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Also See - Connective Tissue Disorders - Site Map Part II - For Information on genetic disorders, nutritional deficiencies, nutrition testing, sinus infections, hyaluronic acid, magnesium, migraines, mitral valve prolapse and all non-musculoskeletal topics covered in this site. |
Connective Tissue Disorder - Musculoskeletal and Orthopedic Conditions |
Hyaluronic Acid
A component of connective tissue whose function is to cushion and lubricate. I suspect that HA abnormalities are a common thread in many connective tissue disorders.
Fibromyalgia
| Fibromyalgia
diet -
Diet changes I found helpful for long term pain relief
Fibromyalgia Treatment - Part I - treatment tips for immediate relief for times of acute pain |
Fibromyalgia Treatment - Part II - assorted tips for day to day pain prevention
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Frozen Shoulders
| Frozen
Shoulders - Part I - reviews overlooked
causes, treatment tips and exercises.
Frozen Shoulders - Part II - reviews overlooked causes, treatment tips and exercises. Exercise treatments - Covers the exercises that helped my son and me to regain full range of motion in our shoulder joints. |
For shoulder blades that stick out, see winged scapula Shoulder popping - I used to have weird popping sounds from my shoulder joint. Stretches and tips that helped. Diabetic Frozen Shoulder - is magnesium deficiency a cause? |
Knee Pain
| Knee Pain - my diagnosis of patella femoral syndrome. |
Cause of Knee Pain - includes information trigger point therapy and yoga. |
Neck Pain
| A personal account - my saga on finding the root cause of my sore neck. | Treatment
for a Pain in the Neck
- tips I found helpful including yoga, moist heat, and trigger point
therapy. Neck Pain Treatment - part II with more tips. |
Osteopenia - Osteoporosis
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Osteopenia - top books for building strong bones. Osteopenia
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Myths Recommended Books
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Exercise - Osteoporosis Videos Pilates Osteoporosis - selected books and videos from Amazon. Yoga Osteoporosis - books and videos. Osteoporosis Exercise - treatment and prevention tips. |
Pectus Excavatum
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Pectus Excavatum - Genetic and Nutritional Factors Exercises for Pectus Excavatum
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Sciatica
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Trigger point therapy and acupressure for sciatica - reviews the use of trigger point therapy and acupressure for sciatic pain. Yoga for Sciatica - yoga poses for sciatic nerve pain. |
Stretches - a couple of illustrated, sample stretches for sciatica. Natural Pain Relief Therapies - postures, diet changes, Ayurvedic medicine and more. |
Scoliosis
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Scoliosis - Can Diet and Exercise Help? Exercises, Books and Tips for Scoliosis - Yoga and the Egoscue Method - general info Scoliosis Exercise - How exercise specifically helped my spinal curvature. Scoliosis Exercises - Part II - Stretching, Callanetics and Trigger point Therapy Yoga for Scoliosis - specific yoga poses that helped reduce my curves. Finding a Yoga Teacher to Help with Scoliosis FAQ About Treatments - Part I FAQ About Treatments - Part II FAQ About Treatments - Part III Book exerpt - from "Scoliosis and the Human Spine", written by a research professor who reduced her own spinal curves by 40% without bracing or surgery. Physical Therapy for Scoliosis - does it work? A picture is worth a thousand words. |
FAQ About Scoliosis
Surgery Complications from Scoliosis Surgery - What are the real risks versus benefits? Scoliosis
in Children - a father's email to me (reprinted with permission)
about the many nonsurgical treatments options he is pursuing for
his son. Scoliosis Research - the links to osteoporosis Scoliosis Treatment - Alternative Methods Scoliosis & Yoga - poses that helped my spinal curvature. Scoliosis and Back Pain in a Ballet Dancer - one mother's successful search for treatments. Scoliosis Brace - a reader letter on why one mother chose alternative treatments over a brace for her daughter with spinal curvature. |
Swollen Ankles
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome include numbness, heaviness, swelling, pain and tingling in the arms, shoulder and hands.
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ)
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TMJ - Diet and Exercise Treatments Jaw Problems - My personal story of temporomandibular joint pain. |
Also see: Creaky Knees, Cracking Necks and Popping Jaws - tips to prevent snap, crackle, pop, crunch and other assorted sounds from your joints. |
Yoga
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Yoga
for Back Pain - Poses, books and
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Yoga for Kids - Tips on getting your kids interested in a daily yoga routine. Yoga for Scoliosis - poses that helped my spinal curvature |
Winged Scapula - Shoulder blades that stick out
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