of injury-related deaths in this age range. They are also the most common cause of trauma-related admissions to hospital. Whether you are above the age of 65, or you ...
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