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While there aren't guidelines on preventing lordosis, you can perform some exercises to maintain good posture and spine health...
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shoulder shrugs.
neck side tilts.
yoga poses, like Cat and Bridge pose.
leg raises.
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Cancer or cancer treatment can cause lymphedema. We answer common questions about lymphedema and offer tips for living with lymphedema.

Is Lymphedema?

Lymphedema is swelling due to build-up of lymph fluid in the body. Lymph nodes act like a drain in your sink. If the drain is clogged, the fluid cannot drain. It usually happens in the arms or legs, but can occur in other parts of the body. Lymph fluid is part of the lymph system that carries fluid and cells that help fight infections throughout the body. Sometimes this swelling develops quickly, or it may develop slowly over several months.

Causes Lymphedema?

Lymphedema can be caused by cancer or by cancer treatment.

Sometimes a cancerous tumor can get big enough to block the lymph system.
Surgery to remove cancer may also remove lymph nodes or some of the vessels that carry the lymph fluid. This can cause the fluid to build up in surrounding tissues.
Radiation treatment can damage the lymph vessels, resulting in too much lymph fluid in the tissues.
Diagram of the lymph system.
Diagram of the lymph system.

Lymphedema Be Prevented?

Before you have surgery or radiation treatment for cancer, ask your doctor what can be done to lower the chances that you will get lymphedema.

Are the Symptoms of Lymphedema?

The symptoms of lymphedema may include—

Your arm, leg, or other part of your body has a little swelling at first, but gets bigger over time.
The skin in that area feels tight, and sometimes has a tingling sensation.
The arm or leg with lymphedema feels heavy.
Clothing and jewelry fit more tightly on the affected area.
The skin looks thicker or leathery.
If you notice any swelling after cancer treatment, talk to your doctor about what is causing it and how best to treat it.

Health Problems Can Lymphedema Cause?

Lymphedema raises your risk of getting an infection in the swollen area. This happens because the cells that prevent infection can’t reach that part of your body.
Wounds may heal more slowly on the part of your body that has lymphedema.
You may feel upset, depressed, embarrassed, or angry about the lymphedema.
The joints in the part of the body with lymphedema may feel stiff or sore.
I Think I Have Lymphedema. What Should I Do?
It is very important to see a doctor right away to find out why you have swelling. You should make sure there is no other cause of the swelling that needs immediate treatment, like a blood clot.

Is Lymphedema Diagnosed?
First, your doctor will examine you and ask you when you first noticed the problem. If your arm or leg is swollen, your doctor may measure it to compare it with your other arm or leg. Usually, if your swollen arm or leg is 2cm (about 4/5 of an inch) bigger than your other arm or leg, you have lymphedema.

Your doctor may also suggest other tests to find out if you have lymphedema and if so, what is causing it. Lymphoscintigraphy is a test that uses radioactive material to see if the lymph vessels are blocked. Computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can take pictures of the swollen area to find out why the lymph vessels are blocked.

Is Lymphedema Treated?

At this time, there is no cure for lymphedema. The goal of treatment is to reduce the swelling or keep it from getting worse, and to relieve symptoms. Your doctor can help you figure out which treatments are best for you.

can be treated with—

1.Exercise. Moving your swollen arm or leg may help the lymph fluid to drain, thus reducing the swelling.

2.A compression sleeve or stocking. This garment fits tightly on your swollen arm or leg, helping the lymph fluid flow out.

3.Massage therapy. A special kind of massage called manual lymph drainage can help push the lymph fluid out of the swollen part of your body.

4.A pneumatic pump. A machine inflates a sleeve that you place on your swollen arm or leg, helping lymph fluid flow out.

5.Weight loss. In patients who are overweight, lymphedema related to breast cancer may improve with weight loss.

6.Surgery. If your lymphedema is severe, your doctor may suggest that you get an operation. Several options are available. For more information, visit Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Lymphedema:

Are Your Surgical Options?

Cancer treatment. If a cancerous tumor is causing the lymphedema, the cancer is treated.

for Living with Lymphedema

The keys to managing lymphedema are preventing infections and allowing fluids to flow through the swollen area.

Infections

Keep your skin clean, and use lotion to keep it moist.
If you get a small cut, clean it right away and apply antibacterial ointment and a bandage.
Don’t get needle sticks (vaccines or blood tests) in the swollen area.
Allow Blood and Lymph Fluid to Flow Freely
Don’t wear tight clothing or jewelry.
If you have lymphedema in one arm, have your blood pressure taken on, and blood drawn from, the other arm.
If your arm or leg is swollen, elevate it above your heart when possible.

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5 Easy carpal tunnel exercise for carpal tunnel syndrome
What are the best carpal tunnel exercises?

One morning you woke up with terrible pain in the wrist, out of no clue you started shaking the hand in order to get some relief. If you are experiencing the exact same problem, then you could be suffering from a wrist pain condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome.

It is commonly seen in professionals required to work long hours on a computer keyboard. Fortunately, if detected early it can easily be managed by simple home tips, exercises, and physiotherapy. In this article, we will learn the best exercises to cure carpal tunnel at home

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Table Of Contents
How do I know if I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Anatomy of carpal tunnel
What causes carpal tunnel pain
Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
How to prevent carpal tunnel
Easy carpal tunnel exercises
1) Wrist ROM exercise
2) Wrist flexor stretching
3) Joining hands
4) Grip strengthening exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome
5) Tennis ball self-massage
Physiotherapy for carpal tunnel syndrome
Phase-I (Acute Phase)
Phase-II
Prevent carpal tunnel by following these precautions
Other home remedies
How do I know if I have carpal tunnel syndrome?
In my usual physiotherapy practice, I have found that the person whose professions involve long hours of working on the computer keyboard are more susceptible to this kind of wrist pain.

I have also found that physiotherapy and exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome are very beneficial. Carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers usually come to me in my clinic with complaints like:

Tingling and numbness on the palm.
Weak grip strength of the hand.
Difficulty in holding a glass of water with a painful hand.
These were some common signs you could look for, as you will proceed further with this article you will learn more of its sign and symptoms. Now, let’s try to understand what is carpal tunnel syndrome and why does it cause our wrist pain.

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a painful wrist joint condition manifested by tingling and numbness in the palm and weakness of the hand. But to better understand the symptoms of the carpal tunnel we must first have a clear picture of its causes.

In carpal tunnel syndrome, the median nerve is compressed at the wrist joint when it passes through the carpal tunnel. Compression could occur either due to decrease circumference of the tunnel itself or due to increased pressure inside the tunnel due to fluid retention.

In either of the condition, all the vital structure passing through gets compressed. The nerve being the most sensitive of all is responsible for all the symptoms.

Now that you know there is a tunnel on the wrist joint. But, you might be wondering, what this carpal tunnel is made up of? Where it is actually present at the wrist? And, how does it causes wrist pain?

To, answer all these questions, we need to learn little about its related anatomy.

Anatomy of carpal tunnel
A Carpal tunnel is present at the wrist joint. It is actually a tunnel-like structure through which different structures like blood vessels tendons and nerve passes through. As you can see in the image below.

carpal tunnel anatomy
We can compare this to a railway tunnel through which the railway track passes. Every tunnel has a roof and floor. The roof of this tunnel is formed by the soft flap-like structure called flexor retinaculum and the floor is formed by the carpal bones.

All the vital structures like nerves, tendons, arteries, and veins pass through this tunnel. But, the most important and delicate of all is the median nerve. The median nerve is a nerve that originates from our neck cervical region and travels down the hand to supply to the thumb index finger and middle finger.

What causes carpal tunnel pain
median nerve compression in carpal tunnel syndrome
Any pathology around the carpal tunnel (wrist) can lead to the narrowing of the canal. This could be an actual narrowing of the tunnel or when the tunnel is filled with fluid. In both condition it exerts pressure inside the tunnel leading to compression of the median nerve.

There are many factors that lead to an increase in the pressure inside the tunnel. We have listed a few of them below.

The following factors can contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome:

Trauma or injury to the wrist that causes swelling. Like scaphoid fracture or Colle’s fracture
Hypothyroidism.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
Work stress common in the long hour working in the computer keyboard. This the most common reason why wrist pain complains visit to us.
During pregnancy or Menopause.
Development of a cyst or tumor in the canal.
And in some cases, no cause can be identified.
Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
The symptoms are usually found on the outer side of the palm and finger (on the side of thumb) along the nerve path because of compression of the median nerve. You will numbness on the palmar aspect of the thumb, index finger, and a few portions of the middle finger.

You can see the figure in which the shaded region is the symptoms area. Note that it is along the path of the median nerve. Morning pain and tingling sensation are the most irritating symptoms, you may even wake up out of sleep due to pain.

Your hand may “fall asleep” frequently and difficulty in holding a pen, a glass of water, bottle and you may even drop the objects.

Other symptoms include:

numbness, tingling, and pain in your thumb and the first three fingers of your hand
pain and burning that travels up your arm
wrist pain at night that interferes with sleep
weakness in the muscles of the hand
How to prevent carpal tunnel
One of the most basic things to prevent carpal tunnel is to follow the ergonomic way of sitting at your desk. Adopting an improper way of sitting on a computer may not only lead to wrist pain, but it can also result in neck and back pain. You learn more about computer ergonomics here: “What is the Best Way to Sit at Your Desk?“.

Another way is, to take a break every half hour and perform this elbow exercise for 5 minutes.

Easy carpal tunnel exercises
All the carpal tunnel exercises are aimed at stretching the muscle and soft tissue around the wrist and carpal tunnel. This way we can release the compression inside the tunnel and create sufficient room for the nerve and other structures that pass by.

The exercises essentially are wrist range of motion exercises, wrist stretching exercises and strengthening exercises.

1) Wrist ROM exercise
physio exercises for carpal tunnel
Wrist joint range of motion exercises
So, the first exercise in the list of carpal tunnel exercises is the wrist range of motion exercises. Moving the wrist in a different direction will ease the pressure inside the carpal tunnel. As you can see in the figure you have to move the wrist in an up and down direction. Flex and extend the wrist joint a minimum of 20 to 30 times in a session.

Similarly, you can move wrist to right and left, which we also call ulnar and radial deviation. We can also circumduction our wrist in clockwise and anticlockwise directions.

2) Wrist flexor stretching
Stretching of the carpal tunnel is very important for treating such pain. Stretching causes to relax of the flexor retinaculum thereby releasing pressure on the carpal tunnel. There are a few stretching exercises that I usually recommend to my patient.

carpal tunnel relief exercises
A very simple yet very effective exercise. Do this, just keep your sound hand over the finger of the painful hand and shown in the figure and press it. Press it so as to bend the wrist and apply force till the point you feel stretches over the wrist.

Hold this position for one minute and then slowly release it. Repeat it 3 to 5 times in a single session. Twice to thrice daily would be enough, you can also do it when you are at your office.

3) Joining hands
cts exercises
This is also a stretching exercise and as you can see in the figure it is very easy to do. For this just join your hands and press both hands together so that the wrist joint comes together. This will give you a gentle stretching over the wrist joint.

Maintain this position for 30 sec and repeat it 3 to 4 times in a single session.

4) Grip strengthening exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome
grip strengthening exercise for carpal tunnel
As the name suggests it’s a strengthening exercise for grip. Grip exercise increases blood flow around the elbow and increases the flexibility of the flexor retinaculum. You can use a soft sponge ball or gel ball for this exercise. It can be done as many times as possible.

5) Tennis ball self-massage
top 3 exercises for carpal tunnel syndrome
Our final exercise in the list of carpal tunnel exercises is actually a self-massage technique. This is a very effective self-massage technique that I usually recommend to my patient. For this, you simply need a tennis ball. Place the tennis ball on the table and keep your wrist over it. Now, simply move your hand to and for as displayed in the figure.

This will give a gentle massage over the wrist to help ease the pressure inside the carpal tunnel. Do it for 3 to 5 minutes in a single session.

Physiotherapy for carpal tunnel syndrome
Physiotherapy is beneficial for most carpal tunnel sufferers especially in mild to moderate cases. When you are referred to a physiotherapist they will thoroughly take your history of pain and take a careful assessment to determine which factors have contributed to the development of the condition. Accordingly, the treatment plan is devised.

Phase-I (Acute Phase)
During the acute phase which is characterised by the presence of inflammatory signs (i.e. morning pain or pain with rest), R.I.C.E Regime is beneficial. Where:

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R is for rest- This involves resting from aggravating activities often with the use of a splint. To start with the splint has to be used continuously. As the pain subsides use it during the night. The splint mentioned below can be used for it.
I for icing. Ice packs, also known as cryotherapy are beneficial for pain relief. You can either use ice cubes or the most convenient is the use of a cold gel pack you can use.
C for compression-Compression helps to prevent swelling and inflammation around the wrist joint thereby reducing pain. You can use a wrist support brace for this.
E for elevation keeping the arm elevated.
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A cold gel pack
Ultrasonic therapy: The application of UST or ultrasound therapy over the wrist has to be found to give tremendous relief to the sufferer. One needs to go to a qualified physio for ultrasonic therapy.

Phase-II
As the acute pain subsides your physiotherapist will address:

Carpal bone mobilization
Stretching of flexor retinaculum to open the carpal tunnel.
Gliding exercises of nerve and tendon to ensure full unrestricted nerve motion is available.
Muscle and soft tissue extensibility.
Ultra Sonic Therapy.
Interferential Therapy.
Prevent carpal tunnel by following these precautions
One of the most basic things to prevent carpal tunnel is to follow the ergonomic way of working on a computer and keyboard. Adopting an improper way of sitting on a computer may not only lead to wrist pain, but it can also result in neck and back pain. You learn more about computer ergonomics here: “Proper sitting posture at a desk for neck, back & hip pain“. Another way is, to take a break every half hour and perform this elbow exercise for 5 minutes. But what if you actually developed CTS wrist pain?

Other home remedies
Activities that place large amounts of stress through the forearm flexors should be minimized, these include: racquet sports, gripping activities, opening jars, cans or doors, carrying or lifting. Resting from aggravating activities ensures that the body can begin the healing process in the absence of further tissue damage. Once the patient can perform these activities pain-free, a gradual return to these activities is indicated provided there is no increase in symptoms.

Exercises are very important, however, you may sometimes develop pain after the exercise session. This is quite normal and you need not have to worry about it. Let me share some important tips and products that can help you with this.

If you have pain, simply apply a pain ointment over the painful area and let the body absorb it for 10 minutes. After a gap of ten minutes apply a cold pack over the area and you would feel almost instant relief.

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The treatment of carpal tunnel is possible. If detected early and in a less severe form it can easily be managed by simple exercises and some effective yet simple home tips. In the coming article, we will discuss its treatment, exercises, and home tips.

Often the numbness of the finger with a tingling sensation on the arm and forearm could be a result of cervical radiculopathy. For which you need to do completely different sets of exercises. If you actually diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and these exercises are not helping you then you must immediately consult your doctor.

Keep Reading: Cervical radiculopathy exercises, it’s causes & treatment

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Dr Sunit Sanjay Ekka (PT) is a Physical Therapist in practice for the last 15 years. He has done BPT from SVNIRTAR, a premium Government institution. His patients are his best teacher, whatever he gets to learn from them he loves to share it through the blog. He also shares content through his popular YouTube channel "Sunit Physiotherapist".

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ফিজিও (শারীরিক) ও থেরাপি (চিকিৎসা)- এ দুইটি শব্দ থেকে এসেছে ফিজিওথেরাপি শব্দটি। এটি একটি স্বতন্ত্র চিকিৎসাব্যবস্থা, যেখানে শারীরিক ব্যায়ামের মাধ্যমে স্বাস্থ্যসেবা প্রদান করা হয়। শুধু ওষুধ সব রোগের পরিপূর্ণ সুস্থতা দিতে পারে না। বিশেষ করে বিভিন্ন মেকানিক্যাল সমস্যা থেকে যে সব রোগের সৃষ্টি হয়, তার পরিপূর্ণ সুস্থতা লাভের উপায় ফিজিওথেরাপি।

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খ্রিস্টানরা না খেয়ে থাকলে তাকে বলা হয় ‘’ফাস্টিং"।
মুসলিমরা রোজা রাখলে তাকে বলা হয় "সিয়াম"।
বিপ্লবীরা না খেয়ে থাকলে তাকে বলা হয় ‘’অনশন"।
আর, মেডিক্যাল সাইন্সে উপবাস করলে, তাকে বলা হয় "অটোফেজি"।

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মেডিক্যাল সাইন্স থেকে জানা যায়, শরীরের কোষগুলো বাইরে থেকে কোনো খাবার না পেয়ে, নিজেই যখন নিজের অসুস্থ কোষগুলো খেতে শুরু করে, তখন মেডিক্যাল সাইন্সের ভাষায় তাকেই অটোফেজি বলা হয়।

আরেকটু সহজভাবে বলি -
আমাদের ঘরে যেমন ডাস্টবিন থাকে, অথবা আমাদের কম্পিউটারে যেমন রিসাইকেল বিন থাকে, তেমনি আমাদের শরীরের প্রতিটি কোষের মাঝেও একটি করে ডাস্টবিন আছে ।
সারা বছর শরীরের কোষগুলো খুব ব্যস্ত থাকার কারণে, ডাস্টবিন পরিষ্কার করার সময় পায় না। ফলে, কোষগুলোতে অনেক আবর্জনা ও ময়লা জমে যায় ।
শরীরের কোষগুলো যদি নিয়মিত তাদের ডাস্টবিন পরিষ্কার করতে না পারে,
তাহলে কোষগুলো একসময় নিষ্ক্রিয় হয়ে শরীরে বিভিন্ন প্রকারের রোগের উৎপন্ন করে। ক্যান্সার বা ডায়াবেটিসের মতো অনেক বড় বড় রোগের শুরু হয় এখান থেকেই। মানুষ যখন খালি পেটে থাকে, তখন শরীরের কোষগুলো অনেকটা বেকার হয়ে পড়ে। কিন্তু তারা তো আর অলস হয়ে বসে থাকে না, তাই প্রতিটি কোষ তার ভিতরের আবর্জনা ও ময়লাগুলো পরিষ্কার করতে শুরু করে দেয় ।
কোষগুলোর আমাদের মতো আবর্জনা ফেলার কোন জায়গা নেই বলে, তারা নিজের আবর্জনা নিজেই খেয়ে ফেলে। মেডিক্যাল সাইন্সে এই পদ্ধতিকে বলা হয় অটোফেজি।

শুধুমাত্র এই জিনিসটা আবিষ্কার করেই জাপানের, ওশিনরি ওসুমি (Yoshinori Ohsumi) ২০১৬ সালে নোবেল পুরস্কারটা পেয়ে গেলেন ।
তিনি আবিষ্কার করেন যে ১২-২৪ ঘন্টা উপবাস রাখলে মানুষের দেহে অটোফেজি চালু হয়।
তিনি প্রমান করেন যে, উপবাস থাকার মাধ্যমে মানুষের নিম্নলিখিত উপকার গুলো হয়-

১| দেহের সেল পরিস্কার হয়।
২| ক্যান্সার সেল ধ্বংস হয়।
৩| পাকস্থলীর প্রদাহ সেরে যায়।
৪| ব্রেইনের কার্যকরীতা বাড়ে।
৫| শরীর নিজে নিজেই সেরে যায় (Autophazy)।
৬| ডায়াবেটিস ভালো হয়।
৭| বার্ধক্য রোধ করা যায়।
৮| স্থূলতা দূর হয়।
৯| দীর্ঘ জীবন লাভ করা যায়।
............সংগৃহীত

PROZEN SHOULDER

বয়সের সঙ্গে সঙ্গে আজকাল কোমর ও পিঠের ব্যথাও বাড়তে শুরু করেছে। তরুণ বয়সেও একটানা চেয়ারে বসে কাজ করলে এই সমস্যা দেখা দেয়। এই ব্যথার প্রধান কারণ মেরুদণ্ড সোজা না রেখে বসা। শুধু বসা নয়, আপনি যদি কোমর ও পিঠব্যথা থেকে দূরে থাকতে চান, তাহলে আপনার বসা, দাঁড়ানো ও ঘুমানোর সময়ে মেরুদণ্ড যাতে সোজা থাকে, তা খেয়াল রাখতে হবে। তাহলেই ভালো থাকতে পারবেন। তবে একবার যাঁরা আক্রান্ত হয়ে পড়েছেন, তাঁদের তো সেই ব্যথা কমানোর উপায় চাই। সে ক্ষেত্রে যোগব্যায়াম হতে পারে দারুণ এক সমাধান। পিঠ ও কোমরের ব্যথা দূর করতে কয়েকটি আসন নিয়মিত করলে দ্রুত ফলাফল পাবেন।

শলভাসন-১ আসনটি দেখিয়েছেন বাপ্পা শান্তনু। ছবি: খালেদ সরকারশলভাসন-১ আসনটি দেখিয়েছেন বাপ্পা শান্তনু। ছবি: খালেদ সরকার
শলভাসন-১

যেভাবে করবেন
উপুড় হয়ে শুয়ে পড়ুন। থুতনি ম্যাটে লেগে থাকবে। হাত দুটি দুই ঊরুর নিচে থাকবে।

পায়ের পাতা টানটান থাকবে। শ্বাস টেনে নিয়ে যান, পা ওপরে তুলুন ও স্থিরভাবে ধরে রাখুন। খেয়াল করার বিষয়, বাঁ পা শিথিল অবস্থায় রেখে ডান পায়ের জোরেই ডান পা তুলতে হবে। ১৫-৩০ সেকেন্ড থাকার পর শ্বাস ছাড়তে ছাড়তে পা নামান।

একইভাবে বাঁ পায়ে আসনটি করুন। এরপর দুই পা জোড় করে একসঙ্গে আসনটি করুন। মনে রাখবেন, আসনে থাকা অবস্থায় স্বাভাবিক শ্বাস–প্রশ্বাস খুব স্বস্তির সঙ্গে নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে হবে।

কতক্ষণ ও কতবার

প্রথমে ডান, পরে বাঁ পা তারপর দুই পা একসঙ্গে, এই পুরো প্রক্রিয়া একটি সেট। এভাবে ৩-৫ সেট সম্পন্ন করুন। প্রতি সেট আসনের মধ্যে ৩০ সেকেন্ড বিশ্রাম নিন।

উপকারিতা

কোমরের ব্যথার জন্য খুব উপকারী। নিতম্বের গঠন সুন্দর হতেও সাহায্য করে এই ব্যায়াম।

Physiotherapists work with you after a stroke to help improve how you sit, stand, walk, and use your arms. Physiotherapists work on things that are important for movement, including balance, muscle strength, range of motion, sensation, coordination and endurance.

Physiotherapy is an effective treatment for pain and discomfort in many areas of the body. But like all medical treatments, procedures and exercises, it’s crucial to have the proper health care professional perform it. This is where a physiotherapist comes in. These highly-trained professionals are the only ones trained to practice physiotherapy and are a big reason physiotherapy is so successful at treating a variety of illnesses, injuries and disabilities.

Cervical pillow.