3 Most Common Sport Injuries That You Can Face

 

There are various people play sports in some way or the other way, whether they are playing the game for just fun in the backyard of the home or for the competitive purpose in the playground. Doing exercise through sports is very much important for your health. But, at times while taking the benefits from game, you are getting certain type of pain and injuries. The severity can range for minor pain in the muscles to the severe ache that persists for long. Some of the pain that lead to surgeries and bed rest for many days.
Though, pain or leg sprain happens due to constant playing but addition to this, improper training practices, flawed techniques and the improper use of the equipment can cause for accidents. Leg or body ache can also occur when the person is not getting proper training or warm-up sessions and not doing the stretching.
Here are some of the common types of sport injuries that you can face while you are playing in the team or in the backyard of the home. It is very important to notice the cause of the pain and take the right type of medication to deal with the pain. If you are neglecting the pain, you have to take bed rest for at least one month which is quite unbearable.
1. Strains and Sprains-
These are some of the most common type of injuries that can affect you while you are playing or practicing sport. They can occur in each stage of the physical activity. The sprain occurs when the ligament tears out. They can range from minor to severe damage. The sprain is very common in the ankles, knees and in the wrists. The strain is also called as the pulled muscle and happens when the fibers in the tendon stretch.
2. Fractures-
It is commonly known as the broken bone. They are fairly common sports injury that happens for one time injury to the acute bone. Repeated stress on the bone can cause the fracture. Small cracks can led to major pain inside the bone. The stress fracture happens in the legs or feet.
3. Dislocation-
This happens when any type of force pushes the bones in the joint to move it out of the alignment. It is known as the luxation. Certain contact sports like the football and excessive stretching can cause dislocation. It generally requires high quality medical supervision from the sports medicine doctor.
These are some of the sports injuries that can become serious if not treated in the right way.

Rajib Saha is a reputed author and he writes articles in how to deal with sports injury. He suggests the players to always consult the sports medicine doctor to get the best suggestions.

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Acquiring Perfect Mental Health

 

In order to be mentally healthy a human being must be calm, patient, sensitive, humble, sincere, generous, mature, realistic, and friendly. He or she must have all these characteristics at the same time.
He must be able to endure his suffering without abandoning those who depend on him. He must forgive his enemies and help them understand that they should regret. He must help everyone who needs his support.
He must desire to save the world from terror, violence, and immorality.
This definition is different from the definitions of the hypocritical world because it is based on God's guidance.
A mentally healthy person must have the behavior of a saint.
Everyone's personality is composed by many different parts. When a person suffers from multiple personality disorder many of these parts come to the conscious surface and replace their ego because their conscience was completely destroyed by their anti-conscience.
Those who seem to be normal have the control of a big portion of their human conscience. The various parts that compose their personality are not clearly visible in their behavior.
So, when we observe various cases of multiple personality disorder we can see in the conscious surface what exists in the bottom of everyone's psyche.
Many contrasting personality types compose our complex personality. This is why we tend to have a contradictory and absurd behavior that is not congruent with our main personality type in numerous situations.
Our dreams help us recognize the various parts that compose our personality and understand how they influence our behavior.
Some parts of our personality belong to our anti-conscience and have an absurd and evil behavior. Other parts of our personality belong to our conscience. Their behavior is not as violent and immoral as the behavior of the parts of our personality that belong to our anti-conscience, but they are absurd in many ways because our conscience is one-sided and underdeveloped.
Our dreams help us understand how to control all the parts of our personality instead of being controlled by them when they replace our ego.
We have to be serious in order to save and develop our conscience thanks to the information we have in our dreams instead of making tragic mistakes.
The meaning of dreams was distorted by numerous impostors, but my work proves that Carl Jung is the only person who could really decipher the meaning given to the dream images by the unconscious mind, the dream producer. The unconscious mind is God's mind. I continued Jung's research in order to complete his work and show to the world what exists into the unknown region of the human psyche.
Now that we know that there is a demon in our brain we will do everything we can in order to eliminate the demon and become perfect human beings by obeying God's guidance in our dreams and in our religion. God created different religions, different races, different animals, and many other things in order to give us many different lessons.
Now that we know the tragic truth we will stop being naïve and inconsequential. We will be prudent and serious.
Everyone will be very careful because everyone will understand that we are in a dangerous reality and we have to fight a powerful enemy. The fight between good and evil defines our destiny.
Everyone will learn how to attain sanctity and perfect mental health thanks to dream translation. So, we will put an end to terror, violence, immorality, poverty, indifference, cruelty, greed, and hypocrisy.

Christina Sponias continued Carl Jung's research into the human psyche, discovering the cure for all mental illnesses, and simplifying the scientific method of dream interpretation that teaches you how to exactly translate the meaning of your dreams, so that you can find health, wisdom and happiness.
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Trying Psychotherapy? Use Your Employee Assistance Program

 

Four reasons why you should use your Employee Assistance Program psychotherapy services.
One: EAP program resources offer you an opportunity to have an initial experience of short term therapy at no cost.
If you have never seen a therapist before you may wish test out how the process works for you or consider a particular therapeutic orientation. Cognitive Behavioral? Emotion focused? Psychodynamic? Which one suits you best? Most Employee Assistance Programs offer a variety of therapeutic modalities and a preliminary conversation with the EAP case manager who does your intake can help ensure a good fit for your needs and personality.
Two: Examine a particular situation or difficulty from a new angle
In complex emotional situations, you may feel, "I don't even know where to start!" A psychotherapist can help you create a focus, identify the most relevant aspects of your problem and/or help you decide where your efforts will be most productive. The "outsider" or "expert" point of view can help you to explore whether your experiences are "normal and expectable" under the circumstances... or whether your symptoms fall in a range that might require medication or more concern.
Three: Crises or Transitions: The rough patches of life
A steadying voice can often help you manage common emotional and psychological challenges such as relational ruptures, the illness of a loved one or a new medical diagnosis. Even a restructuring in the office or an unwanted move can create stresses and strains which may outstrip your normal coping skills. A therapist who has seen many individuals experience similar crises can often help in getting through a difficult patch of life "gracefully" and help you avoid common mistakes and pitfalls associated with transitional life experiences. Therapy can provide a neutral space where you can reflect on your situation where there will be no criticism or professional or social repercussions.
Four: "Wellness work" How to live a good life better.
Periodic mental health check ups, timely explorations of upcoming personal changes such as graduation, career development, retirement, menopause, empty nesting can help avoid unnecessary confusion and distress. Existential questions of worth and meaning, the universal challenges of aging and loss, spiritual questions or questions of secular spirituality can all be explored in a counseling or psychotherapy setting. Even "positive stressors" such as weddings, pregnancy, upcoming parenthood, moving or promotions can cause emotional upheavals and raise questions that it may help to get perspective on.
Many people wonder whether it is useful, proper or even safe to use their EAP services when they are going through difficult times.
While we might ideally wish to live in a work-community where our employers are attentive to our emotional and psychological needs as human beings, many workplaces are not set up to facilitate this and many employers do not have the personal qualities or the training to support their workers emotionally.
Employee Assistance Programs are a way that many institutions have created to ensure that employees' personal, emotional and psychological needs are met. Employees should feel no shame about accessing these services
Confidentiality
Every EAP is also highly aware of and respectful of the privacy of their clients. EAP psychotherapy programs are designed to protect confidentiality and ensure that there are no professional or social repercussions when seeking psychological support.

Susan Meindl, MA, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Montreal Canada. She has a special interest in the psychological challenges of introverted and Highly Sensitive (HSP) and "gifted" clients and practices a psychodynamic approach to psychotherapy. Contact Susan at:

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Modified Yoga Helps To Improve Balance in Seniors

 

Balance is a very important issue for anybody, but especially for seniors. Modified yoga helps to improve balance in seniors. Some of the many ways that is done, is to teach them about strengthening their legs and ankles. One pose that works effectively is to stand up on the balls of the feet for ten to fifteen seconds. If you are concerned about falling, hold onto the back of a chair or use the wall for support. Pressing up to the balls of your feet, strengthens the ankles, calves and also stretches the arch of the foot. It stimulates blood flow to the feet, toes, and heels.
Many seniors struggle with balance because they have feet issues. In modified yoga we stretch the sole of the foot, the top of the foot, and we stretch the toes open. Flexibility of feet assist balance. To maintain balance, a person can grip the floor with their toes. Try spreading the toes out wide like fingers. Try wiggling the toes with no shoes on, to stretch them out. In our chair yoga classes, we include a little exercise to practice grabbing a strap on the floor with just the toes. Also to hold the foot up, and to flex the toes up and down, as if you are saying "Hello" with your toes.
I encourage sole of the feet massage in classes too, and to move the big toes up and down in the massage. Another way to strengthen the ankles and improve balance is to pump the foot up and down, and then put the soles of the feet together, and point your knees out, and open your feet outward, and bring the soles back together. In a way, your feet will look like penguin flippers.
In the modified mat yoga, the downward dog, or inverted "V" with a variation of pushing the heels up work on the balance. In chair yoga, we stand behind the chair, put one foot forward in a lunge, and push the back heel up, and then place it down and then push the front heel up. One after the other and switch legs. In a modified mat class we can do that in a standing stretch as well. Stand in a lunge position, as described above, except without the chair. First push up the back heel and then the front heel. Switch legs, and push up the back heel once again, and then the front. You make a slight swing forward and back.
In chair yoga, while sitting, open your legs really wide, and push your heels up, really close to the chair. Then put the heels down, and lift the toes up. We continue to strengthen the ankles and calves.
There are actually many balance poses in yoga that greatly improve balance. There is nothing like standing on one foot to practice balance. A few poses that do that is the tree pose. Stand on leg, with your knee bent, place the sole of your other foot against the inside of your leg. Focus on a long point in front of you, and bring your palms together at your chest, then draw your hands straight up, and then open your arms out and to the sides, and then once again bring them to rest in front of the chest, count five to fifteen seconds.
Another that works on balance is the Eagle. You stand on one bent leg, and with the other leg, you hook it around the front or your standing leg, and you wrap your leg around the standing leg. Your hands are up in front of you. Your arms are bent, and you take one elbow and place it on top of the other elbow, and then wrap your hands around and grab your hands together. You have to have a bent leg, and you have to grip with your toes. Then come out, when you switch your hands you have to put the other elbow on top, and wrap your hands. It's a bit awkward and confusing at first but if you can master standing poses in a modified yoga class, you will also strengthen your ankles and calves, your balance is sure to improve drastically. Modified yoga class is great start because, it so much more gentle, and you practice in a controlled manner.

http://katherynhoban.teachable.com/ -Online Classes, modified mat and modified chair. Katheryn Hoban is a modified yoga teacher with twenty two years experience. She teaches modified mat yoga and modified chair yoga to ages 50-87. She is a big advocate for people's health and well being. katscoolcorner@yahoo.com

 

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Modified Yoga Poses Assist Recovery From Hip Replacement Surgery

At least three of my current clients have hip replacements of one or both of the hips. For those who have hip or knee replacements, it's very important to keep active, maintain flexibility and to continue to stimulate blood circulation to the post-surgery hip. In the current time, more and more people are living longer, and more have had hip replacement. Hip replacement is not just for the older person; but people in their forties and fifties are getting hip replacements. A few of my clients who have survived horrific car accidents, have been advised to get a hip replacement.
Modified yoga is made up of gentle lunges and poses that help stretch the hip- joint, and keep the ligaments and cartilage limber. This is one of the most important elements to post hip surgery is; blood flow and stretches that continue to aid flexibility. When the hip gets tight; hamstrings, quad muscles, the buttocks and the back can becomes super tight.
Poses like Downward dog, also called inverted "V" stretch the hamstrings, quad muscles and the Gluts. Standing lunges assist the hip ligaments, and warrior is another pose that lengthens and stretches the hamstring to the hip. Another great stretch for the hips, is to open your legs in a super wide stance, and lower your hands down, between your legs, to a center spot on the floor. Shift slowly side to side, towards each foot. This eases the hips open. If you can, you can go a bit further in the stretch, but only if you can do it without pain. Place our hands down in center, and place one elbow down, and shift slowly to one side for about ten seconds, and then to the other side. In order to do it, if you put the left elbow down, you would shift right for ten seconds or longer, and if you put your right elbow down, you would shift left for the same time.
You can also stretch in a modified CHAIR yoga class. It doesn't have to be a mat class if you can't get up and down. One great chair stretch is to pivot your hips along with your legs to the left while seated, and then stretch your right leg out to your right, as if you were lunging to the left. Bring your right palm to point at the right heel, and then sweep your right arm under your chin, past your body, to the left side of the chair arm. Stretch your arm out towards your left, and then sweep it back to your right heel once again. After a rest, in the same position, you can have both hands on the left arm of the chair, and stretch your right arm up towards the ceiling.
If you are able to stand with your back to the wall, bend one of your knees and bring it into your chest. This stretches the hip, in a gentle, effective manner. Bring your chin down to your knee. Release and put your foot safely back to the ground. Do the other side. If you are seated, you can bring one foot up on the chair, with your knee up in front of your chest, and bring your head down to meet your knee. Release and switch side. Place the other foot on the chair and bring your knee up, and bring your chin down to meet your knee.
The great thing about modified yoga classes, is that you will find, there are many gentle stretches that you can do to stretch your hip and legs. Modified poses means that you can use a strap when you are less flexible, and when you are recovering from a hip replacement, sometime you can't do too much, so a strap is helpful to avoid strain. You don't have to do all the exercises and poses. You can do what feels best for your body. It's okay to rest while you are recovering.
Many clients with hip replacements don't have the same stamina. At first anything you do will feel like an exertion. You have to be patient with yourself. Don't rush, your recovery. Do what you can do, stretch in a modified yoga class, and little by little your body will recover post-surgery, and you will feel stronger and more agile than before you had a hip replacement. That's right, many people are afraid to have a hip replacement, and it takes a couple of months to fully recover, but after it's done, many people say they have no pain, and can move better than ever before.

http://katherynhoban.teachable.com/ Katheryn Hoban is a modified yoga teacher with twenty two years experience. She is devoted to the well being of her clients. She teaches modified mat and modified chair yoga, meditation and healing classes classes, and now offers online classes in mat and chair

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Yoga: Your Journey Towards a Healthy Life

The yoga is a combination of different physical, mental and spiritual activities. These activities help in improving the health standards of an individual. These are not mere exercises. These are considered as the source code of leading a healthy life.
Some of the most powerful yoga asanas are discussed here. One very famous yoga asana is "Anulom Vilom". This asana helps in improving the performance of the respiratory system. In this asana, the practitioner needs to inhale the oxygen from one nostril and has to exhale from the other. Now, (s)he has to perform the same task from the other nostril. What is the benefit of doing this? This asana is very effective in improving the overall lung capacity. The inhaling and exhaling of air with full force will help in removing the remains of the carbon from the body. Moreover, the surplus supply of oxygen helps in the purification of the blood. Performing this asana on a regular basis will help in the healing of the lungs.
Let me discuss some other yoga asanas. Eagle pose is another very famous asana which will help in combating problems like Asthma, Low backache, and Sciatica. In this pose, the practitioner needs to wrap up one leg over the other while standing. Then, (s)he needs to wrap the hands in the parallel direction to the body, and has to breathe easily. The twisting and wrapping will help in increasing the flow of blood in the body, thus providing strength to your bones and muscle.
The yoga is a very comprehensive field and it is not limited to mere physical activities. There are several meditational poses which help in bringing perfect balance in your life. Due to stress and anxiety, there are instances in which an individual suffers from different diseases because of these. To combat these problems, all you need is to perform yoga asana. Lotus pose is a very effective in combating stress and anxiety. In this, the practitioner needs to sit with folded legs and has to breathe heavily. This helps in improving the blood flow in the body and relieving the stress.
Because of the several advantages associated with this, more and more people are introducing yoga in their daily life. This has also enhances the demand of the certified yoga trainers. There are several yoga schools which are offering different courses in which enthusiasts learn the different forms of asanas and pranayama. You should join these courses in order to learn this ancient science in the comprehensive manner.

Natural Therapy India is an online directory which is offering listing of several yoga schools. These institutes are offering courses like yoga teachers training in Rishikesh, yoga teachers training in India, etc. Get enrolled now in these courses to become certified yoga trainer.

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7 Quick Tips For Managing Diet And Health

 

It's no secret that there's a direct connection between diet and health. Not only does your body run on the fuel you give it, to a large degree your body is the fuel you give it. But these facts don't make it any easier to eat well and maintain a healthy weight, as evidenced by the $64 billion weight loss industry in the US.
So here are 7 simple tips for managing your diet and overall health:
#1 Set Reasonable Goals
You can't climb Mt. Everest on your first day of hiking. So set an achievable goal and be sure to give yourself a big high-five when you achieve it. Then fix your sites on the next reasonable goal.
Fit-Bit: Be realistic in your objectives.
#2 Record And Review Your Progress
Keep a record of what you eat (there's more than one app for that) as well as your fitness program (more apps). When you know you're logging what you eat, you're more likely to lose weight, while seeing those fitness graphs and sharing them on your favorite Social Networks is great reinforcement.
Fit-Bit: Track it.
#3 Make Your Pantry Healthy
If you are what you eat then, in fact, you are what's in your pantry. So don't stock junk food at home. If your family members or roommates want that kind of stuff, ask them to keep it out of site. When you're hungry and there's only healthy food around, that's what you'll eat. And on the flip side, take healthy snacks with you so that the "healthy pantry" goes wherever you go.
Fit-Bit: Keep the junk away and the healthy stuff at hand.
#4 Kick It Off With High Protein Daily
Eating a high-protein breakfast which is nutritionally balanced will make you less likely to overindulge the rest of the day because you'll feel less hungry.
Fit-Bit: Jump start your day with high protein.
#5 Start Your Diet And Workout Routine Simultaneously
That little voice in your head will tell you that you don't want to take on too much at once. However, there is evidence that embarking on your healthy diet and new exercise regime together actually works in your favour in the long-term, with each bolstering the other.
Fit-Bit: Eat right AND exercise together from Day one.
#6 Supplement Your Hard Work? Garcinia Cambogia
A lot has been said about Garcinia Cambogia extract as a weight-loss enhancer. Some studies seem to indicate that it can help shed pounds.while others are not so sure. While Garcinia Cambogia on its own is not a miracle weight-loss solution, it may help enhance your diet and exercise efforts. Try one with a money-back guarantee, it's worth a shot.
Fit-Bit: Augment weight loss with Garcinia Cambogia.
#7 Make It Sustainable
Your friend tells you how her new diet and swimming regimen has worked wonders, she's lost 15 pounds in the last few months! Sounds great, but if you hate swimming that is not your ticket to health. Find a workout you enjoy so that you'll keep it up over the long haul.
Fit-Bit: Do what works for you in the long-run.

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 How Does The Flu Shot Work?

Medical experts recommend that everybody should get a flu shot before the peak flu season begins, which is from December to March. However, many people simply prefer not to take it because of the mistaken notion that taking the vaccine will actually give them the flu. There is a reason why people believe this.
It is a known fact that vaccines actually contain the virus that they are made to kill. This means, in the case of the flu vaccine, it actually contains the flu virus. This naturally triggers the question - won't it then cause the symptoms in the person who gets the shot?
To understand how this works, take a look at how vaccines work.
How flu shots work
The influenza virus is first deactivated and then used to prepare the vaccine. About ten to fourteen days after you've received the flu shot, the deactivated viruses help to develop antibodies in your body. These new antibodies are strong and robust enough to prevent any new influenza viruses from invading the body. This keeps you safe from the symptoms of flu even during the peak season.
Are there any side effects of getting the flu shot?
Not everyone experiences any adverse effects after having received the vaccine. In some people, there may be some swelling in the area of the injection. Others may also get a mild fever or overall body ache. However all of these symptoms are very mild and easy to manage. Pain or fever medications or localized ice application are usually enough.
The side effects of the flu shot are far more bearable as compared to the symptoms of flu and the havoc it can cause to your personal and professional life as well as your finances.
Flu symptoms may include all or some of the following:
• Runny nose and sore throat
• Mild fever
• Weakness and fatigue
• Headache
• Severe muscle and joint ache
• Dry cough
In more severe cases, you may also experience sudden dizziness, nausea and vomiting, shortness of breath and trouble breathing.
Flu related complications
One of the most important reasons why getting vaccinated is strongly advisable is because it can protect you from many complications that are related to this condition. Some of the more common complications may include sinus infections, bacterial or viral pneumonia, asthma, dehydration and ear infections. Some people also suffer from muscle inflammation. All of these conditions can be life-threatening if not treated in time. Getting the vaccination can help protect you against all of these complications.

Getting the flu shot can help keep you feeling healthy and free from the flu symptoms and related complications even during peak flu season. You can walk into Owl Now Urgent Care anytime to get the flu shot for yourself and your family. Also check out our new page on Flu Shot Season.

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Amazing Health Benefits of an Aloe Vera Gel Drink

 

Amazing Health Benefits of an Aloe Vera Gel Drink

A vast majority of people are well aware of the Aloe Vera plant and its endless power of curing various human ailments. It can heal a number of health hazards, including weight loss, inflammation, sunburn, constipation and other skin irritations.
However, many of them are not acquainted with the health benefits of the Aloe Vera gel drink. A regular consumption of it helps you get rid of a number of diseases. Recent studies have established that Aloe Vera gel improves the immune system, reduces stress, and encourages normal blood sugar. It can save one from redness and swelling. It is completely natural and has no side effect on human body.
It is worthy to mention here that the juice of this plant tastes bitter. Therefore, one should be prepared for that especially when one is going to extract it directly from Aloe Vera leaves. A product made from it can give him or her a little relief from its real taste.
This article will discuss on the amazing health benefits of an Aloe Vera drink.
Given below are these:
1. Detoxifies the body
As the Aloe Vera gel drink contains amino acids, vitamins, minerals and other detoxifying elements, it can cleanse human body. It washes out all toxic elements from one's body, leaving no side effects on his or her body. Your body does not contain any waste materials when you start taking it regularly.
2. Strengthens digestion
It improves our digestive capability and strengthens our immunity power. A regular usage can keep one far away from the diseases of the liver, pancreas and intestines. It has magical effects in reducing inflammatory pain in bowel syndrome, colitis and other gastric disorders. Moreover, it kills harmful bacteria and nurtures healthy bacteria in the intestines to enhance one's digestion power.
3. Boost immunity power
As it releases wastes from your body, your immune system becomes highly powerful. The anti-fungal, antiviral, and antibacterial properties of the Aloe Vera gel drink kill harmful germs that cause contagious diseases in human body.
4. Promote hair growth
It promotes hair growth. Being well packed with vitamins, minerals and enzymes, it plays a significant role to promote healthy hair. If you suffer from hair loss problem, you can take it regularly.
5. Improve blood circulation
It is very good for the heart. Taking it internally is highly beneficial for better blood circulation in the body. It is really good for fat burning. An obsessed person can lose his or her extra weight naturally. Moreover, it decreases the fat deposit rate in your body. A regular consumption saves you from cardiac arrest and blood clots in the heart and arteries.
After the introduction of the above-mentioned benefits through many recent studies, the demand for the Aloe Vera gel drink has increased significantly. Therefore, to ensure availability for everyone, many Aloe Vera drink suppliers have come forward with a wide range of product options. You just need to buy it from a reputable company having years of experience in manufacturing it. This will help you overcome the troubles of collecting leaves and extracting juice on a regular basis.

Daniel Mcbreen is a professional writer interested in writing articles on Aloe Vera gel drink and other herbal products. He has written many articles for the Aloe Vera drink suppliers. His sole goal is to make people aware of many useful plants.

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