Wellness 4 Life

Excess Mortality in Woman With Osteoarthritic Knee Pain

This was research presented to the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Disease. This was looking at middle age woman in Britain. 

I can tell you that individuals carrying a lot of excess weight wear down their lower joint easier because take a lot of the stress of carrying that extra weight.

I also remember seeing work that showed us that belly size can be a factor as well BMI. That being said, if the individuals with knee osteoarthritis and knee pain are very over weight, I can see the correlation. Being over-weight, of course, has numerous health complicates.

I Stubbed My Toe Really Hard...

 

If you hit your toe, maybe your arm, maybe neck, you probably strained the joint.  Examples would be standing up underneath something and smashing your head and neck, slamming your finger into the wall, etc..

It may be referred to as a jammed finger or sometimes a "stinger".  What it is really is a strain or sprain.  You irritate the joint capsule, and/or muscles around it, it may be swollen, motion may be diminished temporarily.

So like any other strain the R.I.C.E. acronym works - Rest, Ice, Compress, and Elevate.   This works well for many areas of the body, if it doesn't then do what you can.  A finger for example is already elevated compared to the rest of the body but you may want to immobilize it for a period of time.

Neck And Shoulder Pain Relief

I always like to give everyone pictures and videos once in awhile because you can really see how someone is actually doing a stretch, muscle massage technique, or whatever. A description is ok but seeing it, really helps...