How Can You Relieve Your Neck Pain?

How Can You Relieve Your Neck Pain?
There are  quite a few physical pains and challenges that come with being a mum starting from your pregnancy to the early years of motherhood. Mums with younger kids tend to have their hands full when they are at home, along with long working hours, meetings, work related travel etc. All of these can lead to neck pains or aggravate existing neck pains. Sometimes mums tend to learn to live with the pain but these neck pains can be managed better with some simple and easy solutions. 
We will discuss the common reasons for neck pain followed by these simple solutions to manage them better ....
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Why do my pain levels and my scan results not coincide?

Why do my pain levels and my scan results not coincide?
Have you ever been to the doctor for back or joint pain and he has advised that go for a scans, i.e. MRI or CT scan or X rays back? The scan results come back and they do not coincide with your pain levels. Maybe you have excruciating pain but all your scans show are some minor degenerative changes. Or there are extensive changes in your scans but you don’t have any major pain symptoms. 
It can also happen that you have had some recent changes in pain levels but your scans don’t reflect this or you have major changes in your scans but you don’t have any additional pain or symptoms. 
These discrepancies between your pain levels and scan results are normal .......
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Important points when considering hydration for outdoorsy people

Important points when considering hydration for outdoorsy people
A commonly asked question is how to tell if people are drinking enough water during outdoor activities. 
Read further for two easy checks that you can do to make sure that you are well hydrated during outdoor activities and the three important features to look out for when choosing a hydration pack ....
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Lesser known signs of poor hydration and the dangers of dehydration

Lesser known signs of poor hydration and the dangers of dehydration
We are all aware of how important water is for our daily survival. 70% of our body is made up of water. It carries out important functions in the body, such as carrying nutrients to all the cells of the body, aids in digestion, helps our brain to function optimally and much more. 

When we don’t have enough water content in our body, dehydration sets in. To learn about the lesser known causes of dehydration and  dangers of dehydration, read the blog ....
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Five most common reasons for hamstring tightness and why it matters?

Five most common reasons for hamstring tightness and why it matters?
Hamstrings tightness is a common occurrence in the modern society with our sedentary lifestyles and long sitting hours. Most people associate hamstrings tightness with only the back of the thighs. However, tightness of the hamstrings can be a cause of your lower back or pelvic pain. The reason is that the hamstrings are attached to the ischial tuberosity, which are a bony area on the lower end of the pelvis. Interestingly, these are the bones that we sit on, thus they are also referred to as ‘sit bones’. Lets look at the five most common reasons for hamstring tightness ....
 
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