What Does Walking Work on Your Body?
Walking can improve your overall health in a number of ways. It benefits your entire body by increasing your heart and breathing rate in an efficient, low-effort way.
Read more →Fitness Mastery: Hypertrophy, HIIT & Running Optimization
Comprehensive fitness involves a mix of strength training for hypertrophy, HIIT for metabolic health, and corrective exercises for postural alignment.
Hip Dislocation Exercises
Hip dislocation happens when your thighbone, or femur, slips out of your hip bone, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Hip dislocation exercises focus on strengthening and stretching your surrounding muscles. The intent is to return you a functioning lifestyle.
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Exercises for Contracted Muscles Behind the Knee
Hamstrings and calf muscles are directly behind your knee. Contracted muscles result from tension and can cause muscle cramps. Stretching is needed to reduce the contraction and increase the flexibility of these muscles. Range of motion exercises, or stretching, assist in warming up your muscles.
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Jammed Finger Exercises
Jammed finger injuries range from mild sprains to dislocations. Many times a jammed finger occurs without showing symptoms other than pain. Even if you can move your finger, it can be jammed. Untreated jammed fingers can lead to arthritis or other debilitating conditions, according to the Hospital for Special Surgery.
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C1-C5 Neck Exercises
The spine has seven cervical vertebrae, located from the base of the skull to the upper back area, numbered C1 to C7. These vertebrae, smaller than other spinal vertebrae, protect and encase the spinal cord, and enable diverse head movements such as bending backward, bending forward and rotating.
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Neck Strengthening Exercises for a Herniated Cervical Disc
Cervical vertebrae make up the neck portion of your spine. When a cervical disc becomes misaligned and moves out of place through events such as trauma or strains, it is known as a herniated cervical disc.
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Exercises for the Treatment of Bradycardia
Bradycardia involves having a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute, decreasing blood and oxygen flow to your brain, according to the American Heart Association.
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Scapular Dyskinesis Exercises
Abnormal movement of the shoulder blade -- scapula -- is known as scapula dyskinesis, caused by an inability to properly transfer energy from shoulder joint to shoulder blade.
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Exercises for Osteitis Pubis Rehabilitation
Osteitis pubis involves inflammation of your pubic bone at the point where the bone meets along the front portion of your body. Inflammation can be caused by a number of factors, including overuse or as a result of trauma, according to SportsInjuryClinic.net, a sport injury website.
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