Is Barefoot Better?
Walking barefoot is something that the majority of us only really enjoy for extended periods of time when we are at home or on a beautiful beach vacation. However, experts have suggested that shunning our shoes more often could help to prevent commonly experienced foot injuries as well as improving posture and balance!
Simple Steps to a Healthy Diet
Exercise and proper nutrition are the two best ways to keep the body and the bones as healthy as possible. Both of these things can often become neglected when we lead such busy lives and have many demands put upon our limited time. This can often cause people to choose unhealthy fast foods that they can buy from an establishment instead of cooking for themselves. Although this may appear to save time and money in the short term, it will do extensive detrimental things to your long term health and is simply not worth it!
Lycopene and Bone Health
We all know that eating an ample amount of fresh fruits and vegetables will do great things for our overall health. The vitamins, minerals and antioxidants contained within help to protect us against disease and other ill-health conditions. As if that wasn’t a good enough reason to heap your plate with plant-based goodies, there is now evidence to suggest that consuming lycopene regularly from a young age will help to prevent bone loss in your later years.
Tibia Fractures in Sports
As we explored in a previous blog post treating an athletic injury can be a tricky undertaking. Whether the injury is extreme or not so serious, it is still essential to follow a strict treatment plan.
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Get Started with Skipping!
Skipping with a rope is one of the best ways you can keep fit absolutely anywhere! It is one of a few pieces of exercise equipment that you can fit into practically any bag and take with you wherever you go. This means that if you travel a lot, or simply do not have time to get to the gym, then you can still reap the benefits of cardiovascular exercise!
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Robotics and the Future of Orthopedics
If you read this blog regularly then you will know that we are quite enthusiastic about the role of technology in the future of orthopedics. With new developments in technology come new advancements in medicine, and this is particularly true of orthopedic medicine. A fantastic new innovation is currently being explored and it is believed it could completely revolutionise how surgeons conduct surgery. Using robots in the operating room might sound like the stuff of science fiction but it is a very real universal possibility that is inching ever closer to reality.
In fact, there are already two robotic orthopedic surgeons in Southwest Louisiana that can now conduct certain surgeries. It is believed that the expertise of these robots means they are able to operate with an amazing level of precision that is just not possible for human surgeons to achieve. These robots have been labelled as RIO (Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System) and are the creation of Stryker Orthopaedics. At the present time, they are only being involved in hip and knee replacements. However, the results so far have been fantastic and there is of course the potential that they could expand this involvement to other surgeries soon.
Treating an Athletic Injury
Being an athlete can be tremendous fun and very rewarding. However, being an athlete also means that you are generally at a high risk of injuring yourself. This is because of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones that are involved when playing a sport.
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Fit or Fat?
In the fitness world, we are constantly bombarded with new ideas and techniques for keeping fit, as well as varying diets that we can all try and perhaps benefit from if we like! However, with this influx of information surely not all of it can be correct. It is often difficult to know which advice to follow and which of the many suggestions and concepts will work best for you. Finding an exercise regime that you enjoy and healthy foods that you are happy to stick to can quickly lead to increased health benefits.
How to Enjoy Exercise Again
The majority of us are aware of the fact that in order to preserve our health we need to eat well and exercise regularly. Many of us even take this advice very seriously and try to work these two things into our daily lives! However, no matter how good our intentions are, sometimes we all need a boost of encouragement and inspiration to keep us on the right track.
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The Future of Medicine
It is true to say that the future of medicine depends on those who are currently studying it! The medical professionals of tomorrow are still being molded into the life-saving people they will become and they have a great deal of innovation to bring to the table. Medicine is a field that is constantly changing as new techniques, procedures and medications are discovered and invented.