Oops. Topically applied Arnica montana is reputed to decrease bruising and muscle pain.

But in this study, researchers at the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, in Sugar Land, Texas, found an opposite effect. (more…)

People who walk on a treadmill, even years after stroke, can improve their health and mobility.

The authors say it’s due to “rewiring” their brains. (more…)

Researchers at Tufts Medical Center, in Boston reported their findings in that bastion of allopathic medicine, The New England Journal of Medicine. (more…)

Yoga increases brain gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity, which is reduced in mood and anxiety disorders.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine studied whether the changes in mood, anxiety, and GABA levels are specific to yoga or simply the result of physical activity. (more…)

Interestingly, the benefits don’t include weight loss, according to researchers at The University of Sydney, in Australia. (more…)

This Medscape review covers orthoses, exercise, calcium and vitamin D therapy, and kyphoplasty from an academic perspective. (more…)

Back in the 60s I bought an exercise book that was amateurish in its appearance and corny in its presentation. However, it was also the first and only exercise program where I lost weight. And it worked without the typical initial aches and pains that tend to lessen your resolve to continue.

One more thing, it doesn’t require that you purchase any equipment. You just do the exercises in the time allotted.

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Researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and De Hoogstraat, in The Netherlands surveyed the use of CAM in a large group of Dutch patients with spinal cord injury. (more…)

The benefits differ.

And, the response to tai chi is long-lasting, according to researchers at the University of Arizona, in Tucson. (more…)

Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse hot flushes during menopause, but the effect of weight loss on flushing is unclear.

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, studied overweight and obese women who complained of bothersome hot flushes. (more…)