Here are six muscle recovery methods you can use to speed up the healing process. Use them sequentially or interchangeably until the pain is gone and you can fully function again. Expulsion of neutrophils to enhance regeneration To answer this question, the scientists conducted a detailed biological evaluation, looking at a wide range of inflammation-related … Read more
An intercostal muscle strain can be defined as pain or injury felt in the chest area. Unlike attempts to sleep with piriformis syndrome, where the source of pain is in the hips, the tension of the intercostal muscles is felt mainly in the chest area. It is caused by injury to the rib muscles and … Read more
Opioids are classified as a type of depressant that can affect the brain’s ability to feel pain. There are many different opiates, but a 10-panel drug test will only detect the three most common: heroin, morphine, and codeine. Although your employees can receive morphine for pain control, positive tests for these basic opioids should be … Read more
The easiest thing about masturbation is that it feels good. Even before puberty, boys sometimes discover that touching their genitals feels good. People typically masturbate to reach orgasm, which releases the hormone dopamine into our bodies, often referred to as the “feel good” hormone. Therefore, orgasm usually accompanies a feeling of happiness and this can … Read more
The first thing you can do to keep a muscle in shape is to increase the number of repetitions you do for a given exercise. This will increase the amount of lactic acid delivered to your muscles and, when combined with the following methods, can allow your muscles to get a prolonged post-workout pump. You … Read more
“I’m inclined to say no,” says Frank Claps, owner of Fitness for Any Body, a personal training service in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. “Your muscles and the energy systems that feed them need time to recover.” In other words, even if certain body parts have rest days, the general nervous system, which drives … Read more
Muscles can be pulled at any time. A pulled muscle can be caused by a fall, fatigue, or injury. Depending on the severity, a pulled muscle can cause significant pain and discomfort. There are many ways to treat a pulled muscle. The simplest and most popular is the use of pain relievers to relieve pain. … Read more
It may take 4-6 weeks before you see an increase in strength, an improvement in performance, or an increase in muscle size. This is because your muscles have to go through a process of breaking down and rebuilding in order to grow. (This process is called muscle hypertrophy.) But the changes may be so small … Read more
Muscle relaxants are a group of drugs known to relieve muscle pain or spasms. They are generally recommended to aid functionality related to conditions such as headaches and back pain. Cyclobenzaprine, most commonly sold under the brand name Flexeril, is also related to a class of drugs called muscle relaxants. If you are taking medication, … Read more
Quite a while ago, Conrad and Benecke found that 81% of patients with lumbar disc herniation and L5 nerve irritation had reduced gluteus medius innervation. The gluteus medius muscle is primarily responsible for hip abduction (raising the leg away from the body while lying on the side). Note that this L5 nerve root also provides … Read more
You probably know that the Internet is not the best place to do research on your health. But few people can resist the urge to Google symptoms when they’re not sure what’s going on and are trying to decide whether to see a doctor. So how bad is the information you find? K does it … Read more
Low testosterone, or low T as it is commonly known, is quite common in men, especially as they age. Two in 10 men in their 60s and three in 10 men in their 70s and 80s have low T, according to the American Urological Association. But low T also affects men in their 30s and … Read more
You probably know that the Internet is not the best place to do research on your health. But few people can resist the urge to Google symptoms when they’re not sure what’s going on and are trying to decide whether to see a doctor. So how bad is the information you find? K does it … Read more
Flexeril is a prescription medication used to treat the symptoms of muscle spasms. Flexeril can be used alone or with other medications. Flexeril is in a class of medications called skeletal muscle relaxants. It is not known if Flexeril is safe and effective in children under 15 years of age. Elite Home Detox can help … Read more
You probably know that the Internet is not the best place to do research on your health. But few people can resist the urge to Google symptoms when they’re not sure what’s going on and are trying to decide whether to see a doctor. So how bad is the information you find? K does it … Read more
It’s not just applying side pressure on someone else’s arm and trying to push it down. Good arm wrestling technique involves a strong pulling motion, which isolates your opponent’s arm and puts it in a position where you can easily pin it. Essentially, it’s all about doing a powerful pulling move and using your back … Read more
When you have a headache, or feel pain in your neck or lower back, what is the first thing you think about doing? Did you take the bottle of Advil? Call your doctor and ask for a refill on your muscle relaxants or pain relievers? Decide it’s time to call the chiropractor? These are all … Read more
If you smoke weed and exercise, the effects will probably not be positive: Your lungs will never thank you for smoking. If you smoked real cigarettes, they would contain tar that would coat your lungs and prevent the air cells inside from doing their job. But smoking any type of substance will damage your lung … Read more
Hydration is as important as any other issue in bodybuilding because it affects everything else. Your health, performance, body composition, sleep, recovery, mental focus, and even joint health are affected by your hydration status. I’m not talking about being hydrated for your workout. In general, from the time you wake up to the time you … Read more
Fast forward one year. I hadn’t really done the barbell workouts and was sticking to my pull-ups. Too many athletes around me made the move simple, and I just didn’t want to look like a fool again. My internal thought process was “No need to be ashamed, right? I won’t even bother…” How many pull-ups … Read more