Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine

Despite what the name implies, sports medicine is not confined to the athletic field. The branch of orthopedics consists of the treatment of injuries resulting from physical activity. These injuries can occur due to overuse, over-exertion, traumatic collision, or over-extension of the ligaments and cartilage of joints. Sports injuries can occur to any part of the body; however, the majority of sports injuries occur in the major joints, including the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle.

Restless Legs Syndrome - How Do I Get Rid of Restless Leg Syndrome?

Restless Legs Syndrome - How Do I Get Rid of Restless Leg Syndrome?

Occasionally a cure, remedy or treatment comes along for an ailment or condition that works and doesn't make any sense at all. That's the case for the soap cure for restless legs syndrome (RLS.) First of all let me mention that the correct spelling for restless legs syndrome is for the plural form with two legs not one leg so restless leg syndrome singular is incorrect.
What is restless legs syndrome? Not truly a sleep disorder it's thought it's a condition in which your legs feel extremely uncomfortable while you're sitting or lying down. You want to get up and move around - and doing so it goes away for the time being.
The symptoms of RLS feel like unpleasant sensations in the calves, thighs, feet or arms, and include tingling, aching and burning.
There is another related condition called PLMS which stands for periodic limb movements of sleep. Many people with RLS have this too. This causes a person to flex and extend their legs during sleep involuntarily.

Narcolepsy - A Rare Sleep Disorder

Narcolepsy - A Rare Sleep Disorder

Narcolepsy is a quite rare sleep disorder, which causes sufferers to fall asleep at any second of the day whether they are weary or not. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder, meaning that the brain sends orders to the body that it is tired and should go to sleep right away and the body obeys no matter what it is doing.
Attacks of narcolepsy most frequently occur when the sufferer is doing something quiet, like watching TV or reading, yet it can also occur while eating or driving, which is naturally extremely dangerous. Some Individuals fall asleep in the middle of a conversation or at work in the middle of a job.
As with some other disorders like restless leg syndrome and sleep apnoea and even snoring, it is not normally the sufferer that is first aware that he or she has a difficulty. Very often a spouse or colleague is the first to alert them to their condition and frequently it take quite a while before they will accept it and even longer before they do anything about it.

Insomnia - Cause of Sleeplessness

Insomnia - Cause of Sleeplessness

Insomnia is sometimes the symptom of another problem. The common cause for sleeping problems can be related to stress and anxiety, illness or struggling with other difficult issues such as relationship problems. Other common causes include noise, difficult working hours, too much caffeine or alcohol consumption.
Insomnia is also very common in older people. Good news is that most of these problems can be treated fairly easily without turning to prescribed drugs. So the common causes are:
· Psychological problems that can cause insomnia - anxiety and depression are the most common causes of insomnia
· Medications and medical problems that can cause insomnia
· Sleep disorders that can cause insomnia such as sleep apnea