Tag: musculoskeletal issues

Winter Joint Pain

Joint pain can occur anytime throughout the year, but in the cold and wet months of the winter you may find it harder to cope with.

Winter Joint Pain – Got Questions? Joint pain in the winter should be of no surprise really. Studies show that the cold out there is frightful  especially to joints causing aches and pains. The freezing temperatures in the winter causes our muscle tissues to expand and possibly put pressure on our joints causing irritation, stiffness …

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Practicing Safe Yoga — 5 Tips to Avoid Injuries

Can yoga wreck your body? A recent article in the New York Times 1 argues that it can, quoting the increase of yoga-related injuries in recent years as the number of yoga practitioners has soared. Indeed, the number of yoga injuries treated in emergency rooms or doctors’ offices rose to 5,500 in 2007, according to …

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