Category: Exercise & Rehab
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Best Exercises for Losing Body Fat
by Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | April 18, 2019 Both interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training (MOD) reduce body fat percentage, according to a recent review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Interval training, however, offers a 28.5% greater reduction in total absolute fat mass. “Interval training may elicit greater weight…
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The Best Exercises To Relieve Chronic Pain
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | April 10, 2019 It may seem counterintuitive to prescribe exercise for chronic pain—after all, vigorous movement could seemingly irritate physical ailments. But since the 1980s, physicians have been recommending that patients with chronic pain avoid bed rest and remain active instead. According to some studies, exercise may offer…
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Tai Chi and Qigong Exercises May Help Your Sleep Apnea Symptoms
If you suffer from sleepiness from mild to moderate sleep apnea, you may want to consider trying T’ai Chi and Qigong exercises. This paper found that it helped improve several measures in people who trained 3x/week for 12 weeks with an at home program. ~ Dr. Broussard The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol.…
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Exercise May Help Prevent Cartilage Degradation in the Knee
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2019 Jul;27(7):1064-1074. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Mar 25. Fu S, Thompson C2, Ali A, Wang W, Chapple JP, Mitchison HM, Beales PL, Wann AKT, Knight MM. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Physiological mechanical loading reduces inflammatory signalling in numerous cell types including articular chondrocytes however the mechanism responsible remains unclear. This study investigates the role of…
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Yoga May Help With Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms, Severity
February 15, 2019 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Yoga may be effective as a complementary or adjunct therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Surabhi Gautam, from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New…
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Proposal of a New Exercise Protocol for Scoliosis
In the December issue of Medicine, Jin Young Ko, MD describes a new exercise protocol that is designed to help scoliosis. If I have ever prescribed spinal stabilization exercises for your back pain or sciatica, you will notice that these exercises are very familiar, but Dr. Ko uses just one side only. He refers to the exercises as asymmetric…
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Strengthening The Quadriceps Muscle Reduces Pain and Improves Function In Knee Osteoarthritis
This article reported that strengthening of the thigh muscles has an effect on pain reduction and improvement of function. These knee exercises provided muscle strengthening, pain reduction, and improved function while combination with other electrotherapy modalities or combination with Russian electrical stimulation had superiority to alone strengthening thigh muscle training. If your knees hurt too…
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Home Therapy for Knee Arthritis Patients
11.08.2018 by Julie Maurer Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Treatment for knee pain in osteoarthritis patients doesn’t just take place in the physician’s office, as patients are often sent home with a list of exercises to do on their own time. “Many people who develop knee pain change their gait, and if that goes on for…
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Want To Lower Your Blood Pressure By 20 Points? Try This Exercise…
Want to know about an exercise that can lower blood pressure significantly? We’re talking as much as 10-20 mmHg. No, it’s not an endurance exercise. No, it’s not strength exercise. It’s actually an exercise you can do anytime and anywhere. It’s called isometrics. What are Isometric Exercises? Isometric exercises, the kind where you contract large…
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Too many people missing out on health benefits of golf, some experts say
Reuters Health News | October 22, 2018 Playing golf is associated with better strength and balance, a sharper mind, a lower risk of heart disease and a longer life, according to public health experts who say more people should take up the sport. While an estimated 60 million people play golf at least twice a…