Free radicals are formed naturally when our cells break down the food we eat and convert it into energy – and every time we put any kind of stress on our bodies, free radicals are released. But too many free radicals lead to oxidative stress – a condition that can have major negative consequences for our health.
But what are free radicals, how do they affect the body, and what can you do to make sure your body doesn’t rust?
Why do we need to move? What happens when we don’t move and how is Fascia affected by exercise and sports practice?
Tennis elbow causes pain on the outside of the elbow. Sometimes it can spread slightly up and down the arm. The pain increases when the arm is used, especially when gripping something and turning the hand at the same time. The problem usually comes on gradually over a long period of time, but it can also occur suddenly.
The term ‘sciatica’ is used for symptoms caused by a pinched nerve or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. If the nerve is pinched, you may feel a radiating pain from your back down either your right or left leg.
Inflammation is the body’s response to an injury, irritation or infection. Acute inflammation occurs when there is an injury or infection and involves the activation of the body’s immune system to create healing in the injured or infected tissue.
Lumbago is an acute back pain that usually occurs in the lumbar region, and is therefore also called acute low back pain or acute lumbago. It occurs suddenly and often in connection with heavy lifting and turning the back carelessly.
Treatment of herniated discs can be formulated as ‘it’s about helping the body heal’, whereas surgery is more like ‘the body is broken – let’s fix it’.
Many people have the impression that joint cartilage cannot heal or that it takes so long that there is no hope if you have osteoarthritis. But new research shows that cartilage heals just as quickly as muscles – under the right conditions
To truly understand Fascia, you need to understand the whole. But how do you do that if you’ve been trained all your life to divide and separate?
Beinta Lassen heard some of the worst things a mother can hear. Her son Torkil called and explained that he was going to take his own life, he couldn’t live with the pain anymore.
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