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Just How Helpful Is Sports Massage for Athletes?
It’s not a miracle cure, but it can help you recover faster, research suggests.
Start The Year Off Right With A New Year Massage
Start The Year Off Right With A New Year Massage! The body can produce an unhealthy buildup of hormones when we're stuck in traffic or meeting a work deadline. Pent-up levels of the "stress hormone" cortisol can lead to sleeplessness, headaches and even digestive problems. Enter massage therapy. Massage has been shown
Working Overtime Increases Risk of Depression: Massage Can Help
Massage therapy has been shown to reduce depression, improve immune function, boost mood and increase relaxation, and is sometimes part of employee-wellness programs. In new, unrelated research, working too much has been correlated with a two-fold increase in the likelihood of depression. The odds of a major depressive episode are more than double for those …
This Is What Happens When You Massage This Point On The Ear
On a recent television show about healthy living on Russian national television, a doctor of medical science and psychiatry, Mark Sandomirsky, advised his patients to relive stress using this easy technique. The source of stress often varies and people almost always experience it in different ways. Once the stress sets in, most people however, are left feeling uncomfortable and anxious, followed by a sensation of heaviness…
How to Save Athletes from Dying of Broken Hearts
Advanced screening can reduce the likelihood of sudden cardiac arrest, the most common cause of death among athletes. So why is it so controversial?
Steroids: Wonder Drug? How the Pursuit of Clean Sports Cost People Better Health
Many diseases supposedly linked to steroid use in adults simply do not occur, says Steven Kotler. Steroids are, however, great at combating HIV/AIDS and as an anti-aging too.
Data, not dates: What doctors need to know before sports...
All three doctors know enough to believe that sports won't be back as we knew them for a long time.
Helpful Tips about Prostate Cancer Screening
Know who and when to get checked for prostate cancer.
Alexander Technique: what it is and how it can help athletes
Elizabeth Dodgson explains how the Alexander Technique can help triathletes get faster, perform more efficiently and reduce the likelihood of injury
Female Athlete Triad: What parents and young women need to know
If you are a very active or athletic young woman, with less energy, irregular menstrual cycles or bone injuries, you may want to talk to your doctor about fe...
5 Extremely Helpful Tips to Avoid UTIs After Sex
Does ancient art of cupping benefit athletes?
Health Tips brought to you by U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group. Our experienced medical experts provide information here that we hope will broaden your health care knowledge. Today we talk to Dr. A.K. Misra, medical director for U.S. HealthWorks in South San Francisco, about the ancient art of cupping. Dr. Misra is double board certified in Sports Medicine and Internal Medicine. I hear cupping is really great for your health; what is it exactly and can you expand on the topic? Cupping is a…
Wellness Exams vs. Sports Physicals
Wellness exams are sports physicals are very different. Learn why pediatric providers tell their patients not to skip their yearly check-up.
Too Hot to Trot: What You Need To Know About Heat Illness
Heat stroke is the third leading cause of death in athletes. Nathan Endres, MD, explains what it is -- and how to prevent it.
The psychology of cheating in sport and why athletes often risk it all
Disgraced chess grandmaster Igors Rausis, who was banned from tournaments for six years after he was caught cheating by using a phone while sitting on a toilet, has been spotted competing under a new name
Massaging Your Mind: How Touch Therapy Can Treat Mental Illness
Local specialist sees promising results in the reduction of anxiety, depression, and more.
Clinical stroke director provides helpful tips on how to spot a stroke
Timing is crucial, especially in a medical emergency, and with a stroke, every second counts.
Athletes and DVT: What You Need to Know
Traveling to a race? Keep the blood flowing when it matters most with these 6 tips.
The Downside of Low Heart Rate: Athletes Who Get Blood Clots
DVT in endurance athletes sounds unlikely, but certain lifestyle factors may put them at risk for the dangerous blood clot disorder.
Can aggressive screening prevent sudden death in young athletes?
Everything You Need to Know about Sports Physicals
Dust off your folding chairs, clean out your water bottles, and brush up on these frequently asked questions about sports physicals from MedExpress.
