The scientific proof of the benefits of massage is far-reaching. Benefits ranging from treating the stress and anxiety some feel in everyday life, to the more complex, such as treating disease and alleviating the pain of acute and chronic injury. Massage can be used as preventative medicine, and not just luxurious pampering. Massage not only feels good, but it can greatly alleviate if not totally cure what ails you. Unfortunately massage is still thought of by many as an alternative type of medical treatment, and some still believe that it is a non-necessity, and pampering activity rather than one that provides magnificent benefits for the body.
The principle Primum Non Nocere teaches the use of the least invasive methods necessary to allow the body to heal itself. A detailed look into a patient’s history and habits can help identify what level of intervention is required based on how severe their symptoms are. Another distinguishing factor of naturopathy from conventional medicine is the principle Tolle Totem. In order to find out the underlying cause of what might be making a patient sick enough time needs to be spent asking the right questions and investigating deeper than their symptoms. Good health is more
Good personal hygiene routines for the elderly can also be useful in diagnosing abnormalities in physical health. If we are washing someone, we should look out for any lumps, bumps and bruises as well as any bodily changes that may indicate a health problem. If we are keeping a written care plan, it is worth making a note of any changes as these can help future diagnoses by medical practitioners. Personal hygiene prevents infection, and it helps to promote independence and routine into the service user’s life. 2.
Aside from the negative influence, the negative health effects that come along with steroids can be dreadful. While steroids may increase muscle and athletic performance, they also increase chance of heart disease, stroke, and other heart related problems. Being able to hit a home run or throw the ball a few extra yards is not worth damaging the most vital organ in the human body. Finally, the most important point of all is that by taking steroids, one is cheating God by enhancing the body that He has already made perfectly. The situation would be different if one could not gain muscle without the use of steroids, but that is not the case.
So many people are sickened with disease, yet most only know to take a medication to fix the problem when something as simple as exercise might be a very important component in trying to fix whatever ails them. The research question is “How does exercise benefit health and help manage disease and how much and what kind is needed to maintain health?” Exercise can benefit
Acupressure and acupuncture are widely supported by eastern medicine and skepticized by western medicine. Given the relative low cost and risk of the procedures, they may be worth a try. Chiropractic care can be beneficial when treating some spinal diseases, but the area affected by spinal stenosis cannot be adjusted. When asked about hypnotism Dr. Rappport only said, “There is no evidence to support hypnotism having been used to effectively treat back pain”. The smirk on his face suggested he was not a believer.
These addictions seem familiar because in many circumstances they don’t go without being detected. What isn’t understood is that addiction goes beyond these popular activities. In fact, “…some behaviors are so common that an addiction can easily go by unnoticed.” These less recognized addictions could include shopping, working, caffeine, television, exercise, negativity, and love (Uttley, 2011). Although there are many addictions that are not perceived, it does not necessarily mean they are rare. Meaning, many people have these dependences but they don’t classify them as addictions.
Rimmer, Rubin, Braddock, (2000), stated that exercise not only will enhance quality of life among this population, but it also will decline the health care expenditure. DiPiro (2015), concluded that SCI patients that engage in physical activity and exercise will get their benefits included enhance physical function, improve self esteem, prolonged life expectancy and improve quality of life. Improvement in functional capacity, mineral bone density, endurance and muscle strength, pain and reduce stress (Scelza, Kalpakjian, Zemper, & Tate, 2005). This opinion is consistent with Roberton, Bucks, Skinner, Allison, & Dunlop (2011) claims that physical activity contributes to improve in physical capacity among this population. Regular physical activity following SCI will decline the risk of cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes, increase muscle strength in preserve muscle, improves cardiovascular endurance as well as pulmonary function, (Roberton, Bucks, Skinner, Allison, & Dunlop, 2011).
Even though the machine exercises are thought to be safer to use to some extent, they are restricted in most movements, which could later lead to injury, because they are not natural moves of the body. The traditional exercise machines isolate the muscle groups that they are being worked rather than working many at one time, such as functional. The traditional exercises would include the weight stack machines, the squats, bench press, etc. Some of the functional exercises include various different movements such as medicine ball overhead squats, band internal/external rotations, to balancing on the BOSU ball. All of the exercises are specific to ones doing, “athletes should train for the sport they play and focus on the best training activities that mimic their respective sports' movements.” Also the functional training is more recommended for patients rehabilitating after stroke.
The Physiology of Physical Activity – Why Exercise is Important Joseph Owen Whiters Kinesiology 1 – Instructor Suzanne Witmer Long Beach City College We all know that we should exercise, we all know that being active is good for us, but few of us realize that being physically active is the single most important thing that we can do to improve and maintain our health. In reading the article Why Exercise Works Magic, I found out that regular movement not only lowers the risk of developing or dying from heart disease, stroke and diabetes but that it also prevents certain cancers, improves mood, builds bones, strengthens muscles, expands lung capacity, reduces the risks of falls and fractures and helps to keep excess weight in check. The benefits of exercise really start to accumulate once physical activity becomes a routine habit. The body starts to adapt to the increasing demands being placed on it which leads to increased stamina as we become more fit. For example, the lungs process more oxygen as each breath becomes deeper and the heart pumps more blood with each beat.