Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:47 PM NC House Republicans filed a bill to expand Medicaid, a cause Democrats have pushed for for years. But the NC Senate may have different ideas, after similar health care... |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:31 PM As Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders settles into his new role as chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, he says some corporations "should be... |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:09 PM The Gamecocks women's basketball coach is fed up with the disrespect toward her program. South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley did not hold back in her response... |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 2:53 PM After delivering his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, here's what's on President Joe Biden's health agenda in 2023. |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 2:43 PM "I hope none of you have to spiral down to the brink of extinction like I did before you discover this secret and act on it to increase both your health and your wealth." |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 2:23 PM In newly deciphered letters written from captivity in the late 1800s, deposed queen of Scotland Mary Stuart complained about her health and tried to negotiate her release |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 1:53 PM Big money is pouring into primary care clinics as the nation's health care giants hunt for ways to cut costs by keeping people healthy. |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 1:49 PM New York City is buying bus tickets for migrants who want to seek asylum in Canada, where they hope to have an easier time getting work permits and health insurance. |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 1:41 PM WASHINGTON - As Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders settles into his new role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues, he says some corporations "should be... |
Health feed - News BreaK Wednesday, February 8, 2023 1:37 PM It came as a surprise to many when, on Feb. 3, Australian regulators announced that medicines containing the psychedelic substances MDMA and psilocybin can soon be used there... |
WebMD Health Wednesday, February 8, 2023 12:29 PM A new study finds Americans are increasingly turning to their primary care doctors for mental health care. |
WebMD Health Wednesday, February 8, 2023 11:47 AM A recent study showed that nearly one-third of students worldwide said their mental health has worsened since returning to campus following the COVID-19 lockdowns. |
WebMD Health Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:03 AM Diagnosed with heart failure at just 26 years old, Brittany Clayborne relied on electronics and technology to keep her heart pumping. |
WebMD Health Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:01 AM Cardiologists managing people with heart failure deal with patient expectations and fears, along with the actual treatments. Find out what they learn. |
WebMD Health Wednesday, February 8, 2023 9:57 AM Heart failure treatment is evolving, helping patients live longer. Learn about what's new. |
Mark's Daily Apple Wednesday, February 8, 2023 11:00 AM The importance of wrist mobility and strength are almost impossible to overstate. Without a strong, mobile wrist that can fluidly operate across multiple planes, our ability to grab and manipulate things with our hands would be nearly useless. Without the mobile wrist, our manual dexterity doesn't really exist—our arms become those pincers people use to pick up trash. You need adequate wrist mobility, whether you work a keyboard for a living (carpal tunnel syndrome), catch barbells in the rack position, throw projectiles, cradle infants, work on cars, cook, drink coffee out of mugs, wave goodbye, play Ultimate Frisbee, or shoot hoops (with good follow through). If you plan on giving awesome high fives or becoming a dominant arm wrestler or engaging at all with the physical world, you absolutely need mobile, strong, durable wrists. Seriously, though, adequate wrist mobility is important for everyday life and intense exercise alike. And yet the wrist is a common weak link. Who's actively training the wrist? There's no "wrist day" at the gym. Today that changes. Today you learn the proper way to improve mobility and strength at the wrist. 1. Wrist Rolls Wrist rolls are simple. Lace your fingers together and, using plenty of push-pull oppositional strength, put your wrists through every possible range of motion. Rotation, flexion, extension, adduction, abduction—just make sure you're fully extending and fully flexing and fully rotating. Roll them through all ranges of motion. If you work in front of a computer, I'd recommend doing a few sets of these before and after the work day. 2. Prayer Stretches Wrist prayer stretches are static stretches that increase in intensity. Put your hands in the prayer position in front of your face: palms and fingers flat against each other, fingers pointing up the ceiling (or sun, or heavens). Then, while keeping your hands together and fingers still pointing up, bring your hands down toward your navel. Continue descending until you can't keep your palms touching any longer, then hold it there for 3-5 seconds. Repeat, trying to go lower each time. 12 reps. 3. Palm Lifts Get on your hand and knees, hands flat on the floor and positioned directly underneath your shoulders (so your arms are a straight line perpendicular to the floor). Slowly lift your palms off the floor while keeping your fingers flat on the ground. At the top, your wrist should be stacked directly over your hand. Try to keep your arm perpendicular to the floor. Hold for 2-3 seconds, then slowly lower your palm to the floor. 2-3 sets of 8-10 reps. 4. Rear Facing Palms Up Wrist Stretch Get on your hands and knees, back of your hands flat on the floor with the palms facing up and your fingers pointing toward you. This places your wrist in flexion, and by shifting your bodyweight backwards by sitting back on your calves, you go deeper into wrist flexion. Do this carefully and slowly. 2-3 sets of 8-12 reps. Avoid pain, but discomfort is fine. 5. … Continue reading "9 Wrist Mobility and Strengthening Exercises" The post 9 Wrist Mobility and Strengthening Exercises appeared first on Mark's Daily Apple. |
