What is STRENGTH..? Physical strength is the potentiality of a human to exert force on physical object. It is also said as the ability of a person to lift up of maximum weight once { 1 Repetition maximum (RM)}. A strong man with maximum physical strength have large and dense muscle fibers. There is always …
Heimlich Maneuver is a step by step technique or a protocol which is followed during choking. What is Choking?.. Choking is the blocking of the air flow in the throat or wind pipe by any foreign object when lodged in it. In adults the culprit is often a piece of food and small objects are …
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The Concave-Convex Rule is given by Freddy M. Kaltenborn. It describe which movement is happening within joint with concave and convex surfaces. Most literature mention that the rule can be used to determine in which direction limited joint should be mobilized but this idea has some flaws described by different authors. The rule should rather …
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The Muscle’s 24 hours growth cycle, the period of muscle’s activity involvement in energy production, recovery and growth needs appropriate amounts and types of nutrients at appropriate times to facilitate the metabolic machinery of muscle to function at its best. According to the metabolic demand at any given time, the muscle machinery can be directed …
Sometimes, many people get confuse to decide what should they do during injury or pain in body; Heat or Cold (Hot pack or Cold pack) and am sure many of you might be having similar confusion regarding heat or cold. Here, I am going to tell which one is better for any injury or pain …
Gradually increase in stress on your body over time is called Progressive Overload. As we Know Progress needs Progress, Similarly increase the weight, frequency, or number of repetitions in your training will result in an increase in muscle size, endurance and power of the body. Even if progressive overload is usually used in strength training, …
Inflammation:- Inflammation is the body defense reaction and it is defined as the local response of living mammalian tissue to injury. It is a natural process and it happens as our body responds to pain and injury. Basically, it is our body’s way of healing itself. Suppose, you are having an injury to your ankle …
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Spondylosis, Spondylitis, Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis are the four conditions that affect the spine. These are maybe confusing but you all need to know the difference between them. Spondylolysis:- Spondylolysis is a term used to describe the anatomic defect or break of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch. A Spondylolysis is a low back stress …
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Do you know the difference between a Sprain and a Strain? Unfortunately in the medical world we tend to use these words interchangeably but they are not interchangeable. It can sound really scary if you go to the doctor and you say I have injured my knee and they tell you you have a grade …
Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) both are inflammations of joints. OA is a condition that tends to occur as we get older and doesn’t affect the joints Symmetrically (same joint on each side of the body). OA typically affects the bigger joints of the human body such as the Knee and Hip. On the …
