The Immune System Part IV
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Your immune system does a remarkable job of defending you against disease-causing microorganisms. Sometimes, however it can fail and a germ can invade successfully, making you sick.
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The Immune System Part III
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Many products on store shelves claim to boost or support immunity. Be skeptical of these products....
Read MoreThe Immune System Part II
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The idea of boosting your immunity is enticing, but the ability to do so has proven elusive for many people. The immune system is precisely that – a system, not a single entity. To function well, it requires balance and harmony. Researchers are exploring the effects of diet, exercise, age, psychological stress and other factors on the immune response. A healthy immune system can defeat invading pathogens.
Read MoreThe Immune System
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The role of the Immune System – a collection of structures and processes within the body – is to protect against disease or other potentially damaging foreign bodies. When functioning properly, the Immune System identifies a variety of threats, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. A healthy immune system has the capability of distinguishing these threats from the body’s own health tissue.
Read MoreFatigue After the Holidays
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How many of you are feeling worn down or tired after the festivities of the Holiday Season? Did you know that fatigue is a major warning sign? Your body is trying to tell you something is either physically or emotionally (or both) not right in your body.
Read MoreGastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is caused by frequent acid reflux – the backup of stomach acid into the esophagus.
Read MoreWhat is Heartburn?
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Heartburn occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus (the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach). Normally when you swallow, your lower esophageal sphincter (a band of muscle around the bottom of your esophagus), relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into your stomach. The muscle then tightens again.
Read MoreRestless Leg Syndrome
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Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a neurological disorder characterized by throbbing, pulling, creeping or other unpleasant sensations in the legs, and an uncontrollable, sometimes overwhelming, urge to move them.
Read MoreSleep Apnea
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Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep. Each pause can last for a few seconds to several minutes and they happen many times in the night.
Read MoreAll About Jumper's Knee
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The patellar tendon, also known as the patellar ligament joins the kneecap (patella) to the shin bone (tibia). The large quadricep muscles at the front of the thigh pull on the kneecap producing huge forces through the patellar tendon, especially when jumping.
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Knee Pain
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Each of your knees has 11 bursae (closed fluid filled sacs that functions as a gliding surface). Knee bursitis is inflammation of these bursae, most commonly located over the kneecap or on the inner side of your knee below the joint.
Read MoreLet's Talk About Hip Pain
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A bursa is a closed fluid filled sac that functions as a gliding surface (cushion) for the bones, tendons and muscles near the joints. If you can imagine a rope sliding back and forth over a sharp surface, over time it frays and wears out. The same scenario would happen in your body without bursa to reduce that friction.
Read MoreA Look at Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Bound by bones and ligaments, the carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway located on the palm side of your wrist. This tunnel protects a main nerve to your hand and the nine tendons that bend your fingers.
Read MoreUnderstanding Tendinitis
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A tendon is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscles to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments, both are made of collagen. Ligaments join one bone to another, while tendons connect muscles to the bone.
Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon – any one of the thick fibrous cords that attach muscles to bone.
Read MoreRotator Cuff Injury
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The shoulder is a complex joint involving three different bones and twenty different muscles allowing for a wide range of motion. The main joint of the shoulder is connected by a group of four muscles and their tendon attachments, called the rotator cuff.
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