Health: Insomnia/Fatigue

Insomnia/Fatigue

Written by Dr. Michael L. Johnson

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right cerebral cortex (right brain). The effects of visual stimulation are monitored by blood pressure and pulse. Increased frequency of firing (impulses) of repparttar 143367

cortex (brain) should lower repparttar 143368

blood pressure and pulse via ponto-medullary (lower brain stem) stimulation. Increased cortical (brain) stimulation also fires to repparttar 143369

cerebellum (back part of repparttar 143370

brain) via feedback mechanisms. The cerebellum controls involuntary muscles of repparttar 143371

spinal cord. Auditory stimulation (sound) in repparttar 143372

left ear increases frequency of firing (impulses) in repparttar 143373

temporal lobe of repparttar 143374

brain. Auditory stimulation is monitored by blood pressure and pulse. Treatments may include unilateral (one-sided) exercises and unilateral (one-sided) adjustments or manipulations. Extremities (arms and legs), lumbar spine (low back), and cervical spine (neck) may be manipulated on one side only to fire muscle spindle cells (muscle receptors) and joint mechanoreceptors (joint receptors) into repparttar 143375

same cerebellum (back part of repparttar 143376

brain) and opposite cerebral cortex (brain). The thoracic (mid-back) spine may be globally manipulated to fire repparttar 143377

dorsal columns (back part of repparttar 143378

spinal cord).

Dr. Michael L. Johnson is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist with over twenty years of experience in private practice, over 850 hours of neurological studies, and 3800 hours of postgraduate education. His best-selling book What Do You Do When the Medications Don't Work? - A Non-Drug Treatment of Dizziness, Migraine Headaches, Fibromyalgia, and Other Chronic Conditions is available at http://www.askdrjohnson.com. © 2005 M. L. Johnson

Dealing with Tennis Elbow

Written by Craig LePage, CSCS, NASM-CPT

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Step 3: Massage repparttar extensor muscles (not repparttar 143365 tendon) attached to repparttar 143366 damaged tendon. Massaging repparttar 143367 muscle will cause it to relax and release pressure off of repparttar 143368 tendon.

Step 4: Place an Ice Pack (bag of frozen peas, ziploc bag of ice with a little water added / double bag it) on repparttar 143369 injured tendon area. Cut off an old shirt sleeve and slide it onto your elbow between repparttar 143370 skin and ice pack to avoid frost damage. Elevating your elbow above repparttar 143371 heart will help reduce inflammation. Keep repparttar 143372 ice pack on repparttar 143373 injured area for 15 to 20 minutes up to 3 times a day if possible. Even one time a day will help. Allow at least 2 hour between each icing.

The goal is to relieve repparttar 143374 pressure on repparttar 143375 muscle and reduce repparttar 143376 inflammation which will allow repparttar 143377 healing process to run its course.

Other options:

□ Ibuprofen will also help reduce inflammation and reduce pain but it is not a good idea to take large consistent dosages. Use Ibuprofen only to aid other treatments.

□ Your doctor may recommend ultra-sound therapy. Ultra-sound therapy uses painless high frequency sound waves applied to repparttar 143378 skin to improve blood flow in repparttar 143379 area and speed up repparttar 143380 healing process.

□ If repparttar 143381 treatments above do not work you can ask your doctor about Cortisone shots. Cortisone is a more powerful anti-inflammatory. Three shots would be repparttar 143382 maximum you would probably need if it came to this. That will give you a few months of relief to allow repparttar 143383 healing process to run its course.

□ Last resort is surgery. Surgery for this type of injury is usually not necessary. About 95% of people with Tennis Elbow recover without surgery.

For additional information please contact (Craig LePage) craiglepage@yahoo.com Or log on to www.lakenormanfitness.com

Craig LePage, CSCS, NASM-CPT

Craig is a well-known Fitness Pro in the Charlotte, NC area with over 12 years experience. Craig has written for Charlotte, NC area Newspapers, authored his own fitness & nutrition program and is a frequent guest on a Charlotte area radio show that focus’ on health and wellness. He has co-authoring a golf specific exercise book (Play Better, Longer – Golf) and is working on his third book.

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