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Best Ways to Improve Shoulder Pain.

Best Ways to Improve Shoulder Pain In middle aged people, the majority of shoulder pains are caused by tendons in the shoulder known as the rotator cuff.  Regardless of how old you are, management of shoulder pain is the same.  You might think rest is the best way to manage this pain, the opposite is true.  Joints like the shoulder are meant to move,  if you don't move the shoulder it will become more painful when you do want to move it.  1) Take pain relief as required. 2) Perform gentle shoulder exercises.  3) Stop if the pain worsens or gets no better after a few days and seek medical advice.  4) If you are unsure whether you should be performing any shoulder exercise, consult your doctor or qualified medical practitioner.  The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has some useful exercise videos for shoulder pain.   Red flag:  Seek medical advice from your doctor if you notice any of the following symptoms: Swelling around the shoulder....

5 best things to reduce anxiety

Do you ever worry? Does anxiety seem to hold you back? Well this article is here to help.  Now sit back and we'll get started with 5 things you can do take control back.  Our brains are wired to keep us safe.  Sometimes these mechanisms designed to keep us from harm when we were living in caves, fighting off wild animals can worry us for little reason.   When we start to worry about something our brain goes into what we call fight or flight mode.  In other words it prepares us to fight off an attacker or flee.  Whether there is a physical threat or an imagined one, the brain cannot tell the difference.  The brain diverts blood flow from non-essential organs to ones that will help while we prepare to flee.  So you might experience difficulty in thinking clearly and feeling nauseas.  20 Second breath hold When this happens we cannot think straight.  At this point holding your breath for 20 seconds can help to clear your mind.  Tr...