Ankle Taping - Ankle Strapping
Health > Taping Techniques > Ankle Taping The following ankle taping techniques are designed to support the ankle and reduce stress on the ankle during activity. They can be used for both the treatment and prevention of ankle injuries.You should discuss the suitability of these taping techniques with your physiotherapist prior to using them. Generally, they should only be applied provided they are comfortable and do not cause an increase in pain, discolouration, pins and needles, numbness or excessive redness of the foot and ankle. What sort of tape should be used to tape my ankle? There are many different tapes and bandages available for use by physiotherapists and patients. Benefits of Ankle Taping When used correctly, ankle taping techniques can: Indications for Ankle Taping It is generally beneficial to tape an ankle in the following instances: When should I avoid Ankle Taping? Ankle taping should be avoided in the following instances: Ankle Taping Techniques Anchor Figure 1 – Anchor Stirrups
Thumb Taping - Thumb Strapping - Strap Thumb
Health > Taping Techniques > Thumb Taping The following thumb taping techniques are designed to support the thumb and reduce stress on the thumb during activity. They can be used for both the treatment and prevention of thumb injuries. You should discuss the suitability of these thumb taping techniques with your physiotherapist prior to using them. What sort of tape should be used to tape my thumb? There are many different tapes and bandages available for use by physiotherapists and patients. Benefits of Thumb Taping When used correctly, thumb taping techniques can: Aid healing of thumb injuries. Indications for Thumb Taping It is generally beneficial to tape a thumb in the following instances: Following certain thumb injuries – Thumb taping may be beneficial following certain thumb injuries (such as a thumb sprain). When should I avoid Thumb Taping? Thumb taping should be avoided in the following instances: Thumb Taping Techniques Anchor Figure 1 – Anchor Side Loop Figure 2 – Side Loop Front Loop
Sports Coach :: Climate control: acclimatising to the heat
Author: Lisa Yates, Sports Dietitian, The Coaches Edge Issue:Volume 27 Number 1 Exercising in hot, humid conditions when the body is not accustomed to it can place the body under great stress. The demand for circulation to working muscles, which are producing heat, overtakes the need for blood flow to the skin to transport heat away from the body. As a result, body temperature rises. Couple this with dehydration and the risks of heat illness, and poor performance increases. Athletes travelling overseas or to different climates should consider heat acclimatisation an important preparation strategy. What is heat acclimatisation? The benefits of heat acclimatisation have been known for many years (Robinson 1967). What are the benefits of being heat acclimatised? Acclimatisation produces: How can coaches ‘climate control’ their athletes? There is a variety of heat exposure protocols that can achieve heat acclimatisation. Frequency of exercise Exercise duration Exercise intensity References
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I’ve just released 4.3gb of files on State Failure and contingency management into the public domain at Archive.org. You can browse, watch and download individual files there. There is the start of a collaborative “reader’s guide” on Appropedia. You can also download the entire set as a TAR file from Archive.org or try bit Bittorrent version here. The files are all Public Domain, with one exception as noted below. cheapid.guptaoption.com.6aug2011tar.gz – web site archiveemergency_shelter__The_Hexayurt_in_Haiti__Summer_2010.pdf – basic overview of a tough hexayurtguptaoption.com.6aug2011.tar.gz – web site archivehexayurt.com.6aug2011.tar.gz – web site archivehow_to_buy_food_for_disasters__Reykjavik__2008.pdf – simple, very, very easy food shopping – can be improved! There’s a fair bit that could be done to improve this package – it could be presented as an ISO file. That’s going to be a project for somebody else, though. Godspeed.
Top Tips for Frugal Living
Miscellaneous Frugal living is a very rewarding way to live. Not only do you save money, you get to learn a lot of skills that many would consider long-dead. 10. This is essential for all lifestyles – not just frugal living. 9. Cancel cable TV and any magazine subscriptions you have. 8. Spend a weekend to go through every room in your house, picking out all of the things that you don’t use or need. 7. There are thousands of brilliant resources on the internet for people who are interested in Frugal living. 6. Run your washing machine on cold, and make sure you turn out any lights that are not in use. 5. There are lots of freebies available that can save you a great deal of money. 4. This may sound horrifying complicated, but it is very easy to make all of your own household cleaners. 3. Check your local stores regularly for coupons or special deals. 2. Don’t buy new clothes unless you absolutely must. 1. Technorati Tags: frugal Jamie Frater Jamie is the founder of Listverse.
MMM Receives Legal Threats – Great Lawyer Wanted
The threats are real.. but how we respond to them is our choice. Sigh. I suppose this was bound to happen sometime. This blog is approaching its third birthday and has been blessed with over 62 million page views from 5.2 million people and counting. A few weeks ago, a flurry of registered letters and FedEx packages started arriving at the Mustache residence. How did they even find out about this conversation, you might ask? The first threat. From what I could tell, there wasn’t much merit to their complaint. I could have taken it down anyway and been free from the hassle. Adding to the bullshit nature of the claims, it seemed like my adversary was humorously unaware of the Streisand Effect: trying to suppress information only ensures its permanent and widespread distribution. So while I removed the old post pending some legal advice, I did take one step: I started a new thread on the forum, explaining the legal threat that I had received. Well, they didn’t like that either. Hey! p.s.
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