by Dr. Janhvi Vayada | Jun 4, 2021 | Calf pain & Obesity, Calf pain & Obesity:, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Fitness, health, physiotherapy
Calf muscle is an anti-gravity muscle and helps in walking/ running/ jogging/ sprinting/static standing posture. Skeletal muscle pump: the calf muscle also helps in pumping blood back to the heart through the venous system through the dorsiflexion & plantar...
by Dr. Janhvi Vayada | May 10, 2021 | Fitness, health, physiotherapy, Plantar fascia
What is Plantar fascia? The ligament at the bottom surface of our feet is called plantar fascia. The attachment of it is from bottom of the heel bone, through which it fans forward towards the toe bones. Inflammation of the plantar fascia is called as plantar...
by Dr. Janhvi Vayada | Apr 6, 2021 | Fitness, health, physiotherapy
Piriformis is a small deep muscle situated under the gluteus muscle of the hip, through which the sciatic nerve passes. Tightness of the piriformis muscle can cause pain or pinching of the sciatic nerve. Piriformis syndrome happens when the tight piriformis muscle is...
by Dr. Janhvi Vayada | Dec 2, 2020 | Fitness, health, physiotherapy
Why is cervical spine health important? The neck muscles are anti-gravity muscles that help to maintain mobility of the head and neck over the shoulders. Neck posture is important to prevent forward neck / neck pain / rounding of shoulders. For optimal function,...
by Shwetha Bhatia | Dec 1, 2020 | AIDS DAY, corona virus, covid19, diet, Fitness, health, Immunity
World #AIDS Day takes place on 1st December each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Founded in 1988, World...
by Shwetha Bhatia | Nov 12, 2020 | anti-oxidant, diet, Fitness, health, Immunity, L-arginine, supplement
Taurine is a non-essential/conditionally essential amino acid which acts as a cell membrane stabilizer in the body and can aid various antioxidant defence systems. It is found in foods, in the highest amounts in meats and seafood. It is seen as a constituent of many...
