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6 Sore Throat Remedies That Actually Work

… care.Call your doctor if you:Have throat pain that’s severe, prolonged or not improving, or stretches into your ear.Have trouble swallowing, breathing or opening your mouth.Are coughing up blood or have …

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May 2, 2022/Orthopaedics

How Gardening Can Improve Your Health

… may not think stretching is important for gardening, Dr. Benzil assures us it absolutely is. Doing light stretches and warming up your body before you start loosens up muscles for the activity you’re about …

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February 18, 2025/Orthopaedics

When You Don’t Need Surgery for a Torn Rotator Cuff

… like a rubber band: It’s stretchy and elastic until it isn’t. Over time, if it stretches too much, it loses its elasticity and just can’t snap back into place the way it …

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September 28, 2017/Men's Health

How Men Can Get Fit After 50 — and Stay That Way

Let’s face it — your bounce-back isn’t what it used to be. Whether it’s a round of golf, wrangling grandkids or doing yard work, recovery takes longer as you age. But the …

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February 21, 2023/Exercise & Fitness

Active Stretching: What It Is and How To Do It

… holding certain poses for a few seconds at a time.Active stretching examplesHere are a few active stretches you can try:Hamstrings (upper leg muscles)Lie on the floor and raise your left leg up …

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Benefits of Using a Yoga Ball During Pregnancy and Labor

… do small pelvic tilts and circle your hips around to keep your lower back loose.Try these stretches with a ball:Back and shoulder stretch: Get on your hands and knees with the birthing ball …

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April 12, 2019/Skin Care & Beauty

What to Do When My Child (or a Kid in Their Class) Has Molluscum Contagiosum

… re not seen in adults, it’s likely that they go away with time as the skin stretches and grows. It’s typically not permanent.Q: Can molluscum contagiosum really last for up to 4 …

Person messaging thigh muscle on exercise mat
February 26, 2024/Exercise & Fitness

Loosen Up Those Muscle Knots: Here’s How To Get Rid of Them

It doesn’t matter how you position yourself or what you do. That little knob is always there, just underneath the surface of your skin, aching, throbbing and pricking you with pain. If you’re …

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February 13, 2024/Chronic Pain

What’s the Difference Between Dry Needling and Acupuncture?

If you know anything about dry needling and acupuncture, it’s probably needles. More precisely, needles inserted into your skin.But you might be surprised to learn that, for the most part, the similarities end …

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July 22, 2022/Sleep

Should You Try Polyphasic Sleep?

Oftentimes, it feels like there aren’t enough hours in the day. When the fleeting time between hitting snooze on your alarm and getting back into bed doesn’t seem to cut it. You may …

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