Oct 16 2010
While throwing light on the importance of Pranayama (Yogic breathing exercise) Swami Vivekananda told a story. Once, a King angry with his minister imprisoned him in a fort. The minister by any means wanted to escape from this fort and told his wife about the same. The fort was guarded heavily so there seemed no means of escape.
Sep 23 2009
At the side of the neck on each side the nerves exit from the spinal areas at each level and join and separate in a complicated manner in what is anatomically called the brachial plexus. This nerve collection runs down from the neck to the armpit where it separates into the individual nerves of the arm. The plexus is well placed to be easily injured in knife wounds, bullet wounds, sudden traction (stretch) and direct blows. Because of the severity of the injury and limited recovery, a brachial plexus lesion can leave someone with a painful arm of very limited use.
Jul 08 2009
The old saying goes: “Vacations are fun, but traveling is a pain in the neck!” Actually, traveling can be an even bigger pain in the back.
The stress of making plans, packing the essentials, getting to the airport on time, waiting to check in and the whole security scenario really pack a tough one-two psychological punch to the low back.
Then there's the physical stress and strain of lifting bags, dragging them through the parking lots and airport, carrying all those over-stuffed carry-ons with gifts and paperbacks.
