Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

Since ancient Greek times, doctors have prescribed the use of ice or snow as a treatment for injury. Today, nearly everyone has a gel pack in their freezer, ready for use. However, you can get the benefits of ice more quickly than using an ice pack. If you don’t want sit around for 10-20 minutes [...]

What exercises can be done with Chinese Medicine Balls? This is a question posed by Bethany in the comments, and I thought the answer deserved its own post. Chinese Medicine Balls, or other similar-sized balls, can be used to help increase flexibility or range of motion in the hands. The general idea is to hold [...]

If someone says “alternative medicine” to you, what image does it conjur to mind? Alternative medicine is considered by many people to be a branch separate from Western medicine. But more and more “alternative” treatments are being incorporated into modern health care. Your doctor might even prescribe massage, acupuncture, reiki or other treatments to help [...]