HEALTH & FITNESS

Back pain affects 80% of all people during their lifetime. The pain may be anything from annoying to completely debilitating. Injuries, accidents, conditions and illnesses can all cause symptoms of back pain that may be persistent, mild or severe. Each cause has its own set of associated symptoms, along with the treatments that work best. A pain specialist is a type of doctor who diagnoses and treats all types of conditions and injuries of the spine. Anatomy of the Back The backbone is a column made up of 33 bones called vertebrae which are stacked one on top of the other and extend from the base of the skull to the pelvis. A disc with a sponge-like consistency sits between each vertebra to act as a shock absorber . The spinal cord runs along the length of the spine, surrounded by the vertebrae and cartilage that protect it. Depending on the area of the spine, there are different names for the vertebra. The seven vertebrae at the neck are cervical vertebra, with...

The consequences of neglecting your physical needs are likely well known to you. That's why you pay at least some attention to your eating and sleeping habits. But another kind of neglect is at least or even more important : - that of your emotional life . Ignoring, neglecting or abusing your emotional self can lead to all kinds of dire consequences. Here are five of the many such examples: increasing stress relationships going sour greater number and intensity of physical illnesses increasing failure to achieve goals rising feelings of frustration, bad moods, increased anxiety , anger and even depression . Emotional self-neglect is not merely a bad habit - its profound effects are borne out by scientific research that demonstrates that your emotional brain - your limbic system - operates like a central clearing house. Everything - your thoughts, beliefs, ideas, plans, fantasies etc. run through it where they are filtered and 'color' your percep...

Healthy living includes fitness exercise, and fitness nutrition-generally taking good care of health and wellness. Domestic responsibilities and sedentary desk jobs have made men exclude health fitness activities on a regular basis. Because of the absence of men's fitness exercise,

What is Ebola Virus Disease? Ebola Virus Disease is a highly infectious and deadly disease affecting humans and animals such as monkeys, gorillas, Chimpanzees, bats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, arthropods. The disease is caused by Ebola virus and it occurs in sporadic outbreak.