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Your Bones
Every single person has a skeleton made up of many bones. These bones give your body structure, let you move in many ways, protect your internal organs, and more.
It's time to look at all your bones — the adult human body has 206 of them!
Our bones give our bodies shape, and support and protect our organs and systems.
Click through this slideshow to learn more about bones.
This thin, dense membrane on the surface of the bone contains nerves and blood vessels that help nourish bone tissue.
Compact (Hard) Bone
This type of bone is strong, solid, and whitish in color. It makes up the hard outside portion of a bone.
Cancellous (Spongy) Bone
This type of bone is located inside the compact bone. It looks like a sponge, with bone marrow filling its spaces.
Bone Marrow
The soft bone marrow, which is found inside many bones, makes most of the body's red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
What Are Bones Made Of?
If you've ever seen a real skeleton or fossil in a museum, you might think that all bones are dead. Although bones in museums are dry, hard, or crumbly, the bones in your body are different. The bones that make up your skeleton are all very much alive, growing and changing all the time like other parts of your body.
Almost every bone in your body is made of the same materials:
- The outer surface of bone is called the periosteum (say: pare-ee-OSS-tee-um). It's a thin, dense membrane that contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the bone.
- The next layer is made up of compact bone. This part is smooth and very hard. It's the part you see when you look at a skeleton.
- Within the compact bone are many layers of cancellous (say: KAN-sell-us) bone, which looks a bit like a sponge. Cancellous bone is not quite as hard as compact bone, but it is still very strong.
- In many bones, the cancellous bone protects the innermost part of the bone, the bone marrow (say: MAIR-oh). Bone marrow is sort of like a thick jelly, and its job is to make blood cells.
How Do Bones Grow?
When you were a baby, you had tiny hands, tiny feet, and tiny everything! Slowly, as you grew older, everything became a bit bigger, including your bones.
A baby's body has about 300 bones at birth. These eventually fuse (grow together) to form the 206 bones that adults have. Some of a baby's bones are made entirely of a special material called cartilage (say: KAR-tel-ij). Other bones in a baby are partly made of cartilage. This cartilage is soft and flexible. During childhood, as you are growing, the cartilage grows and is slowly replaced by bone, with help from calcium.
By the time you are about 25, this process will be complete. After this happens, there can be no more growth — the bones are as big as they will ever be. All of these bones make up a skeleton that is both very strong and very light.
What Does the Spine Do?
Your spine is one part of the skeleton that's easy to check out: Reach around to the center of your back and you'll feel its bumps under your fingers.
The spine lets you twist and bend, and it holds your body upright. It also protects the spinal cord, a large bundle of nerves that sends information from your brain to the rest of your body. The spine is special because it isn't made of one or even two bones: It's made of 33 bones in all! These bones are called vertebrae (say: VER-tuh-bray) and each one is shaped like a ring.
There are different types of vertebrae in the spine and each does a different kind of job:
- The first seven vertebrae at the top are called the cervical (say: SIR-vih-kul) vertebrae. These bones are in the back of your neck, just below your brain, and they support your head and neck. Your head is pretty heavy, so it's lucky to have help from the cervical vertebrae!
- Below the cervical vertebrae are the thoracic (say: thuh-RAS-ik) vertebrae, and there are 12 in all. These guys anchor your ribs in place. Below the thoracic vertebrae are five lumbar (say: LUM-bar) vertebrae. Beneath the lumbar vertebrae is the sacrum (say: SAY-krum), which is made up of five vertebrae that are fused together to form one single bone.
- Finally, all the way at the bottom of the spine is the coccyx (say: COK-siks), which is one bone made of four fused vertebrae. The bottom sections of the spine are important when it comes to bearing weight and giving you a good center of gravity. So when you pick up a heavy backpack, the lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and coccyx give you the power. When you dance, skip, and even walk, these parts help keep you balanced.
In between each vertebra (the name for just one of the vertebrae) are small disks made of cartilage. These disks keep the vertebrae from rubbing against one another, and they also act as your spine's natural shock absorbers. When you jump in the air, or twist while slamming a dunk, the disks give your vertebrae the cushioning they need.
What Do the Ribs Do?
Your heart, lungs, and liver are all very important, and luckily you've got ribs to keep them safe. Ribs act like a cage of bones around your chest. It's easy to feel the bottom of this cage by running your fingers along the sides and front of your body, a few inches below your heart. If you breathe in deeply, you can easily feel your ribs right in the front of your body, too. Some thin kids can even see a few of their ribs right through their skin.
Your ribs come in pairs, and the left and right sides of each pair are exactly the same. Most people have 12 pairs of ribs, but some people are born with one or more extra ribs, and some people might have one pair less.
All 12 pairs of ribs attach in the back to the spine, where they are held in place by the thoracic vertebrae. The first seven pairs of ribs attach in the front to the sternum (say: STUR-num), a strong bone in the center of your chest that holds those ribs in place. The remaining sets of ribs don't attach to the sternum directly. The next three pairs are held on with cartilage to the ribs above them.
The very last two sets of ribs are called floating ribs because they aren't connected to the sternum or the ribs above them. But don't worry, these ribs can't ever float away. Like the rest of the ribs, they are securely attached to the spine in the back.
What Does the Skull Do?
Your skull protects the most important part of all, the brain. You can feel your skull by pushing on your head, especially in the back a few inches above your neck. The skull is actually made up of different bones. Some of these bones protect your brain, whereas others make up the structure of your face. If you touch beneath your eyes, you can feel the ridge of the bone that forms the hole where your eye sits.
And although you can't see it, the smallest bone in your whole body is in your head, too. The stirrup bone behind your eardrum is only .1 to .13 inches (2.5 to 3.3 millimeters) long! Want to know something else? Your lower jawbone is the only bone in your head you can move. It opens and closes to let you talk and chew food.
Your skull is pretty cool, but it's changed since you were a baby. All babies are born with spaces between the bones in their skulls. This allows the bones to move, close up, and even overlap as the baby goes through the birth canal. As the baby grows, the space between the bones slowly closes up and disappears, and special joints called sutures (say: SOO-churs) connect the bones.
What Do the Bones In the Arm Do?
As you sit and type at the keyboard, while you swing on a swing, even when you pick up your lunch, you're using the bones in your fingers, hand, wrist, and arm.
Each arm is attached to a shoulder blade or scapula (say: SKA-pyuh-luh), a large triangular bone on the upper back corner of each side of the ribcage. The arm is made up of three bones: the humerus (say: HYOO-muh-rus), which is above your elbow, and the radius (say: RAY-dee-us) and ulna (say: UL-nuh), which are below the elbow.
Each of these bones is wider at the ends and skinnier in the middle, to help give it strength where it meets another bone. At the end of the radius and ulna are eight smaller bones that make up your wrist. Although these bones are small, they can really move! Twist your wrist around or wave and you'll see how the wrist can move.
What Do the Bones in the Hand Do?
The center part of your hand is made up of five separate bones. Each finger on your hand has three bones, except for your thumb, which has two. So between your wrists, hands, and all your fingers, you've got a grand total of 54 bones — all ready to help you grasp things, write your name, pick up the phone, or throw a softball!
What Do the Leg Bones Do?
Sure, your arm, wrist, hand, and finger bones are great for picking up the phone, but how are you supposed to run to answer it? Well, with the bones of the legs and feet!
Your legs are attached to a circular group of bones called your pelvis. The pelvis is a bowl-shaped structure that supports the spine. It is made up of the two large hip bones in front, and behind are the sacrum and the coccyx. The pelvis acts as a tough ring of protection around parts of the digestive system, parts of the urinary system, and parts of the reproductive system.
Your leg bones are very large and strong to help support the weight of your body. The bone that goes from your pelvis to your knee is called the femur (say: FEE-mur), and it's the longest bone in your body. At the knee, there's a triangular-shaped bone called the patella (say: puh-TEL-luh), or kneecap, that protects the knee joint. Below the knee are two other leg bones: the tibia (say: TIH-bee-uh) and the fibula (say: FIH-byuh-luh). Just like the three bones in the arm, the three bones in the leg are wider at the ends than in the middle to give them strength.
The ankle is a bit different from the wrist; it is where the lower leg bones connect to a large bone in the foot called the talus (say: TAL-iss). Next to the talus are six other bones. But the main part of the foot is similar to the hand, with five bones. Each toe has three tiny bones, except for your big toe, which has just two. This brings the bone total in both feet and ankles to 52!
Most people don't use their toes and feet for grabbing stuff or writing, but they do use them for two very important things: standing and walking. Without all the bones of the foot working together, it would be impossible to balance properly. The bones in the feet are arranged so the foot is almost flat and a bit wide, to help you stay upright. So the next time you're walking, be sure to look down and thank those toes!
What Do Joints Do?
The place where two bones meet is called a joint. Some joints move and others don't.
Fixed joints are fixed in place and don't move at all. Your skull has some of these joints (called sutures, remember?), which close up the bones of the skull in a young person's head. One of these joints is called the parieto-temporal (say: par-EYE-ih-toh TEM-puh-rul) suture — it's the one that runs along the side of the skull.
Moving joints are the ones that let you ride your bike, eat cereal, and play a video game — the ones that allow you to twist, bend, and move different parts of your body. Some moving joints, like the ones in your spine, move only a little. Other joints move a lot. One of the main types of moving joints is called a hinge joint. Your elbows and knees each have hinge joints, which let you bend and then straighten your arms and legs. These joints are like the hinges on a door. Just as most doors can only open one way, you can only bend your arms and legs in one direction. You also have many smaller hinge joints in your fingers and toes.
Another important type of moving joint is the ball and socket joint. You can find these joints at your shoulders and hips. They are made up of the round end of one bone fitting into a small cup-like area of another bone. Ball and socket joints allow for lots of movement in every direction. Make sure you've got lots of room, and try swinging your arms all over the place.
Have you ever seen someone put oil on a hinge to make it work easier or stop squeaking? Well, your joints come with their own special fluid called synovial fluid (say: SIH-no-vee-ul) that helps them move freely. Bones are held together at the joints by ligaments (say: LIH-guh-mints), which are like very strong rubber bands.
How Can I Take Care My Bones?
Your bones help you out every day so make sure you take care of them. Here are some tips:
Protect those skull bones (and your brain inside!) by wearing a helmet for bike riding and other sports. When you use a skateboard, in-line skates, or a scooter, be sure to add wrist supports and elbow and knee pads. Your bones in these places will thank you if you have a fall!
If you play sports like football, soccer, lacrosse, or ice hockey, always wear all the right equipment. And never play on a trampoline. Many kids end up with broken bones from jumping on them. Broken bones can eventually heal, but it takes a long time and isn't much fun while you wait.
Strengthen your skeleton by drinking milk and eating other dairy products (like low-fat cheese or frozen yogurt). They all contain calcium, which helps bones harden and become strong.
Be active! Another way to strengthen your bones is through exercise like running, jumping, dancing, and playing sports.
Take these steps to be good to your bones, and they will treat you right!
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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The dog said,
"That's a long time to be barking.. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed……
On the second day,
God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
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"Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
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On the third day,
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American officials are "reaching the limits of our patience" with Pakistan because that nation continues to allow terrorists to use its territory "as a safety net in order to conduct ... attacks on our forces," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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After training for 10 years in cosmetic therapy and cosmetic chemistry, at leading institutions of the West, like Helena Rubinstein, Arnould Taylor, Swarzkopf, Christine Valmy, Lancome and Lean of Copenhagen, Shahnaz returned to her roots and studied Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of herbal healing. She set up her herbal clinic in her own home, in a very small way, rejecting the existing salon treatment methods and devised her own herbal treatments. She introduced a totally new concept of "care and cure". She also began to formulate her own Ayurvedic products. This was the beginning of the legendary Shahnaz Herbal and other ranges. In fact she has become known for her specialized clinical treatments and therapeutic products for specific problems like acne, pigmentation, scars and blemishes, skin-sensitivity, dandruff, hair loss and alopecia. Today, Shahnaz Husain heads a chain of over 400 franchise salons in India and abroad, with outlets in prestigious stores and locations all over the world. Her franchise-based enterprise has helped in the worldwide extension of the Shahnaz Herbal clinics, popularising her formidable range of nearly 350 products.
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Around Independence Day 2005 I purchased a new Chevy Malibu. Its such a nice car that General Motors now wants me to buy another, except they wont give me the car. They, along with Ford and Chrysler want my money, but have nothing to offer in return.
Welcome to the great American Automobile Bailout. The big three American auto makers flew into Washington, D.C. via private jets, obviously learning nothing from the piggish largesse demonstrated by AIG hats in hand begging Congress for a $25-billion loan.
Remembering Nancy Reagans anti-drug mantra, advice to Congress, Just say no. First the banking industry, now the automobile industry. Where does it end? Whos next? Textile workers? The newspaper industry? Their failings are on them for the pulp fiction the alleged mainstream media disguises as journalism. As Harry Truman so eloquently noted on his Oval Office desk, The buck stops here, and here is the American taxpayers who are the providers of the money Congress would loan the big three.
Bailout supporters deem it necessary to protect the auto industry from bankruptcy and eventual loss of business eliminating over one million jobs related to the auto industry. Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) never meet a bailout he didnt like starting with $700 billion and the $100 billion showered upon the AIG weasels who continued living high off the hog on the backs of the taxpayers while executives enjoyed cushy massages. If Frank supports it, it must be wrong. When the Democratic-lead Congress approved the initial $700 billion bailout the stock market continued plummeting toward the abyss.
Conversely, Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) correctly demanded AIGs CEO Edward Liddys resignation as condition of the bailout. Why retain leadership that continues running the ship aground? Perhaps its time GMs G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Fords Alan Mulally and Chryslers Robert Nardelli, the Larry, Moe and Curly of CEOs, were left at the side of the road.
The automobile industry is responsible for their failings. They are either not producing vehicles Americans want or the cost is prohibitive. Why is the cost prohibitive? The labor costs of the big three is $73-$74 per hour. The labor cost of the American worker outside the big three is $28-$29 per hour. Japanese auto worker labor cost is about $45 an hour.
If the big three face Chapter 11 they would be forced to reorganize in a fiscally prudent manner. Reorganization should include civilians advising the big three how to drive customers back into showrooms.
My first car was a 1973 Delta 88 Oldsmobile a behemoth of a car that had crank windows, AM-only radio and took regular leaded gasoline. Oldsmobile has gone the way of the dinosaur and America survived. If GM, Ford or Chrysler faded away, merged or streamlined, they could again be the strong, solid American automobile manufacturer from yesteryear. A thinning of the herd strengthens the herd.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R), a Michigan native against the bailout suggests bankruptcy is appropriate. Why should taxpayers pay for something they didnt want in the first place? Romneys father George headed up American Motors starting in 1954. Anyone miss American Motors? They entered this world on a merger between Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company in 1954. They merged with Renault in the 1970s and disappeared when Chrysler bought out AMC. (Renault produced the hideous Le Car in the 70s. What a piece of crap.)
If bankruptcy shakes loose the cobwebs giving people something worth buying at a price worth paying, consumers will return. If the big three cant make it on their own, it wasnt meant to be.
When the Dow Jones Industrial Average, first published on May 26, 1896 in Customers Afternoon Letter, the original Dow Industrials featured 12 companies. In 1916 the Dow expanded to 20 companies and 30 in 1928 the number used today. Of the original 12, General Electric is the last man standing.
What happened to the U.S. Leather Company? Dissolved in 1952. North American Company? Broken up in the 40s. National Lead Company? Today they are NL Industries, but tossed off the Dow in 1916. The American Sugar Company? Today, they are Domino Foods, Inc. sugar, not pizza. Companies come; companies go.
What about the original Dow 30? Chrysler and GM still stand, but did the country fold when Bethlehem Steel, founded in 1857, bankrupt in 2001 and dissolved two years later? No; other businesses pick up the pace. Anyone miss Woolworth? OK, it was an American institution, but now theres Wal-Mart. Potsum Inc. became General Foods. American Can became Primerica. Standard Oil of New Jersey became Exxon. Texas Corp. became Texaco, currently Chevron. In business there are no sacred cows.
It may not be necessary to reinvent the wheel, but reinventing the American automobile industry sure seems prudent.
Sanford D. Horn is a writer and political consultant living in Alexandria.


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The State of Michigan is working around the clock to test and treat COVID-19 patients. Below is the most recent data healthcare experts across the state have compiled. It is updated Monday - Saturday.
This report is provisional and subject to change. City of Detroit and Wayne County are reported separately. MDHHS began tracking probable cases April 5, 2020. FCI indicates federal correctional institute. MDOC indicates Michigan Department of Corrections. Diagnostic tests, including nucleic acid amplification/real-time polymerase chain reaction (NAAT/RT-PCR) and rapid virus antigen detection point of care (POC) tests, look for current infection. Serology (antibody) tests are used to look for the possibility of previous infection.
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The website contained the tables Cases by Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity and Cases by Arab Ethnicity.
The dashboard contained the tabs Current Status (subtabs View Cases, View Deaths, View Table), Daily Cases (subtabs Confirmed Cases, Deaths, View Table), Cumulative Trends (subtabs View Table, View Chart), Demographics (subtabs Confirmed Cases, Probable Cases, Confirmed Deaths, Probable Deaths), Total Testing (subtabs View Table, View Chart), Diagnostic Testing (subtabs View Table, View Chart), and Learn More.
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The Collection of Planned Languages holds 35,000 library volumes, 23,000 photographs and photographic negatives, 40,000 pamphlets, 2,500 periodical titles, 3,000 museum objects, 2,000 autographs and manuscripts as well as 1,100 posters.
Esperanto Museum
The Esperanto Museum of the Austrian National Library conveys, on its 80 square metres of museum arranged in a modern style, the vicissitudes of the history of Esperanto, and as well presents in a general way the topic of the relationship of man and language.
Department of Planned Languages
Since its founding by Hugo Steiner in 1927 the Esperanto Museum has had an extensive library, to which the title "Department of Planned Languages" was given in 1990. It is also a documentation site and archives, and is home to the world's biggest technical library on interlinguistics.
Some 500 planned languages are documented. A comprehensive retrospective cataloguing and digitising make it possible that in future large sections of the holdings will successively be made available to clients on the internet.
Department of Planned Languages and Esperanto MuseumPalais Mollard, Herrengasse 9
PO box 308
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Social And Cultural Systems
Social And Cultural Systems
Traditional institutions have always existed in Ghanaian society and have sustained society. Traditional or indigenous institutions refer to the structures and the units of organization of a society. These also include the norms, values, beliefs, and overall outlook that guide social interaction. The indigenous institutions shape and determine governance and leadership structures within the community. These structures cover political, religious, military, and economic systems within the community.
Values and beliefs, social norms and traditions, languages, ethnicity, and religions are tightly intertwined with the process of economic development — the conventional wisdom articulates. They create the social and cultural framework within which all development is perceived, communicated, achieved and valued. More specifically, the sociocultural peculiarities are connected with national pride and integrity, the organization of economic activities and administration, tastes and lifestyles, and class relations, to touch upon a few facts. They form a collective pool of experiences and world views out of which the subjective 'micro worlds' are construed. Spatially, they can be identical to a nation state, comprise a small locality or community, stretch to several neighbouring countries or even cover a vast geographical area, or be dispersed in a multiple spots (Wildavsky 1994: 141–142). Together, they can be named as culture.


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When you take a corner in your car, the outside wheels have a slightly longer distance to go than the inside wheels. That means that the outside wheels have to turn a bit faster than the inside. The piece of mechanical wizardry that makes this possible is called the differential.
The differential allows the drive wheels to rotate at different speeds in turns without the wheel binding or hopping. If you have a rear-wheel drive vehicle, the differential is on the rear axle. You've seen that bulge in the middle of the axle when you're behind a truck – that's the differential.
If you have a front-wheel drive vehicle, the differential function is handled by your transaxle. Of course, all-wheel drive vehicles have differentials on both axles. They also have a center differential or a transfer case between the front and rear axles to compensate for speed differences between the front and rear.
Because all the power of the engine is transferred through the various differentials, you can imagine that they are very strong and are built to last a long time. That's why it's important to keep your differential properly lubricated. Differential fluid cools and protects the gears.
Your service technician will check differential fluid level and top it off if necessary. With low fluid, the differential will run too hot and wear prematurely. Ask your service advisor for when it's recommended to change your differential fluid. Fresh fluid will extend the life of your differential. Your technician will also inspect the u-joints which connect your drive shaft to the differential and may recommend service. Some u-joints can be lubricated as part of a routine lube, oil and filter change as well.
Now, of course differentials eventually wear out and need to be replaced. You might notice a strange noise from you axle area as one of the first warning signs. When the differential shows signs of failing, it's important to repair it. If you leave it too long and it freezes up when you're driving you could lose control of your vehicle and other parts like the axle, driveshaft and transmission could be damaged.


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First, the glitter!
When I created the memo board for the studio, I knew I wanted to add some family photos to it, since they make my grin ear to ear each day and it's important for me to be happy in my work zone. And since I am into gold and glitter, I had a little plan to marry the two and spruce up the clothespins I would be hanging the photos from.
I pulled out my Silhouette...
And cut out a few different sized arrows to see which I liked best...
Once I had the size figured out, I cut more arrows out, this time, using their double sided adhesive paper.
The double sided adhesive paper has a allows your cut object to have a sticky front and back, so I stuck the one sticky side to the clothespin:
I kept the thicker paper on the top of the arrow to give it strength so it would not flop over once I added the gold glitter to it.
After I generously poured the glitter onto the arrow, I brushed it off and was left with a lovely sparkly arrow clip.
I repeated the process until I had enough to bring down to the studio for the memo board.
Then I just strung some twine between two pushpins, picked some of my favorite instagram shots and clipped them up!
They are the perfect happy addition to the studio!
Second, the promotion!
It's been awhile since we have had a rockin' Silhouette promotion around here! But, they are back just in time to give you some LOVE for Valentine's day!
Just go here to take advantage of their discount on the Silhouette Portrait and Double Sided Adhesive Starter Kit Bundle, or if you already have a Silhouette, you can get the Double Sided Adhesive Starter Kit on discount! Just enter ORGANIZING at checkout.
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Mount Gambier Health and Fitness Directory, Health Shops
Aussie Health Products
Aussie Health Products is the largest online health food store in Australia. We deliver to Mount Gambier and offer a huge 5,000+ range of products, including organic and gluten-free grocery items, healthy snacks, superfoods, drinks, vitamins and much more. We also offer a wide range of organic and natural skincare and natural cleaning products for your home.
We stock over 300 of the best brands such as Martin & Pleasance, Hilde Hemmes, Slendier Slim Pasta, Ceres Organics, Banaban Coconut Products, Freedom Foods, Forage Cereal and much more
We offer organic, gluten free and health food products, plus discounted prices. Find all your Health Shop Supplies among our range, including vitamins, beauty products, bulk health foods, beauty supplies, healthy pet and baby products.
Here is some of our our Health Product Range and Brands that we can deliver fast to Mount Gambier residents
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An automobile is among the major investments that you are going to make in your lifetime and you definitely wouldn't want to go wrong. If your car has some body repair issues that need to be attended urgently, then you need to do a little research for the most reputable body shop serving Toronto, ON, that will help you get your car looking fabulous again.
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The 3 Most Frequently Asked Chiropractic Care Questions and The Answers to Them
Most people have a few questions when considering chiropractic care to naturally treat pain and injuries. If you've been wondering if chiropractic is a good option for you, you'll want to take a look at these commonly asked questions.
What Kinds of Conditions Do Chiropractors Treat?
Chiropractic treatment focuses on your muscles, vertebrae, joints, tendons, and ligaments. The treatment may be a good choice if you experience joint, muscle or nerve pain after a car accident, fall or another type of injury.
Accidents aren't the only cause of pain. Fortunately, your chiropractor can also treat back, neck or shoulder pain related to poor posture, overuse injuries, tendonitis, bursitis, arthritis, and other conditions.
Pain and stiffness can occur when your spine becomes misaligned. Spinal misalignments cause your muscles and joints to become tight and stiff, and are responsible for pain and decreased range of motion. Misaligned vertebrae in your spine and tight muscles may also press on your nerves, triggering or increasing pain.
Chiropractic treatments are designed to improve the alignment of the spine, ease muscle tension and stiffness, relieve pressure on nerves, decrease inflammation, and improve range of motion and flexibility.
Chiropractic treatment can helpful for many conditions, including:
- Whiplash
- Headaches and Migraines
- Spinal Disc Issues
- Spinal Stenosis
- Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Pinched Nerves
- Dizziness
- Text Neck
- Leg Length Discrepancy
- Fibromyalgia
- Immune System Issues
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
- Tingling and Numbness in the Hands, Feet, Arms, and Legs
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Pain in the Back, Neck, Head, Shoulders, Arms, Ribs, Hips, Legs, Feet and Pelvis
- Poor Posture
- Sprains and Strains
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What Treatments Do Chiropractors Offer?
If you've ever seen a character on a TV show or movie receive chiropractic care, you may assume that spinal manipulations are the only treatments chiropractors offer. During spinal manipulation, your chiropractor uses quick, hands-on pressure to realign the small vertebrae in your spinal column. Many people refer to this as "cracking the neck," but the cracking sounds produced during manipulation are actually gas bubbles released from the joints.
Improving the alignment of the spine with spinal manipulation reduces inflammation, improves flexibility and range of motion, enhances blood flow and decreases pressure on the joints, nerves, muscles, and ligaments.
In 2017, the Journal of the American Medical Association published a systematic review of studies that evaluated the effectiveness of spinal manipulation in treating acute low back pain. The review noted that manipulation was associated with less pain and improved function six weeks after treatment.
Other studies have shown spinal manipulation and chiropractic treatments to be effective in treating whiplash, neck pain, plantar fasciitis, hip and knee osteoarthritis, migraines and other conditions.
In addition to spinal manipulation, your chiropractor may also offer these treatments:
- Massage. Massage is often used in conjunction with chiropractic treatments and may be helpful in decreasing pain, easing muscle tension and reducing stress. Massage increases blood flow to the injured area and promotes healing.
- Soft Tissue Mobilization. Mobilization involves gently moving and stretching the soft tissues in your body to decrease pain and other symptoms caused by sprains, strains, stress injuries, scar tissue, plantar fasciitis, bursitis, tendonitis, and other conditions.
- Heat and Cold. Both hot and cold packs may be used at various times during your treatment.
- Ultrasound Treatment. A small handheld device directs ultrasound waves to your tissues. The treatments relax your muscles, decrease swelling and improve blood flow.
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS). TENS treatment uses a gentle, low-voltage electrical current that blocks pain signals.
Am I a Good Candidate for Chiropractic Treatment?
Chiropractic care is a safe, effective treatment option for most people. During your first visit, your chiropractor will perform a thorough examination, order X-rays or other diagnostic tests, and discuss your medical history and symptoms before recommending a treatment plan.
Although medication can temporarily dull your pain, your symptoms will return unless you address the cause. Chiropractic treatment treats the source of your pain, eliminating or reducing the need for pain killers or other medications. It's a good choice if you're experiencing sudden or chronic pain or have other symptoms, such as:
- Pain that affects any part of your body or shoots down your arms or legs
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain, weakness, tingling or numbness
- Difficulty walking, maintaining your balance, or sitting or standing without pain
- Frequent headaches, fatigue or difficulty concentrating due to your symptoms
Chiropractic treatment can help relieve your symptoms naturally. Contact us if you're ready to schedule an appointment.
Journal of the American Medical Association: Association of Spinal Manipulative Therapy with Clinical Benefit and Harm for Acute Low Back Pain, 4/11/17
Spine Universe: What Disorders Do Chiropractors Treat?
U.S. News & World Report: Surprise: Chiropractors Can Treat These 5 Conditions, 11/30/15


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Research by Johns Hopkins University and others has confirmed what many audiologists and physicians have long feared: there is an irrefutable link between hearing loss and cognitive decline. Initial problems such as memory loss and an inability to concentrate can worsen over time. Left untreated, this may eventually lead to dementia and other forms of severe cognitive impairment.
In the most recent study, published in 2013, 2,000 older adults (average age: 77) were tracked for a period of six years. Those who began the study with the worst hearing loss – impairment bad enough to interfere with daily conversational ability – were 24 percent more likely to see a decline in cognitive ability compared to individuals with normal hearing. A similar study published in 2011 concluded that persons with moderate hearing loss were three times as likely to develop dementia. These figures are striking and hard to refute.
Though the reason for the correlation isn't completely understood, several theories exist. It may be that the increased cognitive load the brain experiences when trying to hear properly taxes the resources that would otherwise be available for memory and concentration. Alternatively, a decrease in the brain's "gray matter" may lead to a shrinkage in brain cells and a resulting inability to process sound. Another factor may be the social isolation many individuals with hearing loss experience; this lack of socialization has been shown to accelerate cognitive decline and dementia.
Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: hearing aids can help. Studies show that patients who treat their hearing loss with hearing devices reduce their odds of cognitive decline and, at the very least, delay the onset of dementia. Early detection is key! If you are experiencing hearing loss, it's best to seek treatment as soon as possible in order to avoid mental deterioration. Even if you are unaware of a problem, schedule a hearing evaluation in order to make sure. Because symptoms develop slowly, many patients adjust to gradual changes in hearing without realizing there is anything wrong.
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be careful with the LC_ALL setting, as it may introduce some unwanted conversions. For example, I used
setlocale (LC_ALL, "Dutch");
to get my weekdays in dutch on the page. From that moment on (as I found out many hours later) my floating point values from MYSQL where interpreted as integers because the Dutch locale wants a comma (,) instead of a point (.) before the decimals. I tried printf, number_format, floatval.... all to no avail. 1.50 was always printed as 1.00 :(
When I set my locale to :
setlocale (LC_TIME, "Dutch");
my weekdays are good now and my floating point values too.
I hope I can save some people the trouble of figuring this out by themselves.