Day: February 15, 2013
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What is a cramp?
Many athletes suffer from cramps on a regular basis. At times, they appear during exercise, at other times, they appear during sleep; most of them affect the calf or the small muscles inside the foot. Muscle cramps are involuntary muscle contractions that can be caused by various factors. Though these very painful occurrences seem irregular…
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Video: knot massage
Melvyn is working on loosening a knot in the right Trapezius superior. -He starts by Effleurage and petrissage to bring blood flow to the area. -Then, to better feel the knot, he uses deeper pressure with the use of his knuckle and isolates the knot. -Once the knot is found, he uses his elbow to…
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Proper posture at the office desk
Many of us spend hours a day seated: at the office desk, in the car, in front of the TV, … More often than not, this seated position is a slumped one that can lead to lower back pains, possible disk degeneration and hernias, as well as neck and shoulder pains [1], symptoms sometimes found…