Monday, December 6, 2010

Recovery from knee replacement

Knee replacement also known as knee arthroplasty is a surgical procedure to replace the surfaces of the knee joint to relieve the pain and disability of osteoarthritis. It may be performed for other knee diseases such as psoriatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. This surgery could be more complicated and carry higher risk if performed on patients with severe deformity. The causes for pain in the knee include meniscus tears, ligament tears, and cartilage defects.
Knee replacement surgery can be performed either partially or on a whole. It involves post operative pain and includes vigorous physical rehabilitation.
Patients are usually discharged 3 to 5 days after the surgery. It is important that discharged patients perform regular activities such as getting to the bathroom and preparing food. Most patients take their first steps after surgery with the help of a walker. Patients with strong upper body and good balance may choose to use crutches. Switching to a cane depends on two factors i.e. first, restrictions from your surgeon, second your ability to regain strength.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Ayurvedic Treatments and Remedies

Ayurvedic treatments differ from majority of normal medical treatments due to its unique approach towards healing. Rather than trying to cure only a disease, ayurveda wholly concentrates on an individual. Having a balanced state of agni (digestive fire), doshas, dhatus (tissues), normal functioning of mala (waste products), cheerful state of atman (soul), sensory organs and mind are the symptoms of healthy life.

Ayurvedic Treatments emphasizes on examining the doshas/prakriti or the natural states of individual before proceeding. It takes into consideration the mind, body and soul of an individual as the unit for diagnosis. Therefore, it recognizes all the negative emotions like fear, anger, insecurity, jealousy and greed as incorrect thinking on the part of an individual. These can directly create an imbalance in the doshas. Rajas, or excessive activity, sattva, or peaceful equilibrium and tamas, or inertia- the three gunas or tendencies of mind influence the imbalances in the three doshas.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

solution to stay fit

Today’s era is of supersonic age. The proximity and simplicity of life has vanished which has given rise to various ailments. The stress of our lives has made us look older our age. People look disheartened and lack the true spirits of life.

In order to rejuvenate back to the basics of life, we may adhere to the unmatched process of natural herbs and its various therapies like acupuncture, Alexander technique, chiropractic, hydrotherapy, kinesiology, Massage, osteopathy, polarity therapy, yoga exercises, reflexology, reiki, shiatsu.

However, in order to stay in the pink of health, just adhering to these natural therapies is not enough. Hence, a complete mix of all the things are required in order to let an individual stay fit in the longer version of life, respectively.

What kind of a person are you?

First try to read yourself and based on these findings just try to know hat kind of person are you. This is important to know as it gives an individual a chance to know as to what type of body he/she possess and what suits them better in term of various intakes.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Yoga Exercises



Yoga is a combination of exercises, postures, and meditation that have been practiced for many years. It is spiritual practice in Hinduism whereas in the western world it is in the form of physical exercise.

In the western world, people are more concerned about being fit and healthy. Hence, yoga has become a very popular form of physical exercise in the western countries.

Yoga exercises can be done by all the individuals from young to old. Yoga exercises can also be utilized for treating diseases. There are yoga exercises especially for the people with heart problems or with some other health condition. These exercises can be utilized as supplementary therapy for diseases such as cancer, asthma, and AIDS.

The exercise system which is a blend of yoga and pilates is known as yogilates. This system was created by Jonathan Urla, who is a certified pilates instructor and yoga practitioner. In this exercise system, practice of hatha yoga is integrated with Pilate’s methodology in order to design this complete exercise system.

While performing yoga exercises, you can experiment with the different yoga poses.  You can stop doing the poses, when you feel that you are not comfortable doing it.