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Exercise Stops Mental Decline In Older People

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A pair of new studies  published in Archives of Internal Medicine have indicated that mental decline in people over 55 years of age can be decreased by keeping up an exercise programme. The risk of developing impairment of mental faculties was less in those who participated in moderate or high ... More

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Tai Chi Delivers Arthritis Pain Relief?

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Tai Chi practice may be helpful for people with arthritis, as London Physiotherapists will be aware. The study was published in Arthritis Care & Research ... More

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Too Much Exercise Could Give Middle Aged People Arthritis

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A recently published study from the US has shown increased likelihood of suffering arthritic changes to the knees in middle aged people who exercised most. Jarring exercises such as jumping and running were more risky than cycling or swimming. Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint ... More

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Chronic Pain Can Increase Falls Risk in Older People

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The November 25th edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association has reported on a study of the effects of multiple pain areas in older people. It transpires that having multiple areas of chronic pain increases the risk, or is associated with an increased risk, of falling. Falls are a ... More

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Insomnia, Sleep and Sleeping

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Recently I attended a lecture by Dr Neil Stanley, a UK sleep researcher. He's an entertaining speaker with a lot of interesting things to say about sleep. Sleep is all about our brains, and our brains need the amount of sleep they need, from three to eleven hours being the normal range. if we ... More

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Squatting and Cycling Increases Knee Arthritis Risk

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Spending time in a squatting position and cycling may be linked with developing osteoarthritis in the knee, reports a study recently published in Arthritis and Rheumatism. Osteoarthritis is the most common degenerative joint condition in the world and increases in incidence as a person gets older, ... More

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Copper Bracelet, Magnetic Bracelets, No Help For Arthritis Pain Of Osteoarthritis

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Copper bracelets and magnetic bracelets are very popular treatments for pain relief of arthritis and osteoarthritis, with a large market spending lots of money every year. Now for the first time, ... More

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More MRI Scans Mean More Lower Back Pain Surgery

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Researchers in Stanford University have shown that the incidence of surgery for lower back pain is closely related to the number of MRI scans performed, even though that the evidence for the helpful nature of back surgery is scanty. MRI scanners have become much more prevalent over the last decade ... More

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Better Athletic Training With Physiotherapy Supervision

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A recent thesis from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden has shown a 50% increase ... More

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The Top 14 Mistakes For Getting Lower Back Pain

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We all know that lower back pain is a huge problem and that most of us suffer from it at some time in our lives. However, for some people low back pain can be disabling and interfere with life, jobs and personal relationships. In "The Truth About Back Pain",  a book by Todd Sinnett who is a chiropractor, ... More