Category: medicine

Hurt My Shoulder at Work

This might not fit in as a business  post but when you do a lot of typing and you’ve hurt your shoulder you hunt for all cures.

If you have sustained an injury, then you are likely going to need shoulder surgery. During the time between the injury and when your actual surgery takes place, you will need to be sure that you follow the advice of your shoulder surgeon. Depending on the amount of damage, the surgeon may also suggest holding off on surgery. If that is the case, these items can help to minimize the pain you are having.

The first thing that you will want to do is to avoid lifting anything heavy. Depending on the amount of damage you have sustained, you may even want to avoid items more than ten pounds. In addition to this, you are going to find that unless absolutely necessary; you will want to avoid lifting anything above shoulder level.

On the items that you lift before your surgery, you will want to be sure that you keep everything close to your body. Avoid lifting out and do what you can to keep the strain off of your arms as well. This can help you to avoid some pain. Read More

Avoiding ACL Surgery

Did you know that ACL Surgery is not always necessary if you know how to allow your body to heal itself? Did you also know that most ACL injuries are caused by muscle imbalances? That’s right, most injuries of this kind are actually caused by muscle imbalances, and because of that, it is possible to correct the balance and bring about healing and prevent future injuries. With ACL tears, patients usually have pain and swelling in the knee. The ACL is one the most commonly injured ligaments in the knee

Muscle imbalances occur when one muscle or group of muscles is stronger than the opposing muscle or group of muscles. This causes over-compensation of the muscles that can lead to injury and prevent proper healing from taking place. When one muscle or group of muscles weakens due to injury or other factors, that allows the stronger muscles to take over the work which further weakens the injured muscles. This causes pain that can sometimes become chronic. This is particularly worrisome for athletes who depend on their knees.

These injuries typically occur over a period of time and because of repetitive movements and those movements or exercises that are completed when poor posture is used. Athletes are most susceptible to such injuries since they tend to over strengthen certain muscles while the others may be ignored. However, even older individuals, or those who sit behind a desk all day can also induce such injuries due to slouching

Avoiding ACL surgery or any knee surgery can be as simple as working all the muscles of the legs instead of just a few. Getting the advice of an expert can help to formulate a plan for making sure you are able to avoid ACL surgery. Learning effective methods of avoiding injury is your best defense.