Shoulder pain and grinding?
Can be many things. The pain can be from a pinched nerve from your cervical vertebra. Or referred pain from tight muscles and tendons in the area. The shoulder likely hurts due to the muscles and tendons (soft tissues) surrounding it becoming too tight, and too loose (only a PT, chiropractor, or other qualified therapist can determine this). This shifts the bones out of proper alignment,.. the joint is being pushed, pulled, etc in the wrong places as a result. This results in the 'grinding' you hear. Some of it could be bone on bone, but alot of it is more than likely scar tissue, and tendons snapping over bone positions that are out of place or with improper tension. You should check for things like forward head posture, rounded shoulders, elongated upper back muscles, with tight chest muscles.. weak rear deltoids -- or some imbalance in the deltoid muscles.. Usually the front is overworked and rear too weak.. but it can vary. It could be as simple as the initial injury that never healed properly. A doctor , general GP/PCP is usually not going to be incredibly helpful in this situation. If there isn't a torn ligament, tissue, or broken bone he or she will be able to prescribe a muscle relaxer, pain pill, and that is about it. Your family doctor isn't trained in manipulation of the muscles, bones, and other areas of the body to 'fix' the problem. The best he or she can do if it isn't an obvious tear or break is refer you to a 'good' physical therapist of some kind.. be it a chiropractor, osteopath, PT, etc. It generally won't get better on its own, and less use is a bad idea for any ongoing 'chronic' problem of this sort. Initial 'rest' for an acute injury is good advice, but is not for something long term -- ie: 6months or greater. Things get weak, tight, and stiff.. and start producing these symptoms. Then it takes alot of therapy to get them operating well again. Sometimes it takes multiple types of therapy to 'fix' the underlying issue. Hope you get a good prognosis!
Knee Bones Grinding Together?
Sounds like what I have, Patella Femoral Dysfunction. It basically is exactly that, when your knee cap is either bending of straightening, the knee cap slides up onto the edge of the groove and slides back into place. Best place to start is by icing your knee, 20 mins on then 20-1 hour wait before putting the ice back on for another 20 mins. Remember don't apply ice directly onto the skin! I would recommend you see a physiotherapist or sports doctor as this can become a serious problem as it has the potential to dislocate. Hope this helps and your knee gets better soon :)
How long do I have to wait after getting stitches removed to wrestle or play a physical sport?
Depends on how much you care if the cut opens up again.A healing scar hits about 20% of normal skin tensile strength about 3 weeks after the wound. It maxes out around 80% somewhere between 3 and 12 months after the wound occurred.http://www.sciencedirect.com/sci...If you can protect the area somewhat (eyebrow is not the best place for a bandaid…) you are probably OK to wrestle now that the stitches are out. Since you can never be sure what might happen while wrestling, there’s some risk it will open up again. It’s up to you whether or not you want to take that risk. The longer you can wait, the better.
I am going to the 9th grade next year taking all pre AP classes and I'm going to play football. Do you think this would be to to much of a workload?
If you learn to manage your time appropriately, there is no reason why you cannot take pre-AP classes and a sport. Again, this requires that you manage your time appropriately. The key to this is time management. You’ll need to schedule around practice which will have a fixed time, but you’ll also need to schedule in study time and homework.Also remember that sports don’t last the entire year. You’ll be bogged down for a few months at most unless you choose to do multiple sports.In addition, you won’t have all pre-AP classes. You’ll have some general courses as well like PE, health, etc. The actual list will depend upon your state.Finally, remember that you can always back out of things if necessary. You can drop the harder, academic courses. You can drop the sport. While it’s important to work towards your potential, you don’t want to stress yourself out to the point that you have a nervous breakdown or just give up.
I constantly crack my knuckles.Is there anything bad with this?
I'm sixteen years old and I am constantly cracking my knuckles. Whenever I hear someone crack their knuckles or even think about cracking them I need to. It has gotten to the point where certain joints in my fingers don't even crack anymore. Not only this but both of my elbows and wrists can crack nonstop. Both of my knees crack whenever I bend them to a certain point.By the end of the day my knees feel completely worn out and weak. Whenever I move my neck I can feel it grinding. And all of my toes crack whenever I move them, making it extremely annoying to walk or stretch. I also can crack my back starting at my lower spine and moving it to the top. I realize this might have to do with my rigorous sports schedule. I average 2-3 hours a day year round between softball,volleyball,and school weight training, which I have lettered and play competitively in all three.But still, I don't know anyone that "cracks" as much as me. Is this dangerous or is there anything wrong? Should I consult a doctor? Help!
How do you treat pain on your lower front teeth?
Another cause of STS can be accidental trauma or traumafrom a small object such as a popcorn seed or a bone in a piece of meat. This trauma can cause temporary periodontal ligament damage and swelling which can cause the tooth to supra-erupt into a harmful position which can then indefinitely prolong the inflammation.There are many reasons you could suffer from a toothache, below are just a few:Tooth decayAbscessed tooth/Infected nerveFractured toothDamaged filling or dental workChewing gum or grinding teethTrauma to the face or teeth can be caused by auto accidents, falls, and injury from a variety of sports, such as football, hockey, soccer, volleyball, basketball, and baseball. Patients suffering significant head, neck, or facial trauma should be evaluated and treated in a hospital emergency room setting. Such trauma may involve bleeding from the nose or ears, concussion, dizziness, lapse of memory, disorientation, severe headache, earache, or breaking (fracture) of the skull and/or jaws. Most hospitals have on staff oral surgeons who can treat fractures of the upper or lower jaw and perform emergency tooth removal (dental extractions) and reconstruction of the dental arches.Wear and tear due to cavities and chewing or biting down on hard objects, such as pencils, ice cubes, nuts, and hard candies, can also lead to tooth fractures. Dental injury without associated head and neck trauma can usually be evaluated and treated in a dental office. Such dental injuries include broken teeth (fractured teeth), teeth totally knocked out of the mouth, or teeth displaced by unexpected external forces. These dental injuries include swelling of the gum and oral tissue. Cold packs or ice cubes placed inside the mouth over the injured tooth or outside on the cheeks or lips can reduce pain and swelling before the patient reaches the dentist.
Was the 18th century the most demoralizing era of warfare, since the soldiers had to march in lines into the enemy’s volley fire?
Not at all. 18th Century soldiers in Europe usually were well trained professionals who understood the tactics of the time and the risks involved. While from a modern perspective marching up to close range and exchanging volleys without seeking cover seems crazy, it actually made sense at the time and was simply the way wars were fought.If you were in the front rank of a column or line making an attack into a well organized enemy position armed with smoothbore cannon and muskets it was quite dangerous. But somewhat less so than it would be in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries against more advanced weaponry. Against breach loaded or repeating rifles, machineguns (or early approximations), and rapid fire artillery, it was worse physically, but also psychologically, since the likelihood that your attack would be futile was quite high.It is far more demoralizing to attack a position with the promise of heavy losses, but little chance of success, than doing it with a reasonable prospect of victory. Indeed, the tactic of marching steadily and apparently inexorably forward into oncoming fire was common because it worked. The steadier the attackers remained the better the chance of victory. At a critical point, when the attackers were close enough, the risk and pressure shifted to the defenders, who have to meet the attack of an extremely angry, vengeful mass of men who had withheld their own fire, but now would let loose, and then charge wielding bayonets. Often the defenders did not, and simply broke and fled, producing a relatively quick and “easy” victory.In a related sense, 18th Century combat tended to be a one or two day affair (sieges an exception) not a matter of grinding continuous combat as is usual in many modern wars. Thus, for all the dangers and terrors of the battle, there was a chance to regroup and recover. Things like shell-shock, much less PTSD were not recognized at the time. But troops would be less likely to suffer such symptoms anyway given that combat tended not to be continuous. The most effective way of treating shell-shock or combat fatigue in modern times was/is to take the affected troops out of the line for a brief period of rest. 18th Century troops tended to get this as a matter of course.So overall, while 18th Century combat seems almost shockingly stupid and cruel by modern standards, it was probably much less demoralizing to troops than more seemingly “sensible” modern combat.
Nadal, one of the best return players in tennis sports could not even get to deuce on the Federer serve in Shanghai finals. Did Federer serve that well?
Federer has always served well, but his serve in the Shanghai Masters final was superb. More in the first set, to say the truth. The quality of Roger's serve has improved with the years, but the new racket seemed to hold that evolution for a bit. The first part of the present season, Roger got away with matches at 50– 1st serve percentage. Yet he worked wonders with his second serve. At Shanghai, he made an astounding 70+ % of 1st serves, which clearly states that he found the pace for one of his weapons of choice. He's in route to 11 thousand aces in his career for a reason, after all. Nadal, on the other hand, has retreated another couple of feet in his returning position, now that he's on a more aggresive game plan. He knows he can’t afford many long rallies, just like he used to in the old grinding days. But, surprise oh surprise, Federer now outlasts him more than not, whenever the discussion exceeds 5 shots in a point. The racket, again. Back to Roger's serve, with Rafa waiting for it almost beside the ballboys, Federer has everything set up for success. The way he varies pace and effects, plus his eastern grip, an always-same toss of the ball, and the flawless technique of his motion, reading his serve becomes more guessing than anything else. Plus Nadal's returning position opens the court for kick and slice services. In few words, yes, Roger served that well in Shanghai, but no, that's not the only reason why he owns Nadal nowadays.