Lumbar spondylosis is a condition that occurs when the bones in your spine begin degenerating, resulting in a narrowing of the spinal canal in your lower back. This degeneration can result in severe pain due to pressure placed on the nerves in your lower back.
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Whether you’re drinking it to help clean out your digestive tract or bathing in it, sea salt can have many physiological and psychological benefits, says Dr. Jacques de Langre on RegenerativeNutrition.com.
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Hallux rigidus is a condition caused by arthritis at the base of your big toe. This condition leads to a bone spur that results in the inability to bend your big toe when walking or performing other activities. Hallux rigidus can result in pain when walking, swelling, and the inability to move the big toe up and down.
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Epsom Salt, or magnesium sulfate, has been used for hundreds of years to help soothe aching muscles and remove toxins from the body. Epsom Salt can also help relieve stress by soaking in a salt water bath, treat skin problems and treat the common cold. Compounds found in Epsom Salt can help treat constipation as well.
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Your thigh bone, or femur, is the largest bone in the human body and as such is also one of the strongest bones in your body. As we age and conditions like osteoporosis set in, your bones begin to weaken. A fall can break the top portion of your femur, resulting in what is colloquially known as a hip fracture.
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Flushing the body with salt water is a quick and easy way to cleanse the digestive tract without the harmful effects of commercial medications. Salt water acts as a natural laxative that cleans impurities from the gastrointestinal system.
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A stroke occurs when the blood supply is cut off from all or part of your brain. This can occur as a result of a bursting blood vessel in your brain or a blood clot or other mass in your circulatory that cuts off the blood supply to your brain.
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Charcoal has the ability to absorb many times its weight in toxins and is commonly used by doctors to remove poisons and other harmful compounds from the body.
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Diastasis recti is an all-too-common problem that affects both women and men. The condition can be caused by internal pressure on the front of your abdomen around your belly button as a result of obesity or pregnancy, causing the connective tissue in your abdomen to separate or weaken.
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Your sacrum is located at the bottom of your spinal column just under your lower back. It is composed of five bones fused together, and helps anchor your lower back to your hip bone. Fractures, or breaks, in this bone are often very painful injuries that can require weeks or months of bed rest to heal.
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Your knee is a hinge joint formed by your thigh bone and your shin bone. These two bones come together and are stabilized by cartilage to help hold your knee in place. Between the two bones are two pads of cartilage that are known as the lateral and medial meniscus.
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Runner’s knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome, is a condition that causes a dull or aching pain around or under your kneecap, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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A protruding jaw is a condition that occurs when your lower jaw sticks out farther than your upper jaw, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. This condition can result in speech problems, trouble eating and swallowing and an unbalanced appearance.
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Dunking in basketball requires explosive vertical leaping ability, but with some training many players can see an increase in the height they can achieve on their jump. In order to train for dunking the muscles need to be strong, but they also need to be trained for quick, explosive bursts of power.
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Dextroscolosis is a medical term that refers to a curvature in your spine that, when viewed from the rear, curves to the right. In the case of thoracic dextroscolosis, this curvature is located among the 12 vertebrae that also serve as connection points for your ribs.
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Muscle growth occurs as a result of microscopic trauma to muscle fibers, which heal themselves back bigger and stronger than they were before the trauma.
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Your orbicularis oculi are muscles that surround your eyes and help open and close your eyelids. These muscles also help drain your tears when you cry. Tightening these muscles can help you firm and tighten your eyelids while removing any puffiness from under your eyes, according to Facial Fitness Center.
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Maybe you’ve decided to take up martial arts training and you’ve taken a class or two. As a beginner, you probably wonder how the more advanced students seem to be able to throw precise kicks to the head seemingly without effort.
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Rehabilitative exercises are important following any surgery, but it is especially critical after a hip replacement. Recovery from a total hip replacement can take months, and it is imperative that you exercise the muscles of your hip to help prevent deterioration of tissue and to speed your recovery.
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Boxing accounts for 31 percent of hand and wrist injuries. A wrist sprain is a condition that occurs when you injure the connective tissues that connect your hand to your forearm. Sprains are graded based on the severity of the injury, ranging from a mild stretching of your connective tissue to a complete tear.
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