Sentences with phrase «weight bearing joints»

Swimming at your local pool is fantastic for aerobic and respiratory function and excellent if you have an injury or are unable to walk far as it doesn't put pressure on your weight bearing joints.

This provides more immediate relief by relieving the stress on weight bearing joints and making exercise less painful.

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While the joint is forever fixed and immobile, it is strong enough to allow the horse to stand and bear his weight.

Type II is classified as, slight to moderate tear of the ATF; little to no tearing of the PTF, weight bearing is difficult, moderate amount of pain, tenderness and swelling around the ankle joint.

Age and weight - bearing (crawling, standing, walking) are the biggest factors in hip joint formation.

- strengthening the upper body and core muscles for other gross motor tasks - strengthening the upper body and core muscles to create a stable base for fine motor skills - developing stability in the bones of the shoulder joint (the ball and socket joints of the shoulders and hips are shallow and unstable at birth but are molded into stronger, more stable joints through weight - bearing)- visual development to quickly shift focus from near to far - hand - eye - coordination - providing plentiful early opportunities for motor planning (movement problem - solving)- refining balance - integrating the movement (vestibular), pressure & stretch (proprioceptive), visual and touch (tactile) sensory systems - learning to coordinate movements where two sides of the body are doing different movements - learning to coordinate upper body and lower body movements - developing body awareness and spatial awareness - fostering independence

In addition, massage for pregnant women reduces stress on weight - bearing joints, helps to relax nervous tension — which aids in better sleep — and can help relieve depression or anxiety caused by hormonal changes.

Saturated fat is a prime suspect in the onset of osteoarthritis after QUT scientists found it changed the composition of cartilage, particularly in the weight - bearing joints of the hip and knee.

«The main function of cartilage is to seal the bone ends in a joint and absorb pressure on the bones during weight - bearing movement such as walking.

Strength - training and weight - bearing exercises have long been recommended to keep joints healthy, but experts have been cautious to recommend high - impact, repetitive workouts like long - distance running.

Lessening your load and strengthening your joints For every unneeded pound of body weight, a knee joint, for example, bears an extra three pounds of pressure.

The synoviocytes (the cells that line the weight - bearing joints) produce a fluid that helps buoy the bones like hydraulic fluid.

They include: joint problems caused by the need to bear excess weight, circulatory disturbances, depression, diabetes, gallbladder disease, heart disease, hernias, hypertension, infertility, kidney disease, sleep apnea and skin infections.

By learning to weight bear safely into these muscles and joints we create longevity and also empower ourselves by creating this strength and stability, which can quickly translate into a powerful inner strength both on and off the mat.

Weight bearing into muscles and joints we don't typically use in our everyday life (through sitting and walking) creates strength, stability, and mobility into these areas.

Arthritis of weight - bearing joints can keep you from walking comfortably or sitting up straight.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of bear squats, as they're a full - body exercise that takes you through the same range of motion as traditional squats, without placing as much weight on your lower - body joints.

Rothenberg has developed a floor - based Viniyoga Sun Salutation that takes weight - bearing out of the picture and pressure off joints.

A floor - based Viniyoga Sun Salutation that takes weight - bearing out of the picture and pressure off joints.

Try this floor - based Viniyoga Sun Salutation that takes weight - bearing out of the picture and pressure off your joints.

Weight - bearing activities, even if it's just your body weight, such as running, jogging, jumping and sprinting apply greater stress to your lower joints, which increases your risk of injury (e.g. knee Weight - bearing activities, even if it's just your body weight, such as running, jogging, jumping and sprinting apply greater stress to your lower joints, which increases your risk of injury (e.g. knee weight, such as running, jogging, jumping and sprinting apply greater stress to your lower joints, which increases your risk of injury (e.g. knee pain).

Great bone health requires plenty of weight - bearing exercise using proper posture and alignment to physically stress (and ultimately, strengthen) your load - bearing joints (the joints that tend to get osteoporosis).

SI joints are weight bearing because the sacrum bears the weight of the spine and transfers it through those joints to the pelvis and then down into the legs.

Yoga, as a weight - bearing exercise, puts mild pressure on your bones, which forces them to grow and repair, without damaging joints or cartilage.

I still don t understand why millions of men and women who hate jogging continue to rely on ineffective, slow boring cardio workouts to help them lose fat, even when it is clear that jogging is doing nothing for weight loss and only hurting their joints.

The excess weight puts additional stress on weight - bearing joints such as your knees.

However, the more regular your weight lifting trainings are, the healthier and stronger your joints become, which will eventually make them fully capable to bear the pressure from the heaviness.

Many obesity - related conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, acid reflux, weight - bearing joint pain, and sleep apnea are improved or resolved following bariatric surgery.

• Intensification of the typical MINI go - kart feeling with extensively revised suspension technology, reduced weight and increased rigidity; new single - joint spring strut axle with aluminium swivel bearing and also axle supports and wishbones made of high - strength steel; new multilink rear axle also in optimised lightweight construction and space - saving geometry; refined electromechanical power steering now with Servotronic as standard; Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) as standard including Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and Electronic Differential Lock Control (EDLC), in the MINI Cooper S also including Performance Control; new spring and damper set - up with triple - path support bearings; Dynamic Damper Control optionally available for the first time in MINI; refined brake system, adapted to increased driving performance; light alloy wheels in 15 - inch or 16 - inch (MINI Cooper S) format as standard; light allow wheels optionally available up to 18 inches.

• Intensification of the typical MINI go - kart feeling with extensively revised suspension technology, reduced weight and increased rigidity; new single - joint spring strut front axle with aluminium swivel bearing and also axle supports and wishbones made of high - strength steel; new multilink rear axle also in optimised lightweight construction and space - saving geometry; refined electromechanical power steering now with Servotronic as standard; Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) as standard including Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) and Electronic Differential Lock Control (EDLC), in the MINI Cooper S also including Performance Control; new spring and damper set - up with triple - path support bearings; Dynamic Damper Control optionally available for the first time in MINI; refined brake system, adapted to increased driving performance; fitted as standard with 15 - inch steel rims and wheel covers (MINI One, MINI One D) as well as light alloy wheels in 15 - inch (MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper D) or 16 - inch format (MINI Cooper S); light allow wheels optionally available up to 18 inches.

A load - bearing ball joint is designed to support the weight of the vehicle while providing a hinge point for the steering system.

With this surgery, the tibia is cut and rotated in such a way that the natural weight bearing of the dog actually stabilizes the knee joint.

Function of the leg in larger dogs is harder to predict due to the limitations of the weight - bearing capability of the false fibrous joint.

After six weeks of therapy, Maya is bearing weight on the injured joint and has her range of motion back.

The addition of glucosamine in its formulation also helps support joint function as the joints are basically the weight - bearing points of the dog's body.

Water's buoyant and light resistance properties combined with heat makes hydrotherapy an ideal treatment and / or exercise for dogs who: 1) can not bear weight on their joints, 2) are recovering from surgery, 3) need exercise that won't aggravate an existing condition or 4) need the progression of degenerative conditions slowed down.

For example, patients that underwent a total joint replacement start weight - bearing and physical therapy exercises within the same day of their surgery!

The cartilage can be destroyed from normal weight bearing over time, from injury to the joints, or from malformation of joints due to poor breeding.

A bag of pet food, (that could be a year old before it is opened), bearing the label claim of containing chondriotin and glucosamine, good for the joints, or L - carnitine, good for weight control, and omega fatty acids, good for the coat, give the false impression of being special, «improved,» while the basic ingredients are no better than any other highly processed junk pet food.

These specialized treadmills give the pup buoyancy so he can use his legs and move the joints without painful weight - bearing issues.

As the dog bears weight, the head of the femur (the «ball») comes out of the acetabulum (the «socket») as far as the joint capsule and ligament will allow.

Help support their joints - Omega 3 helps keep joints supple, improving stiffness and mobility and making weight bearing easier.

When they are declawed, they are forced to bear weight on the cartilage that was meant to shield joint space, and could be why cats would choose to urinate in a soft surface like a carpet instead of a rocky gravel like a litter box.

This condition affects the weight - bearing joints (hips, knees, elbows, shoulders), causing loss of lubricating fluids, wearing away of cartilage, and abnormal bone growth.

Osteoarthritis typically affects the weight - bearing joints, but can affect both large and small joints of the body.

It's got joint - friendly nutraceuticals, too, helping your dog bear its weight and allow for more optimum mobility.

Veterinarians warn that obesity can put extra stress on the weight - bearing joints, causing osteoarthritis or other degenerative joint diseases.

Therapy with the underwater treadmill can be particularly beneficial as our rehabilitation technicians can alter the amount of weight joints bear.

This bone is an important part of the elbow joint but it is not a weight bearing bone, which means that it can be removed surgically and still permit the dog to walk.

Just like dogs, humans are born with hip and knee joints capable of supporting a genetically predetermined weight.