Surgery
Ear gauge piercing repair surgery quick, nearly painless
At age 15, Cody Selga joined the wave of teenagers inserting gauges or plugs into their ears to stretch their earlobes.
Feb 6, 2014
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News tagged with stretching
Neuroscience
Aerobic exercise promotes post-concussion healing, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—Further evidence that a program of controlled, progressive aerobic exercise may help restore normal cognitive function in patients who have sustained a concussion has been published by researchers at the ...
Mar 7, 2013
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Cardiology
Yoga helps the heart, researchers say
The same kind of exercise that can bring peace to your mind may bring peace to your heart as well.
Feb 8, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Botox beats steroids for painful foot condition, plantar fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is the most frequent cause of chronic heel pain, leaving many sufferers unable to put their best foot forward for months at a time. Now a Mexican study suggests that physicians should turn to Botox rather ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Movement breaks help learning, well-being
Jill Cressy was three hours into a six-hour class when she realized that her shoulders were tense, her back was aching and she was beginning to lose her focus. The issue wasn't the subject – Educational Finance and Economics. ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Medical research
Wnt5a protein critical to gut lining repair
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a protein essential to repairing the intestine's inner lining.
Sep 6, 2012
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Health
Athletes warming up wrong: study
(Medical Xpress) -- Static stretching warm ups are being overused by athletes even though they can be counter-productive, according to Victoria University research.
Dec 19, 2011
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Health
Study suggests key to avoiding ankle re-injury may be in the hips and knees
Nearly all active people suffer ankle sprains at some point in their lives, and a new University of Georgia study suggests that the different ways people move their hip and knee joints may influence the risk of re-injury.
Oct 17, 2011
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Health
Sleep disruption for breastfed babies is temporary
While breastfed babies initially awaken more during the night for feedings, their sleep patterns -- falling asleep, staying asleep and total sleep time -- stabilize in later infancy and become comparable to non-breastfed ...
Oct 17, 2011
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Health
Getting back in the game: 'Sleeper' shoulder stretch
Researchers at the University of Alberta have found that the "sleeper" shoulder stretch is actually just what varsity athletes need to improve shoulder rotation and get back in the game.
Oct 3, 2011
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