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Fri, July 25, 2008 11:19 am By Todd Milak  Printer friendly version
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 A rotator cuff injury is mainly caused due to an overworked shoulder because of some heavy physical activity like swimming, tennis, cricket etc. This is mainly caused if you do these activities after a long time. There are three kinds of rotator cuff injuries:
Tendonitis: The normal and smooth gliding motion of your tendon may get weakened due to overuse of your tendon. As a result, the action of pulling the muscle becomes irritating.
Age-related changes of the tendon are diagnosed as one of the common causes of tendonitis. Individual suffering from tendonitis usually experience moderate to severe pain in the shoulder area and some limited range of motion.
Tears: Tears in the tendon occur when your tendons actually separate from your bone. These tears cause intense pain and result in immediate loss of mobility, no matter whether they are partial or complete.
Instability Impingement: It occurs when the rotator cuff tendons are weakened and worn out by repetitive activity.
Tags: rotator, cuff, injury, types
Thu, July 24, 2008 12:12 pm By James Coolridge
 Rotator cuff tears do not heal well with time. They tend to either enlarge, or, at best, stabilize in size. In case of a severe rotator cuff injury, it may require a surgery. Depending on the size, location and type of your injury, common surgical options for repairing the rotator cuff include: Open, Mini-Open, and Arthroscopic.
Open Repair:
Open repair surgery is the most invasive treatment used for a complete muscle and tendon tear. In this surgery, the surgeon repairs the rotator cuff by looking directly at the torn tendon through an incision about 6-10 centimeters in length. It is one of the most preferred methods by surgeons to treat severe rotator cuff injuries because the rotator cuff tendons are easily seen by this method. However, the recovery can be longer and more painful.
Arthroscopic Surgery: This treatment requires only a small incision. Tiny instruments are inserted to repair the tendon. In this surgery, the surgeon looks at the tendon through a small camera to watch the repair on a television monitor. This is a more recent development in treatment of rotator cuff injuries. However, this method can be used to treat all types of tears.
Mini-Open Surgery: This surgery involves the use of an arthroscopy and a short incision to repair a rotator cuff tear. The surgeon uses arthroscopy to look into the shoulder joint in order to clean out any damaged tissue or bone spurs. The opening, which is about 3-4 cm, gets access to the tendon.
Mini-open surgery takes more time to recover as compared to open cuff repair. This surgery is a combination of open and arthroscopic surgery.
Tags: treatment, rotator, cuff, injury, Severe, surgery
Wed, July 23, 2008 12:10 pm By Raymond Martin
 If you are lucky to escape with just a minor rotator cuff injury, then you will be under-going some non-surgical treatments. These, if followed religiously, will give you great results:
Rest: This means complete immobilization of your shoulder until the injury has healed, i.e. you don’t feel anymore pain or discomfort. The amount of time will vary depending on the intensity of the injury.
Therapeutic Exercises: This involves two stages: fitness training intended to restore flexibility and strengthening the muscles to guard them against further injury.
Heat/Cold Therapy: Application of ice pack is cold therapy and heating pads applied directly to the area of injury is heat therapy. You may choose either one of them. Both the therapies are effective in reducing pain and inflammation.
Medications: Consult your doctor so that he will prescribe any anti-inflammatory medicine or painkillers. Ibuprofen and aspirin generally prescribed to relieve discomfort due to pain in minor injuries.
Tags: treatment, rotator, cuff, minor
Tue, July 22, 2008 10:12 am By Brad Adams
 Honey massage is an amazing rejuvenating treatment that can bust the cellulite effectively. It helps to cleanse your body from the toxic cellular waste products and lose the extra flab around your thighs.
Apply a thin layer of honey in your hips and buttocks (the problem zone). Now, apply force with your hands to your skin covered with honey and tear them away. Make sure that your hands are dry when you do this. Tear them away.
Honey massage is slightly painful, but very effective. A vacuum effect is created when you unglue the honey from your problem zone, which in turn destroys the cellulite. Moreover, honey massage improves blood circulation in your skin tissue. It has a positive effect on your entire nervous system.
After honey massage, your skin becomes red with a burning sensation. You may get small bruises. Don’t panic! They will go away fast. Continue the massage until honey turns white under your hands.
The white pellets have the capacity to hold the cellular waste products and excess salts that have been released from your body during the massage.
Honey massage should be done for 5 to 10 minutes. After the massage is over, wash your skin with warm water and follow with your body moisturizer or anti cellulite cream.
For better results, you should do honey massage every other day for one month.
Another way to bust the cellulite is using a cup or glass jar. The procedure is similar, the only difference being the use of a cup. In this method, you should cover your problem zone with a thin layer of honey and apply the cup to unglue the honey off your skin, using circular motions. The skin then gets sucked into the cup and the vacuum effect is produced which removes the cellulite.
However, you should not overdo this massage because this may leave bruises on your skin. Do this massage at least twice a week for 4-5 weeks.
Tags: Health, Body, Weight, cellulite
Fri, July 11, 2008 10:19 am By Todd Milak
 Do you feel some sort of a “twinge” in your shoulders? Have you been swimming or doing any sort of rigorous physical activity after a long time? These “twinges” are a sign of a possible rotator cuff injury. It’s caused because of an overworked shoulder.
The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles connecting tendons that attach your upper arm to your shoulder blade. At the top of the shoulder, there are muscles called as supraspenatus and there is subscapalaris present in the front of the shoulder.
Infraspinatus and teres minn are present at the back of the shoulder. All these muscles together form the rotator cuff.
This group of muscles helps lift the shoulder up toward the head and away from the body. As we grow older, we tend to loose the elasticity in our muscles. Tendons also become vulnerable to shoulder injuries.
Tags: rotator, cuff, injury, muscle, pain
Mon, June 30, 2008 11:22 am By Will Bland
 Most men feel embarrassed to raise questions about Vasectomy. Hence, this gives way to the rise of a lot of myth. Here is a list of some of the FAQs and their answers. We hope this will give you a clearer picture about the procedure of Vasectomy.
Q: What is the age for undergoing Vasectomy?
A: Men above the age of 35 can elect to have Vasectomy.
Q: Does Vasectomy increase the chances of Prostate Cancer?
A: Currently, there is no such evidence about the risk of Prostate Cancer due to Vasectomy.
Q: Does Vasectomy affect my masculine characteristics?
A: No, Vasectomy won’t trigger feminism in men. It won’t affect your voice, hair or result in the development of breast. Hence, Vasectomy is a safe procedure to opt for.
Q: Does Vasectomy prevent Sexually Transmitted Disease?
A: Vasectomy will NOT prevent you from Sexually Transmitted Disease. The practice of safer sex is still encouraged if who have undergone Vasectomy.
Q: Does Vasectomy reduce my sexual desire?
A: Vasectomy will NOT reduce your libido. The procedure only helps to prevent pregnancy. You can enjoy sex even after Vasectomy.
Q: Will I still produce sperm during ejaculation?
A: Yes. Normally, 3-5% sperm are present along with seminal fluid (produced by seminal vesicles) during an ejaculation. It will about 95-97% of what you did prior to Vasectomy, once you have undergone the surgery.
Q: What happens to the sperms as they are produced even after Vasectomy?
A: After Vasectomy, the sperms are reabsorbed back into the body. Sperm go from the Testicle to the Epididymus for storage and maturing. It takes about a month to mature them. Meanwhile in the Epididymus, excess fluid content is re-absorbed through membranes, and solid content is broken down and reabsorbed through the membranes by macrophages.
Tags: surgery, vasectomy, STD, prostate cance
Mon, June 30, 2008 10:21 am By James Coolridge
 A vasectomy is considered a permanent method of birth control. Vasectomy is a surgical procedure that involves blocking the tubes in a man’s testicles through which sperm passes in the form of semen. All vasectomy techniques involve “blocking” both the left and right vas tubes so that a man’s ejaculate will no longer contain sperm.
The vas deferens from each testicle is hold together, cut or sealed. This is done in order to prevent sperm from mixing with the semen that is ejaculated from the penis.
After a man undergoes Vasectomy, there will be no sperm present in the semen in his reproductive system. As a result, an egg cannot be fertilized. However, the testicles continue to produce sperm which are reabsorbed by the body.
Here is the procedure of Vasectomy:
• First, the testicles and scrotum are thoroughly cleaned with an antiseptic. They are also shaved.
• The amount of anxiety of the person undergoing Vasectomy is reduced by giving an oral or intravenous medicine. This makes the person sleepy.
• Next, each of the vas deferens is located by touch.
• A local anesthetic is then injected into the area.
• Now, the doctor makes a couple of small openings in the scrotum. Then, the vas deferens tubes are cut through these openings. Both the ends of vas deferens are then sealed or tied or stitched.
• The final step of this surgery is to replace the vas deferens inside the scrotum and then closing the skin with stitches.
The time taken for this procedure is about 20 to 30 minutes. Vasectomy is done by a urologist or a general surgeon.
The patient is recommended to take rest for a couple of days after the procedure is done.
Tags: surgery, vasectomy, contraception. Birth control, procedure
Sat, June 28, 2008 11:18 am By Thomas Maloney
 The rotator cuff is a group of muscles which work together to stabilize the shoulder joint. The muscle group helps to control your joint during rotation and that is why the group of muscles is named as rotator cuff.
If one or more muscles in the shoulder are injured, it is called as a rotator cuff injury. The injury may progressively worse over time.
A rotator cuff injury is diagnosed by conducting an ‘empty can’ test. If you suffer from intense pain in your shoulder, visit your physician immediately. The doctor will get the ‘empty can’ test, in which you will be asked to stretch your arm and rotate it to the side and then down. While you do this, your doctor will push against your hand. If there is a shooting pain, you have got a rotator cuff injury.
The diagnostic techniques for a rotator cuff injury include:
X-ray- this is to determine whether your bones are properly aligned.
MRI — this is to provide a cross-section view of your rotator cuff, allowing for more precise diagnosis.
Ultrasound — this is to provide a more comprehensive view of the deep tissue in your shoulder.
Arthogram — this is to detect tears in joints and tendons.
Tags: diagnosis, rotator cuff injury, X-ray, Ultrasound
Sat, June 21, 2008 11:12 am By James Coolridge
 No Breakfast
People who skip breakfast are prone to a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.
Overeating
It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.
Smoking
Cigs can also lead to multiple brain shrinkage which may lead to Alzheimer’s disease.
High Sugar consumption
Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.
Air Pollution
The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.
Working hard during illness
Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage the brain.
Lacking stimulating thoughts
Thinking is the best way to train our brain. Lacking brain stimulating thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.
Talking Rarely
Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.
Tags: Smoking, Lack of stimulating thoughts, sleep deprivation
Thu, June 19, 2008 10:13 am By Thomas Maloney
 Spider vein is a condition caused by the insufficiency of venous. It is a condition in which the valves of veins (which act as one way flaps), prevent the flow of blood backwards while moving up the legs. As a result, it forms twisted clusters of blue or purple veins and are sometimes surrounded by thin red capillaries.
Spider veins are considered to be unattractive and unfortunate reality. Intense pain is associated with these spider veins and that is why, individuals suffering from this problem seek out modern medical technology to treat and eliminate spider veins.
The causes of spider veins vary from case to case. Some of the common causes related to spider veins are venous insufficiency, sun exposure, hormonal changes, genetics, weight gain, and prolonged stress on the legs, sitting or standing in the same position for prolonged time. Lifestyle and occupation are also related to spider veins. Excessive exposure to heat is another cause related to spider veins.
Spider veins can be prevented from occurring through various methods out of which exercise is the most effective one. If you encounter the problem of spider veins, just move your legs and calf muscles regularly. This could be done by exercises which concentrate on the lower portion of the body. The leg exercise will prevent blood from pooling in the lower part of your legs.
Tags: Spider, Veins, Unattractive, Legs, Trauma, Genetics
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