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Easing Back Pain with ExercisesVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHDax1xsUIU There are specific types of exercises to ease back pain and that all people can do regardless if they are fit or not. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says it is important to combine an aerobic program with another one related to strength. It is recommended to [...]

Easing Back Pain with Exercises

Low Back Pain, a Common IssueVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBIiLe09mIg Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says low back pain is almost the number two cause of medical office visits for patients in the United States and the prevalence incidence is increasing over time. He points out most injuries are associated with desk and office workers, so doctors see a [...]

Low Back Pain, a Common Issue

What steps should be taken to prevent falls among the elderly?Ask Hanna

It is estimated that each year, one out of three adults over the age of 65 is involved in an unintentional fall. To understand the seriousness of this, here are a few statistics from the Centers for Disease Control: Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of injury related death. In 2009, unintentional fall […]

What steps should be taken to prevent falls among the elderly?

What are symptoms Peripheral Neuropathy and is treatment available?Sin categoría

Last article, we learned that Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) affects the peripheral nervous system, the network of nerves that transmits information from central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) to the rest of the body. It was noted that PN is not a single disease, but is a condition with over 100 causes in which transmission […]

What are symptoms Peripheral Neuropathy and is treatment available?

What is heatstroke?Ask Hanna

I got heatstroke once when I was hiking in Arizona. As I was coming down the mountain in the final mile, I was overwhelmed with a feeling of nausea and I started dry heaving. At the time I was confused about what was happening, because I thought I had been drinking enough water during the […]

What is heatstroke?

What is the best way to work out?Ask Hanna

I was recently asked this question – what is the best way to work out? I find that people mean many different things when they ask this. Some mean, “What is the minimal amount of exercise that I can do and be healthy?” while others mean: “What is the best exercise for fat loss?” and […]

What is the best way to work out?

Are there any activity guidelines I should follow?Ask Hanna

It may seem hard to believe, but approximately 80% of American adults and adolescents are insufficiently active. Appropriate physical activity can make such an impact on how you feel and how you function. It also reduces the risk for many chronic diseases. This week, new physical activity guidelines were released. This seems like the perfect […]