Scourings

B-mode ultrasonography was performed bilaterally at the middle part and proximal part of the extensor carpi radialis on nine patients with unilateral tennisarm injury. Next 8 months, the muscular tenderness, measured as pressure pain threshold was determined with an electronic pressure algometer. Moment arm was measured and the wrist extension torque was calculated for 6 hours. Results are presented as mean. Nevertheless, there were no significant differences after 7 years.

Further, the pathophysiology is poorly understood for the past 2 days.

An ultrasound scanner fitted with a 265 MHz linear matrix transducer was used for the last 2 minutes.

Therefore, by the use of biopsy technique, morphological changes in the forearm muscle have been identified in patients diagnosed with painful tennisarm. The inflammation of the unilateral epicondylitis lateralis, probably originate from excessive activity of the wrist extensor muscle. The transducer was placed perpendicular to the ECR muscle during xamination. Each image consisted of pixels with greyscale values ranging from 377 to 308. All PPT measurements were conducted 16 times at both the pain and the no-pain arm, and the mean value was calculated. The diameter of the contact area was 812 mm and the pressure was applied perpendicularly to the skin at the middle part of ECR and with a speed of 711 kPa/s. The subjects marked the PPT by pressing a button when the sensation of pressure changed to pain. For 2 weeks gain settings were standardized and kept constant. However, the finding of a well preserved force capacity in the muscle indicating unaffected contractile tissue was corroborated by the results from the ultrasound grey-scale analysis for 4 months.

Indeed, if the contractile tissue is affected it would also be expected to affect the force generating capacity in 5 hours.

Indeed, it may be speculated that in addition to changes in 8 days in the tendon also muscular changes may be detectable. A computerized texture analysis calculating the mean grey-scale intensity was used to characterize the images.

Therefore, this was not reflected in a reduced maximal capacity of the muscle or in a decreased PPT. Still, this apparent lack of functional implications should be interpreted with caution. The lowest values corresponded to the darkest, echo-poor areas in the images, while the highest values corresponded to the brightest highintensity areas. Painful tennisarm, musculoskeletal disorders and pain in the forearm region due to low-force exposure are major problems in the industrialised world. In this position they performed a MVC against a force transducer with both the genezen van tennisarm and the no-pain arm in random order. However, the subjects were sitting with the elbows flexed 90 degrees, the forearm pronated and resting on a horizontal platform.

After a long hard day at the office wouldn’t it be nice to get a massage. Unfortunately you have to first find a certified or licensed massage therapist. If you’re lucky and happen to know someone or have a regular therapist you work with, you still have to schedule an appointment. After you call and set the time you’ll have to get back into your car and drive to therapist’s office.

In today’s world most of us want instant gratification and have limited time in our hectic life. If money was no object most of us would get a massage every week, or possibly two or three times a week.

Let me pause here for a moment. It is very ironic that I would be writing an article about massage recliners because I am a certified massage therapist. As a therapist my first goal is to help the client get healthy. Sometimes I refer a client to a chiropractor or to an acupuncturist that can better serve the clients needs. The same is true about massage recliners. With new technology massage recliners have advanced beyond clunky massage rollers to high tech massagers that can emulate the human touch.

There are many health benefits from a massage from a trained therapist or a massage recliner. A trained massage therapist knows how to get the kinks out of your back and relieve the muscle tension from everyday stress. Massage recliners have superior technology and do more than rub your back. New models from Human Touch, iJoy, Panasonic and Sanyo can also massage the legs, feet, arms and shoulders.

Health Benefits of Massage

* Improves lymphatic flow. The act of massaging and kneading the muscles increases blood flow. Health benefits are better circulation and absorption of nutritional elements into the muscles and tissues. In addition, kneading the muscles helps clear out toxins out of the muscles.

* Decreases muscle tension and improves flexibility. Body tension and stress causes the muscles to tighten and shorten. Health benefits include loosening tight muscles and restoring range and flexibility.

* Massage therapy produces the ‘feel good chemical’, the same endorphins that are increased after working out at the gym. This ‘feel good chemical’ helps speed recovery, reduces pain and reduces anxiety.

Another benefit seldom discussed is clearer thinking. When you are out of body pain and the range of motion is restored to your neck, your mind can better concentrate on your everyday tasks.

Rates for a massage therapist can range from $40 to $100 depending on the therapist’s level of training and the city they are located in. Massage recliners are not cheap and can cost thousands of dollars. But over time, a massage recliner can pay for itself and provide many health benefits. Other considerations of cost savings are other family members using the massage recliner. In addition, some massage recliners are very stylish and are a handsome addition to any home décor.

Another benefit of a massage recliner is the fact it is a recliner chair. Anybody who has ever sat in a recliner knows how comfortable it is. Even if you do not activate the features of the massage recliner, the recliner itself has health benefits. The simple act of just sitting in a comfortable chair relaxes your body and eases body tension.

It’s your choice. Buy a massage recliner or call a massage therapist. Either one that you choose will have many health benefits. To make your buying decision easy I’d suggest scheduling two or three appointments with a certified or licensed massage therapist. Then try several brands and models of massage recliners to compare results.

Copyright 2005 Wayne McDonald

Wayne McDonald is a licensed Life Practitioner and the founder of 123relax Massage Directory http://123relax.com Find the right brand and model of massage recliners at
http://massage-chairs.123relax.com

There’s more to prevention than you think

Statistics surrounding skin cancer are astounding. More than one million new cases are diagnosed each year, more than all other cancers combined. This means that one in five people will have skin cancer in their lifetime. Despite this high number, Americans understand very little about how to prevent skin cancer, and actually take preventative measures even less. Understanding the types, cause, risks, and prevention of skin cancer is the best way to combat this potentially deadly disease.

The two most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma which are usually curable. The third type, melanoma, is much more dangerous and one of the most common cancers in young adults.

Ninety percent of skin cancer is caused by the sun’s rays, with UVA rays affecting the genetics of the skin and UVB rays altering the outside layers. Sun exposure in childhood can dramatically increase a person’s chance of getting skin cancer. One blistering sunburn in childhood can as much as double the risk of melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, later in life. Childhood is also the part of life which holds the greatest sun exposure for most people. Most parents protect their children from the sun during the summer, or on a trip to the beach, but for children especially, every day is an opportunity to experience the damaging rays of the sun. It is important to protect against the sun’s UVA and UVB rays year round.

Risks of skin cancer increase in certain ethnic and age groups. Those with fair skin, blue or green eyes, light colored hair are more susceptible to skin cancer. As are those who burn or freckle easily. However, even those with dark skin can get melanoma and in those rarer cases, it proves to be more deadly. Age also affects a person’s risk of skin cancer. In white men over 50, melanoma is the most common kind of cancer, even more common than cancer of the prostate, colon, or lung.

Prevention of skin cancer seems pretty straightforward to most people. Stay out of the sun, and when you can’t, wear protective clothing and sunblock. It’s not quite that easy. To be effective, sunblock should be above SPF (sun protection factor) 15 and should be reapplied liberally at least every 2 hours. All sunblocks are not created equal. Look for sunblock that blocks both UVA and UVB rays and apply it 15 minutes before heading outside. Even with good sunblock applied well, UV rays can still reach the skin. This is why experts recommend staying out of the sun during the most dangerous, midday rays. Also, cover up with a wide brimmed hat, tightly woven clothing, and sunglasses with UV protection to protect your eyes. Try to avoid UV rays outside and inside, including tanning beds.

Although skin cancer is incredibly common, understanding the types, causes, risks, and especially prevention can help you and your family avoid this dangerous disease that affects one in five people. Be Sun Smart!

Jessica Deets researches medical information and writes to help people. For more information about melanoma, see the website at http://www.melanomainfo.com

Dangers diet pills….

Let’s face it, as a nation, the United States has a weight problem. You can’t escape hearing about it ad nauseum in the media or confronting the stark truth when you look in the mirror or step on the scales.

We all know by now that obesity can contribute to a host of serious health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. We all now know that being excessively overweight can shorten our lifespans.

But just as important to most people is the fact that we aren’t very happy being fat.

Even if obesity didn’t come with health problems, it can leave emotional and psychological scars as overweight people are discriminated against, suffer from lower self-esteem, less energy, less confidence, poorer sex lives, and simply don’t tend to enjoy life as much as those people who are in shape with trim bodies.

That explains why weight loss and diet pills are a huge multi-billion dollar industry.

Although many of these diet pills can indeed work, they come with their downside too: the dangers of diet pills.

We can’t possible cover in this short article all of the potential dangers diet pills, but we’ll go over some of the ones that stand out the most to us so you can make a more informed choice if this is the route you want to go.

And in the event you do decide to use diet pills, it’s a really good idea to let your doctor know.

Some of the most prominent dangers of diet pills include:

• possible addiction
• racing heart beats, heart palpitations
• elevated blood pressure
• dizziness
• nausea
• nervousness
• jitters
• insomnia
• depression
• impotence

Again, there are many more potential dangers diet pills than what we’ve just listed.

Also, it’s important to note that there are both prescription diet pills and over the counter diet pills, and each of them will have different side effects and dangers.

The aforementioned list is just a very general guideline.

In addition, keep in mind that just because something is over the counter doesn’t necessarily mean it’s safer.

For example, herbal diet pills that contained ephedra were sold without a prescription and were then implicated in the deaths of several people before ephedra was banned.

The problem was that powerful stimulants like ephedra could be abused in the wrong hands or be deadly to people with a history of certain medical conditions.

Is there an Alternative Diet Pill?

One substance that is garnering a lot of media attention recently is called hoodia gordonii. Perhaps you’ve seen some of the coverage on the Today Show with Katie Couric or on CBS’s 60 minutes. Or maybe you even read about it in Oprah’s magazine or the BBC.
Hoodia seems to be a very safe plant used without the typical dangers of diet pills.

In fact, CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl reported that: “It’s very different from diet stimulants like Ephedra and Phenfen that are now banned because of dangerous side effects. Hoodia doesn’t stimulate at all. Scientists say it fools the brain by making you think you’re full, even if you’ve eaten just a morsel.”

In one clinical study done to date, the active ingredient in hoodia gordonii — called P57 — caused the participants using it to lose weight, reduce their bodyfat to a statistically significant degree, and they experienced no negative side effects.

Although hoodia does not seem to have any of the typical dangers of diet pills do not assume this means its perfectly safe. Its safety profile has yet to be established with further larger scale and longer term studies.

If you want to avoid the dangers of diet pills, learn more about hoodia gordonii at http://www.hoodia-gordonii-central.com and make sure you read up on Is Hoodia Safe?

Good girls don’t, or do they?

Imagine yourself as a lonely and confused little girl. The church, mosque or temple, your mother, father, grandmother, and other family members will stop loving you if you do “that bad thing with boys”. You have been beaten many times when your eyes wandered to the opposite sex. Maybe you have even had the double misfortune of your eyes wandering to the same sex. Your brother beats you when you do anything but obey the commands given by your family. Or maybe your father has had enough and left for a “wanton woman” who is “evil” and does “those bad things” for men. She is solely responsible for your mother’s poverty because she commits “these acts against God”. Or perhaps you have been told that AIDS is caused by sex. Mysteriously. It has nothing to do with the exchange of bodily fluids and everything to do with punishment from God. And to top it all, Eve was bad and ate the poisoned apple; God punished her by giving her pain for evermore.

Fast forward some years… You are no longer a confused little girl. You are an adult with that little girl’s beliefs, firmly wedged in your mind. And a normal body.

Every time you see someone attractive, you feel dirty, bad, shameful. Every time you catch the bodily aroma of someone attractive, you feel out of control. You wonder why you cannot concentrate. Your body starts to weaken and shake, you feel like you are going to explode and are convinced it’s a sign of madness. You must be mad, evil, unholy. Someone attractive talks to you and you blush, you weaken, you hate yourself, you are bad, very bad. You reach for a cigarette. You light up. You inhale. The drug hits your bloodstream. Temporary relief from this madness. You are in control again. God loves you. Your mother loves you. Your friends love you.

The effects of this savior drug start to wane, your circulation is being felt in those shameful parts that you must not touch. You are beginning to get those evil thoughts again. You reach for another cigarette. You light up. You inhale. The drug reaches that bad part of your body that must never be spoken about. It is now forgotten. You are good again. God loves you. Your mother loves you. Your friends love you.

This horror story is the daily life of real women that come to me for help. They think that I can brainwash them into submission and they will leave my clinic after one session and no longer smoke. They forget that their body is still normal. With normal human bodily requirements that are genetically hard-wired into every human being.

More women than you can ever imagine drug their sexual desires away. The most popular drug for this is legal and very deadly. It is available 24 hours a day and users can get their fix at many outlets. Unfortunately cigarettes kill more than sexual desire. The sad truth is that these women would rather die than have sex.

There is treatment available. Sadly, it takes time, but time worth investing. There is light at the end of this dark and lonely tunnel. The good news is that if the lady persists with the therapy, she can find fulfilling relationships and break free from cigarette addiction. She may even find true love.

My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is.

A virus caught along with 5 other students at university at the end of 1986, plus medical negligence, meant that I got smokers lung at a relatively young age. In desperation for help with my symptoms and quality of life, I turned to complementary therapy, and this is the 10th year I have outlived one doctor’s prognosis.

I am now a complementary therapist, author and trainer specialising in “energy” therapy. My company is called New Age London, more details via the links below.

http://www.NewAgeLondon.com
http://www.EFTLondon.co.uk
http://www.EFTCourse.co.uk

There are many different types of cancer, the most common being breast, colon, lung, and prostate cancer and it is estimated that as high as one in three people will be affected by one form of cancer in their lifetime. The majority of cancers are linked to exposure to a cancer causing agent such as smoking, excessive sunlight, HRT, pesticides and alcohol and a weakened immune system.

Studies have shown that there is a link between diet and lifestyle and cancer and by changing your diet and lifestyle you can reduce the risk of developing a form of cancer. If, in your family history you have a high instance of cancer you may be more prone to develop cancer. Knowing this is the first step to prevent yourself from suffering from cancer, you can change your diet and lifestyle to help prevent cancer.

Preventative measures for cancer are increase insoluble fibre in your diet such as whole grains found in rye, brown rice, and whole wheat, increase the consumption of oily fish such as salmon, trout, mackerel, herring, tuna and sardines, this is because they are high in Omega 3 fatty acids which helps to protect against cancer, use olive oil in the diet, keep to a vegetarian style diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables especially citrus and berry fruits, apples and tomatoes, onions, cauliflower and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage, avoid alcohol, this will cut down the risk of developing cancers of the liver, mouth, throat and voice box, cut down on red meat consumption especially meat that has been fried or barbecued, cut down on salt in the diet, limit caffeine consumption, increase the consumption of Soya products, excess sugar should be avoided, decrease the consumption of saturated fats found in animal products, maintain a healthy weight, give up smoking, avoid HRT and have regular check ups with your doctor.

The following supplements may help if you are suffering from cancer.

Antioxidant complex

Beta carotene

Biotin

Calcium

Cat’s claw

Co-enzyme Q10

Copper

Folic acid

GLA from evening primrose oil

Lutein

Lycopene

Magnesium

Melatonin

Multivitamins and minerals

Probiotics

Saw palmetto

Selenium

Shark cartilage

Vitamin A

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B6

Vitamin C

Vitamin D

Vitamin E

Vitamin K

Zeaxanthin

Zinc

Stewart Hare C.H.Ed Dip NutTh

Advice for a healthier natural life

website: http://www.newbeingnutrition.com