Anxiety Attacks: Symptoms and Calming Techniques
According to the Detroit Medical Center, an anxiety attack is a stretch of time during which you experience “intense” anxiety symptoms, especially fear. It can last anywhere from minutes to weeks.
Blog
Seated back pain stretches for seniors
A variety of factors including injury, inflammation, and activity can cause back pain in seniors. Seated stretching is one strategy that may help seniors prevent or manage their back pain.
Intra-op liposomal bupivacaine found to be beneficial after spinal fusion in scoliosis
For adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF), intraoperative liposomal bupivacaine (LB) infiltration is associated with lower total opioid consumption and shorter length of stay (LOS), according to a study published online May 1 in Spine.
Ultra-processed foods may increase depression risk, long-term study shows
Ultra-processed food is food that has been industrially produced, containing ingredients that you would not find in your home kitchen. It is designed to be “highly profitable (low-cost ingredients, long shelf-life, emphatic branding), convenient (ready-to-consume), and hyper-palatable.” Now, a large Australian study has found that high consumption of ultra-processed foods is linked to depressive symptoms.
Your thoughts can harm your neck and back during lifting tasks
The mental distress of cognitive dissonance—encountering information that conflicts with how we act or what we believe—can lead to added pressure on the neck and low back during lifting and lowering tasks, new research suggests.
