Calf pain can manifest in various forms—it might be a sharp, stabbing pain during your run, a dull ache afterward, or a persistent soreness. The pain might localize in different areas of the calf, such as near the knee, above the ankle, or on the inner or outer calf, each potentially...
You don’t want to go searching for supplies when there’s a minor accident to tend to. Your kit should be easy to find. But it should be kept in a high, childproof cabinet, far away from kids’ prying fingers. Keep one full-sized kit in a central spot at home, such as your ki...
Your pants may feel tight even if you're not that far along. Blame it on hormonal changes. Early in pregnancy, rising progesterone can cause your digestive system to slow and your smooth muscle tissue to relax. This can causebloating. It's similar to what happens to many women right befor...
To your body, stitches are a foreign substance, and the body is programmed to destroy foreign substances. Absorbable stitches feature natural materials, such as processed collagen (animal intestines), silk and hair, as well as some synthetic polymer materials that the body can break down. Thi...
tissue below the outer skin layers usually take longer to heal than a skinned knee from a fall on the sidewalk. When the edges of the wound touch each other, skin cells can migrate and close over the wound in a day or two. When the sides of the wound aren’t touching, it takes ...
Severe injury or disease can sometimes damage portions of the body beyond their capacity to regenerate or heal. When body tissue dies, infection can set in, causing dangerous conditions such asgangrene. The infection sites provide a stronghold to dangerous bacteria, which can spread to other parts...
Know When to Pause Binge-watching can be captivating, but it’s essential to recognize when your body needs a break. Ignoring those cues can lead to discomfort or painful consequences. Every hour spent glued to the screen deserves a pause. Use this time to stretch, refresh your mind, and ...
Your Doctor of Chiropractic will identify the misaligned region and deliver a quick and gentle, yet highly targeted adjustment, enabling your joint to move through its full range. Adjustments can also break down scar tissue in joint capsules and surrounding soft tissue, allowing even more fluid mot...
night splints help ensure healthy alignment within the foot and toes, they can temporarily improve the tingling or numbness from nerve pressure and improper alignment. Overnight bunion splints help stretch tendons and ligaments, promote proper alignment and improve or break apart areas of scar tissue...
When you have a muscle that has been injured however, the initial repair process creates a “patch” of random scar tissue fibers. Like a weak link in a chain, the random alignment of these new fibers becomes a “weak link” in your muscle, leaving it highly susceptible to re-injury ...