Soft Tissues, What Are They? Soft tissues can be found throughout the body and serve several functions depending on their location. These tissues include fat, muscles, nerves, tendons, ligaments, nerves, and blood vessels and each serves a distinct purpose within the body. Together, these tissues help to: Support organs and bone tissue Give structure to […]

Foot problems are a major concern for diabetics. With a large percentage of diabetics around the world losing their limbs year after year due to complications of the disease, foot care is of highest priority for them. The high levels of blood sugar in diabetics lead to damages to other body functions. Of the most […]

Did you know that almost 70% of leg amputations occur in people with diabetes? Startling fact isn’t it? But there are ways to improve the health of your feet and legs through the use of diabetic socks. Here are 6 health benefits of socks for diabetes sufferers: No More Irritation Diabetic socks have been designed […]

In common parlance, edema implies a swelling of certain body tissues due to excess water content. Professionals define it as an accumulation of excess fluid in certain parts of the body’s tissues. The extra fluid accumulates outside of the capillaries in the spaces between the cells. Thus, the tissues become soggy and swollen. Even at […]

When you are a professional athlete, it is not only the workouts that you should worry about. It is not only the sessions with your trainer that matter. But the things you do after and before every workout as well. What other things are important? The food that athletes eat, the drinks they drink. The […]

What are growing pains? Growing pains is an often-overused, catchall term for inflammation that occurs in the joints of adolescents. Of course, if someone between the age of 10-17 has pain in their joints. It does not necessarily mean that they suffer from growing pains. Rather,growing pains (in the scientific sense) specifically refers to pain […]

Medical experts and sports enthusiasts alike have made so much noise when it comes to lower back pain that we have almost forgotten that about 75% of the population of many countries suffers from some form of neck pain. Some of us experience it as mild discomfort caused by poor posture and slouching constantly over […]