Exercises for Fractured Ribs
A fractured or cracked rib is caused due to trauma sustained by the bones in accordance with the intensity with which the blow has been inflicted. It is ‘courtesy’ this trauma or injury that the rib cage is damaged, resulting in cracked ribs. These cracks may be categorized as deep or hair line in nature. Due to accidents or untoward incidents like being boxed on the chest may cause the ribs to either break or endure a crack. It may be safely concluded that ribs enduring cracks may not be as painful as ribs that have undergone a breakage. Predominantly, the ribs may sustain a crack, however, in a few unfortunate cases, where the severity of the trauma is incomprehensible, the ribs may break down completely. Where broken ribs may require treatment, the scenario may be interpreted differently where cracked ribs are concerned. Optimal pain management is what is required to reduce the intensity of pain. Where cracked ribs can heal on their own within a matter of a few months, a regimen of exercising should be set in order to reduce the pain and discomfort caused by the condition.
Exercises for Cracked Ribs
When you endure fractured ribs, rest is an imperative treatment method. So a cracked rib care regimen involves you packing on ample of rest. When movement is a possibility, you may consider doing exercises specific to the damaged area.
Stretch your Chest Muscles
This is an elementary exercise that can aid in loosening the chest muscles and increasing mobility. All you have to do to do this exercise is to stand erect and raise your arms straight up in the air. Now gradually fold them, so that the palm of your left hand reaches the elbow of the right hand and vice versa. Stretch and hold the position for a few seconds, however, do not exert extra pressure. If you experience pain, stop the session and breathe normally. You may repeat the exercise 4 to 5 times and increase the repetitions when you feel you are ready to handle them.
Breathe Right
Due to pain being a major issue, one may shift from normal breathing to shallow breathing. Shallow breathing is not the way to reduce pain. On the contrary, by following this practice to reduce pain for the moment, the air passageways may get blocked due to accumulation of fluid in the lungs that may further cause pneumonia. For the reduction of pain, you may consider taking pain killers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol on consulting a doctor. Read the rest of this entry »
The Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic radiation (E-M or EMR) flows through and round us all the time. EMR includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays.
In other words, it is a form of energy, usually traveling in waves.
Although we are all affected to a greater or lesser degree by this range of energy, it is really only one or two aspects of it which are thought to contribute to illness.
For example, most people have heard about the research into the dangers associated with microwaves. There is also a great deal of concern about the frequencies of cell-phones and what these might be doing to heavy users (as well as to the casual caller).
But what is often overlooked is that this range of EMR has been been filling up more and more to an extent undreamt of by our grandparents. And, that narrow band of man-made EMR can have significant and serious effects on us.
For reasons which are not entirely agreed upon, continual exposure to this energies can and does have negative effects on the human body.
However, although the precise mechanism may be in doubt, it certainly seems clear that the optimal functioning of the human body is disrupted to a greater or lesser degree.
That is not surprising, given that electrical impulses are vital in sending signals around our body. When those signals are corrupted, interfered with or otherwise blocked we suffer. The results can be physical illness as well as emotional upset.
Given that we are so susceptible to the E-M environment, it is also reasonable to assume that we are susceptible to other subtle influences on us as well.
The value of EMR to us is that it shows us just how much the environment can and does affect us. It also gives us the opportunity to deal with the invisible forces acting upon us and to realize that, sometimes, probably more frequently than we want to admit, the things we feel and the things we suffer from may have an environmental cause.
Even admitting that is an important first step in accepting that the invisible forces continually around us have an important role to play in our health and well-being. And that first step can lead to a new way of looking at the world and at our health!
Nigel Percy