Painful Uterus After Exercise

Uterus pain after exercising can be difficult to pinpoint. It will be in your lower abdomen region since this organ is part of your reproduction system. If you regularly experience lower abdomen pain after exercising, consult with your doctor for a proper diagnosis and treatment.

Melissa McNamara
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Is Potassium Helpful for Sore Muscles?

If you are experiencing sore muscles or muscular cramps, it could be due to a lack of potassium. Potassium is an important mineral in the body that regulates many bodily functions including healthy muscular function.

Max Quigley
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Gross Hematuria After Exercise

Seeing blood in your urine – medically referred to as hematuria – after an exercise session can be frightening, but it is not always a cause for concern, according to Capital Nephrology Medical Group.

Solomon Branch
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How to Help Low Muscle Tone in Infants

Low muscle tone in infants, known as hypotonia, may cause your baby to feel like a rag doll at times. Even an older infant with low muscle tone may be difficult to hold, since his arms and legs rise without resistance.

Kay Ireland
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Exercise & Blacking Out

Fainting or "blacking out" while exercising can be dangerous, but the underlying cause is not always a serious condition, according to the National Institutes of Health Medline Plus. Malnutrition, overheating, dehydration and stress can all lead to blacking out, and exercise can hasten the process.

Solomon Branch
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Exercises to Strengthen the Sacrum

Your sacrum is one of the most forgotten parts of your body; until something goes wrong. The sacrum is a triangular-shaped bone that forms the base of your spine and sits between the pelvic crests, or the ilium.

Nick Ng
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Mouth Positions That Exercise & Tone Muscles That Support the Soft Palate

Your hard palate is the roof of your mouth's hard part right behind your front teeth. Your soft palate -- the continuation of this muscle -- is the soft, fleshy part of the roof of your mouth just above the back of your tongue. You use your soft palate for speaking, sucking or blowing on something and swallowing.

Jason Jensen
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Pain in the Roof of the Mouth When I Over-Exercise

Sinusitis, a deviated septum, gastroesophageal reflux disorder or chronic dry mouth may cause pain in the roof of your mouth when you over-exercise. The nasal cavity is located directly above the roof of your mouth.

Melissa McNamara
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Protein for Sore Muscles

If you are a fitness enthusiast or athlete, exercising on an almost-daily basis is a customary habit. Muscle soreness is commonplace. Delayed-onset muscle soreness can make it difficult to continue your exercise routine on a regular basis.

Rachel Nall
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What Are the Benefits of Morning Cycling?

When it comes to cardio workouts, cycling is one of the best options. Cycling boosts your cardiovascular fitness without putting stress on your hips and knees the way that running and walking do.

Joshua Duvauchelle
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OT Guidelines for Weighted Vests

Weighted vests provide deep pressure therapy to calm the nervous system, promoting trunk stability and reducing self-stimulatory behaviors. Effective use requires understanding sensory processing disorders, weight distribution, and guidelines for adults and children with autism, ADHD, and other conditions.

Lisa R. House
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The Fastest Way to Do a Backflip

Most gymnastics coaches will tell you the fastest way to do a backflip is to practice every day. Although you should never practice the actual flip on your own, you can condition your body so it’s prepared for a backflip. There are several skills you must master in gymnastics before you’re ready to perform a backflip.

Melissa McNamara
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