As mums, sometimes we need to stand for long hours either at home with our kids or at a standing desk at work or work events. This can lead to pain in the legs or even in the spine, as the pain tends to go up from the feet to the knee to the pelvis and lower back. You may be standing for hours everyday or maybe it's a one off event or gathering where you have to stand for hours. Either ways its not pleasant to suffer from leg and back pain at the end of the day. Lets discuss some simple tips to manage your leg & back pain when standing all day in this blog ....
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As mums we stand for long hours. Additionally if you have a job that involves hours at a standing desk or otherwise, there are chances that this could be contributing towards your flat feet. Having flat feet, also known as a pronated foot, is a condition where one or both feet have little to no arch. When you stand you should be able to see these arches in your feet and their absence can lead to pain in the foot or changes in your walking pattern ..... Lets discuss more about flat or pronated feet in this blog ....
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As mums, many of us suffer from Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) with the prolonged typing and use of our hands, whether at home or at work. Tennis elbow can cause excruciating pain in the outer elbow due to the inflammation in this area. There are many treatments for this condition but a popular one is the Shock Wave Therapy (SWT). But does it really help with Tennis Elbow? Lets discuss more in this blog about what is Shockwave Therapy and how it works and helps in the treatment of Tennis Elbow ....
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If you have a poor posture this could be contributing to your weak bladder control or urinary incontinence. In this blog we will discuss how a poor posture affects bladder control and two ways to manage this.
As working mums you might have long hours at work, frequent travelling, static sitting in long meetings. All of these along with lack of exercise due to a busy lifestyle can contribute towards a poor posture, which can in turn lead to back and spinal pain. In addition to this, the body undergoes a lot of physical stresses from pregnancy to childbirth to taking care of the kids ....
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Inflammation in the body can contribute to many diseases in our body from cancer to respiratory diseases to spine (back & neck) and joint pain.
In this blog we will discuss what is inflammation and some tips to reduce it naturally.
Inflammation has five typical signs: pain, swelling, redness, increased temperature and loss of function. When an area is inflamed, you may see ....
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