The cameraman just left with the others from Global TV and I am now breathing a sigh of relief. I had been offered the chance to be on TV before and had shied away from it. For some reason, giving a massage on a reality TV show kinda scared the bejeezus out of me so, 2 years ago, I politely declined. This time for some reason I decided to try it out. They were doing a story on detoxes and cleanses and just wanted my 2 cents on the experience so i tried it out. You’re welcome to have a peek. It should air tomorrow, Wednesday September 23 2009 on the 6 o’clock news. Also it will be available after 8pm on the Global TV website so that you can watch it over and over and over again and wonder how I knew that a black t-shirt would be so perfect for hiding the rivers of sweat trickling down my upper body. Myself, I will be watching and re-watching to get an exact count on how many times I really do say um, like, or y’know…… I’ve always been curious. For those of you that have never met me, ignore the broadcast. I’m usually way more combobulated in person. It is just that the TV really does add 10 lbs to you… or in this case it added 10 pounds to my tongue making it virtually impossible to articulate. No matter what I wanted to say, every time I tried to speak that swollen ten pound mass of a tongue in my mouth got in the way. Anyhoo. don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Year: 2009
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Research: Acupuncture & Tennis Elbow
A 2004 systematic review conducted by Dr. Trinh of McMaster University showed strong evidence to support the treatment of lateral epicondyle pain with acupuncture. The systematic review included 6 high quality studies. All studies showed that acupuncture provided relief for lateral epicondyle pain. Five of the six studies showed that acupuncture was more effective than the control.
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Tennis Elbow
Tennis Elbow These days the average person that has tennis elbow doesn’t even play tennis. What used to be a term reserved for athletes can now be achieved by painting too many coats of paint on your wall, typing on your computer, and other non grand slam activities. If you are feeling pain in your outer elbow that gets worse with pressure or use (typing, stretching, holding or gripping), then you may have tennis elbow even if you don’t know what 30 love means.
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondilytis refers to pain on the outside of the elbow. The syndrome is typically a tendinitis or overuse injury whereby the insertion of the the wrist extensor muscles (the muscles that bring the back of your hand towards your body) becomes inflamed. Typically the inflammation leads to the formation of fascial scar tissue which attempts to heal and strengthen the injured area, but instead often ends up forming a thick inflexible mass that glues the injured tendon to the surrounding tendons. When these tendons become stuck together movement of the wrist becomes painful.
There are other factors related to tennis elbow. The term tennis elbow originated from the frequency of this injury among tennis players. As you can imagine, in tennis a backhand puts a lot of stress on the wrist extensors which can become fatigued easily. It is the constant repetitive use of muscles that tires the muscles to the point that they become inflamed. Tennis elbow is quite common for office workers because of the use of the computer and the the continuous strain that typing puts on the wrist extensor muscles.
Often in tennis elbow injuries, there is also the presence of a nerve impingement called thoracic outlet syndrome. With the nerve supply for the wrist extensor muscles being decreased, the health of the muscle deteriorates to the point that it becomes more susceptible to injury from something as simple as typing. This is why it’s important when treating tennis elbow to also look for the presence of thoracic outlet syndrome.
Research has shown that tennis elbow can be healed through regular massage, fascial release, stretching and acupuncture.
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Research: Acupuncture & Diabetes
A 1997 study conducted by the University of Manchester appeared in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Volume 39, Issue 2, February 1998, Pages 115-121.
The study followed 46 diabetic patients with chronic painful peripheral neuropathy and studied the long term effects of acupuncture. 63% of the patients were already following the standard medical treatment for painful neuropathy. Patients received 6 treatments of acupuncture over 10 weeks. By the end of the study, 77% showed significant improvement in their symptoms. After the study, the patients were followed for another year, during which 67% were able to stop or reduce their medications significantly. 21% noted that their symptoms had cleared completely.
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Free Detox Cleanse Diet Book
If you remember, a few weeks ago, I was on Global TV News for a story they were doing on cleanse diets. Renew Life, the company that produced the detox cleanse was so happy with the coverage that they promised me oodles of free stuff. My swag package finally came in the mail this week and it contained:
- Fibre Smart
- Oil Smart
- Cleanse Smart
- a book: “The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps” by Brenda Watson, CNC
I would like to thank Caroline Farquhar of Renew Life for the freebies. I really do appreciate it and will put the products to good use and hopefully write about them on my blog. I get the feeling though that somebody else out there would appreciate the book more than me.
So, if any of you out there would like the book feel free to enter my inaugural first ever on line contest. There is no charge or cost. Entry is free. Simply leave a comment on this page explaining why you would like it. The best entry gets the book for free (I will pay for shipping within Canada & the States). I will post the winning entry on my blog. The deadline is December 31, 2009 at midnight. So here is your chance. If you have ever considered doing a detox cleanse diet or would like more info, this is a perfect opportunity. Or if you just enjoy getting free stuff, this contest is perfect for you. I can’t imagine there will be a deluge of entries, so the odds are stacked in your favour. Just give it a try.
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Labour Day Weekend
Hope everyone has a great weekend. I will be working at Body & Spine on Saturday, but will be taking the Sunday and Monday off. My schedule will be back to normal on Tuesday. Hope everyone enjoys summer’s last official weekend. They say the weather should be great