Healthy Life – Page 2

Do these 5 things to protect the elderly people in your home

One of the major health related problems in older population is fall. With aging the eyesight deteriorates, reaction time (ability to quickly respond) gets affected and the muscle strength reduces making the elderly prone to fall.

This Alien superfood is also essential for humankind

Do you remember Jaadu from Koi Mil Gaya? The cute alien had superpowers which made Rohit’s (Hritik Roshan) muscles powerful, bones stronger, and healed his dysfunctional nervous system.

Let thy wall be thy gym

Here are some exercises that you can easily perform to prevent or treat forward head and rounded shoulder posture. These are pretty safe for everyone and don’t need any other equipment other than your wall. The first exercise is pectoral

This Disease Can Turn You Into A Pig!

This is in stark contrast with four-legged animals whose heads, shoulders, and hips are aligned in one horizontal line. Pig is one prime example of this.

How Shashi Tharoor helped me to lose weight

How Shashi Tharoor helped me to lose weight:
My yearning for fitness was genuine but the processes I was trying could not excite me enough to continue for a long time. Once the initial excitement was over I would fall back to my old routine, initially with guilt which soon gave way to indifference.

Healthier you by 2021: 60 Days 60 steps- Day 3

Text neck syndrome: Finally a solution that works (This blogpost is the third instalment of a 60 part series. In case you have missed the previous ones, the First part talks about strategies to improve water intake, the second part:

One time action: 10 minutes today, healthier for life

One of my all-time favourite books is ‘Atomic habits’ by James Clear. In this book the habit expert explains various strategies to build good habits and easily discard the bad ones. One of the strategies that I find particularly useful

ARE YOU DRINKING ENOUGH WATER?

How much water do you drink? I ask this question to all my patients. Surprisingly many don’t have a clue, while most consume far less water than they should. That brings us to the question, how much water should one

Setting up the home office: Ergonomics in the time of Corona

Subhanjan Das of Physilife demonstrating ergonomic sitting at home by converting dining table as workstation for WFH, i.e. work from home

In my clinical practice I usually get a few techies regularly with aches and pains because of poor ergonomics during work from home. In the present situation with Corona virtually anyone who works on a computer is working from home.

Gym induced injuries are on the rise: Observations of a physiotherapist from Bangalore

Let’s look into a bit more detail on what exactly is happening here and how best to address this problem. Too much too soon Primary reason these injuries happen is because of unaccustomed sudden stress. I see most of these

Can Physiotherapists Perform Dry Needling? A Discussion
May 1, 2023
If you practice dry needling in India as a physiotherapist, you must have faced this question in one …Read More »
Guest Blog: Dry Needling approach to a patient of ankle swelling and pain – A Case study
July 23, 2022
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Guest Blog: Management of Plantar Fasciitis Pain with Kinesiology Tape- A Case Report
July 17, 2022
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Guest Blog: Electro Dry Needling Management of a Post Hip Decompression IT band tightness- A Case report
July 13, 2022
Hello! I am Manoj, A physiotherapist from Kurnool. I attended the Dry needling workshop of Physilife academy by …Read More »
How long will you live? 5 physical performance measures that predict longevity.
December 1, 2020
People who believe in astrology often spend huge amounts of money to know their future. Especially the question, …Read More »