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Stretch Those Tight Hips and Lower Back

Jul 20, 2007 - Chances are if you are reading this, you have the ever popular "office job" that involves sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day. This can wreak havoc on your precious body creating tight hips and lower back pain. Many stretches for your hips also stretch out your lower back, so these poses are like 2 for the price of 1. - 8 Comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Double Pigeon

May 14, 2007 - I can't get enough of hip-opening poses. I could hang out in these all day! OK, well, maybe not, but you get my point. - 1 Comment

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Stretch It: Seated T-Hip Stretch

Aug 28, 2008 - Between sitting, running, biking, or driving a long commute, most of us suffer from tight hips. The seated T-hip stretch lengthens tight glutes as it opens the hips. It is a more intense variation of Double Pigeon, so ease into this move. - 1 Comment

Strike a Yoga Pose: Hummingbird

Sep 08, 2008 - I think we're all ready to kick it up a notch and try this gorgeous arm balancing yoga pose. I know it looks intense and very advanced, but as with most yoga poses, with a few tricks and some practice, you'll have this pose down in no time. I've never seen this taught in a traditional yoga class, but actually saw it on this old Russian yoga competition video. - 12 Comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Fish

Oct 29, 2007 - There are some yoga poses that just about everyone has heard of or done. Down Dog, Tree, Seated Forward Bend - these are pretty standard poses that anyone can practice, so they tend to be included in many yoga classes. Fish pose is another pretty popular pose, and it's a counter-pose for Shoulderstand since it stretches out the throat, chest and shoulders in the opposite direction. - 5 Comments

Pneumonia

Oct 08, 2008 - In This Report

Highlights
Introduction
Causes
Symptoms
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
Medications
Surgery
Prevention
Resources
References

HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Highlights Diagnosis: Diagnosing pneumonia may be difficult, since lab tests to grow the bacteria from samples can take many days to process, and chest x-rays cannot always distinguish between pneumonia and other conditions. New tests have the potential to make diagnosis easier and quicker. One is a blood test that identifies a marker of severe inflammation in the body. - 0 Comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Lotus

Dec 03, 2007 - Lotus is the next pose in the closing sequence of Ashtanga Yoga after Bound Lotus. This is the pose I'm sure everyone thinks of when they think of yoga. It's a calming pose that many people choose to meditate in, and many yoga classes often begin or end in this pose. - 3 Comments

Strike a Yoga Pose: Bound Lotus

Nov 26, 2007 - We're up to the last three poses in the closing sequence of Ashtanga Yoga. They're all poses that involve having your legs in full lotus. This pose not only stretches your hips, but it also opens your chest and stretches your shoulders and lower back. - 2 Comments

5 Things: To Relieve Lower Back Pain

Jun 05, 2007 - An aching lower back is a common complaint among adults, especially those who sit at a desk all day. If you have an aching back here are 5 things you can try and hopefully one of them will relieve your symptoms:

Lie down on the floor with pillows under your knees. If that doesn't help, bring your knees up even higher with more pillows or you can even use a chair. - 6 Comments