by Michael Dermansky | Sep 22, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
Article and comment – The next step in knee cartilage replacement Although the hope of replacing damaged cartilage cells in joints, such as in the knees, has been around since about 1987, there has been varying levels of success. The main problem has been fixing the...
by Michael Dermansky | Sep 21, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
Article and comment – At One with Nature Being outside, in the natural environment, has very specific benefits for both our physical and mental health. For example, it boosts happiness, improves social drive and creativity, whilst reducing anxiety. However, there are...
by Michael Dermansky | Sep 18, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
What to do when an old injury flare’s up Sometimes (actually quite often), injuries don’t come from an event or a new injury but are a flare-up of an existing problem. For example, you pick up something from the ground and feel a sensation in the back. This can...
by Michael Dermansky | Sep 3, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
Article and comment – How to get the body of someone 20 years younger This is a great little article on the research of Peter Herbert, an associate professor in the Centre for Health and Ageing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. It is about the...
by Michael Dermansky | Aug 18, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
Anxiety and pain It seems that pain should be a very straight forward thing. I hurt myself, it hurts. If it hurts, it must mean that I am hurting myself, isn’t that right? Unfortunately, that’s not how pain works or how your brain interprets pain. Pain is an...
by Michael Dermansky | Aug 18, 2021 | Article and Comment, Exercise, Health, News
Article and comment – Thin Air therapy We have always thought that low oxygen environment, such as at high altitudes are dangerous. However, recent studies have shown that could be false. Deliberately induced low oxygen environments (7% oxygen, such as found at the...
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