Muscle dysmorphia

strenuous activity you tear your muscle fibers, which causes your body to repair them bigger and stronger than they were before. According to fitness experts at the American Council on Exercise, children can start weight training as early as age 14, and experience many benefits. Teenagers will only experience these benefits,…

recover from your intense two hour muscle massacre allows the body to bigger, stronger muscle tissue. It occurs differently in different people, but results should be more prominent within at least 30 days. Having the heaviest maxes on lifts are fantastic, but it means nothing in the CrossFit circuit if it takes you 2 hours to achieve 2 different…

Many athletes struggle to make the decision on what to hydrate themselves with: sports drinks like Gatorade, or tried and true water. Some wonder if the added sugar in sports drinks is really worth it, while some argue that water does not provide enough hydration. Sports scientists have long studied this issue, beginning in 1965 when Gatorade was invented. Studies have come to show that it all comes down to the length and intensity of the user’s workout. Sports drinks are far more beneficial to…

These types include congenital, neuromuscular, degenerative, and idiopathic scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis is caused by a bone abnormality that is present at birth. Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by a result of abnormal muscles or nerves. Frequently found in people with various conditions of spina bifida and accompanied by paralysis. Degenerative scoliosis results from a traumatic bone collapse, major back surgery, or osteoporosis. Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common…

Scissor cutting involves open and close hand action using a pointer, index and thumb of one hand, whilst using the other to holding cutting material (Kearns, 2011). Scissor cutting help develops fine motor and hand and eye coordination and development of strength and joint stability in wrist, elbow and shoulder (Kearns, 2011). To manage to do up buttons the action requires the development of the pincher grasp, the control of thumb and pointer coming together (Kearns, 2010). Being able to let…

Suture-button fixation for tibiofibular syndesmosis injuries is a relatively new surgical technique thought to provide semirigid dynamic stabilization. However, adequate information is still not available and there are controversies as to whether it provides enough fixation for syndesmosis injuries. Optimally directed suture-button fixation brings physiologic dynamic stabilization of the ankle syndesmosis. Controlled laboratory study. Stabilization of the ankle syndesmosis fixed by a…

What are the differences between Trunks and Boxer Briefs? What are Boxer briefs? Boxer Briefs are comfortable and classy underwear style. Generally boxer briefs are made from fabrics like cotton, polyester, nylon. Even there are various health benefits associated with boxer briefs, as they are hygiene friendly. They are an excellent choice for everyday wear. Length of the boxer brief varies from mid thighs to knee length and also it goes perfect with loose fitting pants and jeans. It’s…

Glenohumeral joint dislocations are injuries involved with damaged ligaments, fractures and neurovascular damage (Cunningham, 2012). The anterior dislocation, also known as the “subcoracoid dislocation” is when the humeral head (shoulder head) lies anterior and medial to the glenoid cavity (the fossa the humeral head articulates with). With this movement of the bone it causes pain, instability and restricts the joint. Static and dynamic forces prevent this joint from relocating (Cunningham,…

trouble feeling horizontal in the arms, imagine a water balance placed between the left and right elbows. 4. Visualize the rectus series of muscles Think of both sides of the rectus abdominis having equal length, from the right pubic bones to the right ribs, from the left pubic bones to the left ribs. Imagine the median sagittal plane transversing this muscle. This image will help center the spine for better turns. 5. Feel the equal length and rhythm of both sides of the neck as you turn. 6.…

your leg. Piriformis syndrome happens when the small muscle that connects the base of your spine to your hip (piriformis muscle) presses on the nerve that runs down the back of your leg (sciatic nerve). The piriformis muscle helps your hip rotate and helps bring your leg back and out. It also helps shift your weight while you are walking to keep you stable. The sciatic nerve runs under or through the piriformis. Damage to the piriformis muscle can cause spasms that put pressure on the nerve…