Sayantan Majumder

Bio-mechanical relation of normal body weight, obesity and pain Pain It is an uncomfortable feeling or sense (perception) which indicates that something is wrong in the body. Obesity    It is a symptom of poor nutrition. Obesity is a state in which there is generalized accumulation of excess fat in the body leading to a body weight of more than 20% of required weight. Obese v/s Normal  Obesity has become one of the greatest problems of this world today. Since 1980 15% of the population were`obese; by the year 2000 that number jumped to 27% i.e.; 77 million clinically obese ! According to World Health Organization ( WHO ) report, at least 17% of male and 15% of female in India is obese. Those numbers have increased 10% in just past 4 years and still growing at beyond epidemic rate. 61% people of U.S is overweight and that number, too has doubled since 1980. Now, how you come to know whether you are an Obese or not ? The scienti...

Shoulder pain is a common condition which can arise due to many anomalies, like  Rotator cuff injury, Bursitis (sub-deltoid.sub-acromial), Tendinitis , Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid  arthritis etc. Apart from those reasons referred pain can also be felt at the shoulder area due to the conditions like cervical 4,5,6 nerve root compression, right shoulder pain due to gall bladder problems, left shoulder pain due to heart conditions and problems in thyroid gland, acromio-clavicular, sterno-clavicular joint. Diabetic people are very prone to suffer from shoulder pain. But the most common cause of shoulder pain that can disable you is Frozen Shoulder aka Adhesive Capsulitis . This is a condition in which persisting all day pain with restriction of shoulder joint movement are present together. What can cause Frozen shoulder ? If the normal shoulder joint movement reduces due to pain or injury or any chronic disease, then frozen shoulder can arise. The main causes can b...

Neck Strengthening / Static Neck Exercises Neck strengthening exercises are designed to improve the strength of the neck muscles.These exercises are indicated in the conditions like neck pain , postural neck pain , cervical disc problem and cervical degenerative conditions.  The following advanced neck strengthening exercises should be performed approximately 3 times daily. As your neck strength improves, the exercises can be progressed by gradually increasing the repetitions, frequency,strength of contraction or duration of the exercises provided they do not cause or increase pain.                                                           1.Static Extension (fig. 1) Begin this neck exercise sitting or standing erect with your back and neck straight, shoulders should be slightly retracted. Place your hand (single or both) ...