Why do my legs ache when sitting or lying down?
A quick answer is that the muscles and tendons in your legs are shortening themselves and you are feeling the pull of the tendons as they shorten to a point where they are pulling on something else. They need to be released so that the tendons go back to full length and won't cause you this problem anymore. Here is how: Back: Place your left hand on your left knee. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine. Press on it and hold. Relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds there should be a release happening and when it does slowly lower yourself forward onto your right leg or even over it if you can, the more over the better it is. Continue holding for a total of one minute. Then release but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then reverse and do the right side. Pelvic tendon With only shorts on lay on a bed and pull your legs up and bend them at the knee so your feet are flat on the bed. Take your hand and run it down the crease between your thigh and body. When you reach the area of your pelvis you will feel a bump in that crease. That is the tendon to work on. Take it between your fingers and thumb and press and hold a good amount of pressure on it. Then relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After 30 seconds slowly lower your leg outward until it has gone as far as it will. Then release the pressure but rest your leg there for one minute longer. As a side note, if you cannot get a grip on the tendon, press on it near the pelvis with as much pressure as you can. Don’t let it slip out from under that pressure. Then use the rest of the exercise to finish up. Kneecap: (Use a chair that has no cross members on it.) While sitting start with your leg out in front of you extended out to a comfortable length. Wrap your hands around it so you have a good two inches working area. Place your thumbs about two inches behind your knee and press into the top middle of your leg hard and hold. Relax. After 30 seconds, slowly slide that leg back until it is pulled up under the chair as far as you can make it go. Then release the pressure but hold your leg there for one minute longer.
Why are my hands stiff and painful in the morning?
Morning Stiffness, which this sounds like, is typically associated with arthritis.Which arthritis? Usually Rheumatoid (RA) or Ostearthritis (OA) , though others as well. And conditions such as Lupus and Fibromyalgia.In Rheumatoid arthritis, the stiffness typically lasts longer than in Osteoarthritis. Could be at least a half hour.In Osteoarthritis, generally the symptoms last less than a half hourThere may be exceptions in duration for inflammatory variants (i.e Osteoarthritis can have inflammation to greater or lesser degrees) RA and OA can co-existWhile Carpal Tunnel Syndrome gets much press and is important to know about, and while it may co-exist with arthritis, morning stiffness is not a typical symptom.See your doctor/ a doctor as soon as you can to confirm the diagnosis. This is usually straightforward based on a thorough history and physical supplemented as needed with x-ray and blood tests such as CRP (C reactive protein) and ESR (sedimentation rate). REFERENCES:Morning stiffness and its influence onA reevaluation of the symptom of mornin
Puppy has stiff legs, please help!!?
My 6 month old border collie has been walking very stiffly on both of her back legs and her front right leg as well. I took her to the park today, just like any other day. The only thing different is that she was extremely tired after about 30 minutes of running and swimming around, compared to the usual 2 1/2 hours we are normally out there. When I saw how tired she looked (very unusual, she never gets that tired), I made sure to stop letting her run around any more and headed straight home to let her rest. I was already concerned that something may be wrong with her just based on how tired she looked, but when she got up from her nap and started shuffling around and barely even able to go faster than a creeping walk I really became concerned. I noticed what looked like some red bite marks on her back legs two days ago and also found that she had fleas (we treat her regularly) and gave her a flea bath and another treatment of Frontline. Could the fleas have anything to do with this??
When I dance, my body is stiff. How do I lessen that stiffness and get better and less awkward at dancing?
Think of dancing as self-expression. You can express yourself through dance—express your emotion, for example. Surely you can express emotion appropriately. Now think of just letting that emotion move your body. When you are alone - turn on music that might capture how you feel. When I am sad, I turn on melancholy classical music and let my body move as if it were a leaf and music was the wind. When you are happy, turn on happy music…close your eyes if you need to, and let the music move you. Think of dancing as a way to connect with the music. To connect with others, you smile…you look…you say a word or two, right? Connect with the music using your ears first—inhale the music into your senses. Once you can connect with music, you are ready to learn how to dance the way society expects you to. You can’t exactly just move your body, fling your arms or circle your head to music in public—someone might call the men and women in white coats to take you away! But you can learn once you know how to interface with music. Watch how others move. If you are self conscious, watch yourself in a mirror. Take lessons if necessary. Lessons will teach you the technique, not how to flirt with music. The father of my son was always half a second too slow, he has no rhythm but he was adorable on the dance floor because he enjoyed his skill—connecting with the music. And it showed. I am a dancer - I was trained and I am natural at it, but I thoroughly enjoyed watching him because I saw was someone who was enjoying himself. Enjoy yourself. People are not necessarily watching you, because they are enjoying themselves. Those that do are not worth worrying about—they probably appreciate it that you are dancing or if they are judging, who cares if you are having fun. We all communicate differently. Dance is just you expressing yourself. You say you are stiff. Connect to the music and some of that stiffness if not all of it, will go away. As they say, “dance as if no one is watching”.
Why do my legs hurt in the morning after waking up?
I went for many years with this issue. It was on and off again. Mysteriously cleared up on it's own then came back with a vengeance. Pushed aside by doctors…ect. No one listened. I have a new doctor and it all started with very expensive and extensive blood work plus a series of MRI's and a reuptake scan for my thyroid. Making a long story short…I was diagnosed with hashimoto's thyroiditis then graves disease. The occurrence is rare but very possible. Then as my symptoms kept getting worse, my physician explained that with chronic autoimmune conditions comes the risk of developing other autoimmune disorders and I was sent for more bloodwork. I have recently been diagnosed with lupus. Everything I've been going through has been the result of autoimmune disorders with one leading to another. Extreme fatigue, brain fog, terrible pain in all of my joints, morning stiffness, weight gain, thinning hair, brittle nails, skin rashes, vision problems, hbo, heart palpitations. The list goes on and on. I'm on the road to remission but my point here being, always look deeper in health issues and make sure your physician is listening to you. It took me 12 years to get to this point and this was because doctors didn't listen and only ordered “basic" tests that always came back normal or negative.
What could be causing pain in my legs and hip?
What you are describing does not sound like ALS. (Please ignore the other comment. This is certainly not AIDS.) I would refer you to a rheumatologist. You're already seeing one. There's nothing wrong with asking who your rheumatologist would suggest you see for an exam. Especially in mysterious cases, doctors consider it helpful to get input from other experts. Your doctor may already be consulting with other docs to get their thoughts.
How do I get rid of knee pain after playing badminton?
Getting some warm up before the game is good for your knee as badminton is the game where constant foot work is required. Constant movement during the game is the major cause of knee related injuries. Such injuries can be avoided with the use of compression sleeves. These are specially designed to keep the muscle intact and joints covered thereby providing protection from cuts and bruises.Knee Compression Sleeve is a piece of clothing that fits over the knee and act as a guard to prevent knee related injury. Knee compression sleeves also help in relieving knee pain as it help in reducing swelling around knee area, also promote constant blood flow to the related body parts, thereby inducing injury recovery.
How to help reduce achy legs and painful feet from waitressing?
Recently I've started this new waitressing job. I've never had any waitressing experience before so this is all new for me. It's quite a busy place and I work everyday 10-13 hours a day. I know it's a lot of hours but I need the money for university. I've only been there 3 days and my legs and feet are in agony every day from standing up all the time! Does anyone know any good tricks to help reduce the pain? For example, I give myself foot massages every night but it doesn't seem to be a long term treatment..any recommendations?