Category: Posture
The hunching back and the hopelessness of life
July 28th, 2010, Comments Off
A professor that I once took a course in during university had a hunched back and drooping head. When he conducted his lectures, he never looked at us- he always looked down and had conversations with the slides that were displayed on the projector. Even when he walked, his head drooped downwards and his gaze [...]
Lower back problems and lack of support in life
July 19th, 2010, Comments Off
The lower back acts as a support that holds our body together. Inactive lifestyle, being overweight, past injuries and sitting positions have been identified as the main causes of lower back problem. The recommended prescription: Exercise, more stretching, develop a strong core, sleeping on a better bed, and note ergonomic aspects when you are working.
What [...]
Why Do I Get Knee Pain after Exercise?
July 9th, 2010, Comments Off
If you find yourself suffering from knee pain after exercise, it could be due to something obvious like below or it could mean something more.
1. Insufficient warm up or cool down during exercise
Before you begin your cardio like running or aerobic exercise, you need to warm up by doing very light aerobic exercises to warm up [...]
Knock knees, bow legs and back pain due to structural and muscle imbalance
June 23rd, 2010, Comments Off
As mentioned in my previous article, massage by traditional Thai healers (not your usual over-the-counter masseur) is effective to overcome structural imbalances that bring about conditions like knock knees, bow legs, knee pain and back pain. Such massage sessions are usually very painful as the healer worked to clear blocked channels.
Still, professional therapists who have [...]
Curing Knock Knees through Clearing Meridian Blockages
June 21st, 2010, 1 Comment
Since there is no conventional cures offered todate for knock knees, I would like to state my recent experience and what traditional Thai healing via massage could offer. This is not the usual kind of massage that you get from a spa or a masseur.
Recently during a trip to Thailand, I had the chance to [...]
Possible mental factors behind that creaking knee
May 14th, 2010, Comments Off
Most of the time, knee that creaks like old teakwood stairs when do a little front kick motion. It’s scary but often, there is no pain accompanying the creaking knees, at least during the initial stage.
According to Chinese healing system, the creaking knees occur when there is a blockage at one of the meridian points- [...]
How to Clean Constantly Dirty Feet and Cracked Heels
April 29th, 2010, Comments Off
Everyone knows if you step onto mud or other dirty places, you will come back with both dirty black feet. That is common sense.
But what I am referring to is folks who have feet that seemed to act like dirt vacuums. That is, your feet tends to trap dirt easily and it’s difficult to get [...]
Always activate your core when doing body weight exercises to avoid/minimize injuries
January 11th, 2010, Comments Off
When doing body weight exercises, how do you perform them? Do you utilize the muscles on your glutes, legs and arms (biceps, triceps) or do you engage your core muscles?
It is important that you train and develop your core before doing intensive body work exercise like leg pulls and chin ups. If you have weak [...]
