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Nutrition for The Growing Athlete: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

For millions of American children and teens playing sports, good nutrition is critical for maximum health, performance and normal growth. Yet, with all the information available out there, it’s becoming harder than ever for a young athlete to filter truth from myth, and detangle the good from the bad and the ugly, says Amanda Leonard, M.P.H., R.D., a pediatric sports nutritionist at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Read more

Food Pyramid

Six food types form the fundamentals for providing required amounts of carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, and minerals in a good healthy diet. The Food Pyramid is a guide for selecting the proportions of these six food types. Read more

Practice eye relaxation techniques.

Below are some eye relaxing techniques that you can practice easily at your desk.

Palming

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   Place your elbows on your desk and cup hands over eyes.
2. Let your weight fall forward and rest your head in hands.
3. Close your eyes and inhale deeply through your nose; hold it for three seconds, then exhale.
4. Continue this deep breathing for 15 to 30 seconds. Repeat this exercise several times a day. Read more

Eye Strain

You have experienced tearing, fatigue of the eye, or headache after a period of intensive prolonged work at a computer, you may be suffering from eyestrain. Read more

Muscles – Your Shock Absorbers

It is hard to imagine muscles acting as shock absorbers for your body but that’s one reason why you are more prone to injury when the muscles are tight or unhealthy. Read more

Patellar Tendinitis

Patellar tendinitis or ‘jumpers knee’ is a condition that results from an inflammation of the patellar tendon.

The patellar tendon is the structure that connects the patella (knee cap) to the tibia (shin bone). Taking a closer look at anatomy, the knee cap is a small floating bone (sesamoid) which attaches the quadriceps to the tibia through the patellar tendon. Hence the patellar tendon being a continuation of the bulky quadriceps muscle is pivotal in the way you move your leg. It helps the quadriceps muscle extend the lower leg so that you can kick a ball, jump in air or push the pedals on your bike. Read more

Office initiative reduces headaches and neck and shoulder pain by more than 40 percent

Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved, according to research published in the May issue of Cephalalgia.

They also reported that pain levels were less severe at the end of the study than at the start. Read more

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Prehab vs Rehab: It’s your choice

On an average in Australia, the incidence of sports related injuries in the past 6 months is more than 50% and 30-50% of the injuries are actually preventable. As the saying goes “Prevention is better than cure”. But how do we prevent these injuries?

Prehab! The term prehab simply means preventing injury. However, prehab doesn’t start when your sporting season begins but in a matter of fact, begins during the early pre-season. Read more

Sports Taping – Ankle

The ankle is prone to twisting from either landing awkwardly or too sudden a change in direction. Taping up the ankle using the figure-8 technique helps provide support but still ensure sufficient movement in the ankle. Calvin Sim, a senior physiotherapist from Back2Sports.com.sg shows us how in this sports taping series. Read more

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