Dry Needling, what it is and what it does

Dry needling is a controversial treatment method and is also known as myofascial trigger point dry needling. It’s a technique in which needles are used to relieve pain and to achieve various other claimed health benefits. The needles used for dry needling can be either hollow core type or solid filiform too. What is dry … Read more

10 Weight loss myths exposed

Obesity and being overweight is a huge problem in this era of sedentary life style, specially in developed countries. Due to this reason, a lot of people are always trying to lose weigh. However, they fall trap to various weightloss myths and lies floating around regarding weight loss. In this article, we have compiled some … Read more

How much exercise should you get per week?

Regular exercise and physical activity is important for human body. It helps us to remain healthy and is useful for both physical and mental wellbeing. Exercise includes both aerobic exercises and the strength exercises. The minimum recommendations of exercises vary according to age groups, but all age groups should get exercise for sure. Why different … Read more

Benefits of stretching

We all are well aware of the benefit of regular exercise, however most of us don’t give the same importance to the stretching Stretching is in fact equally important for our body health and to have a productive life style. It’s not only useful for healthy individuals but also for the ones recovering from joint … Read more

Fever after swimming – Causes & Treatment

Many people complain of having fever after swimming, either themselves or when their kids go to the swimming pool. Well, there can be various reasons for the situation. Ideal thing is to visit a doctor personally and discuss your case with them to get the best diagnosis as per your specific case. However, we’ll discuss … Read more

Hypertensive patients and surgery

Hypertension is one of the most common reason due to which the surgeries are postponed in various patients. Hypertension is known to be a cardiovascular catastrophe risk factor. In a scientific case studies between normal and hypertensive patient undergoing elective surgery and dying of cardiovascular event during the first month, the ones with preoperative hypertension … Read more

Dementia Symptoms and Care

Dementia is a condition with symptoms related to decline in multiple cognitive abilities due to any underlying disease. It’s a term describing symptoms due to various diseases. Alzheimer’s is one of the commonest type of dementia with almost 60 to 80% of cases of dementia being Alzheimer’s disease. In dementia, the conscious level of the … Read more

Itchy legs when walking or running

Nothing can be more annoying than the itch while running or jogging, forcing even the motivated people to stop exercising. This doesn’t end here, the burning sensation followed by the rash and swelling adds to the discomfort and forces the person to stop doing the activity causing it. There are various reasons for the itchy … Read more

Cardiac Asthma – Symptoms and Treatment

Cardiac asthma is a medical condition in which the patient presents with the presentation of asthma, however the symptoms are not caused by pulmonary issue, rather it’s due to cardiac issue (congestive cardiac failure). One study found that almost one third of the elderly patients suffering with congestive heart failure presented with cardiac asthma. Cardiac … Read more