Home Treatment for Repetitive Stress Injury

You haven’t heard of this new yoga pose, Camel Kissing Pose? You are missing out. Remember, kissing camels is good for you. You will stretch 34 facial muscles and 112 postural muscles in just one smooch (according to Wikipedia) and make a new furry friend in the process. Photo courtesy mysiann on Flickr How to [...]

It’s been too long since we looked at a good stretch here on this blog, but Yoga Squirrel is here to help you stretch out those 2010 blues and go into 2011 feeling refreshed. Photo courtesy Eschipul on Flickr (Eschipul on Flickr) The squirrel will show you the way: Kneel on your floor of choice [...]

Is stress is like a Godzilla trying to chew up your muscles? This hamster looks like he’s got the solution– a really great stretch! Photo credit: knittingskwelgurl Here’s how to copy the hamster: Lie on your tummy if you can–or if you’re at work do the stretch standing. Look at the wall ahead of you. [...]

Computer users aren’t the only ones who get Repetitive stress injuries. Many people who do crafts and tasks with their hands, such as knitters, crocheters, or other creative people, tend to get repetitive injuries too. But you don’t have to give up your after-computer hobbies just because they’re also hand-intensive. You just need to give [...]

Stretching helps your body loosen up and relax, and gets the oxygen flowing through your blood and to your muscles. A lot of great tutorials and books are out there on the subject of stretching, so you shouldn’t have any trouble finding new movements. Just be careful that you stretch safely at a level that’s [...]