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randomness189 · 3 years

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don’t reblog this post please :)

Ok so I can’t really text my gf because she has no service so I’m creating a list of things I would’ve texted her about so I can just have it:

- I really hate how people act around people with wheelchairs. Because of the fact that my mom is semi-mobile, people also judge her because they see her walking at some points or that she can get up stairs and it really pisses me off how much they judge her (and subsequently my family)

- my brother is being a bitch, as always so I’m hoping he mellows out the rest of the vacation

- the part of the hotel we’re in is the same name as the place you live so every time I see it it makes me think of you

- Ranboo watched buzzfeed unsolved on stream today (Sunday) and it was really fucking cool. He has similar horror tolerance to me and so it was neat seeing someone else who is a wuss react to something. Also I really like buzzfeed unsolved so it was neat seeing my favorite streamer react to him

- I’m planning to pull an all nighter tonight (Sunday) to watch soccer but it’s only 22:11 and I’m already tired so that’s not a good sign

- I hope you’re able to see some stars. I know you don’t get to very much and the stars are just really fucking cool and I hope you get to see some :)

- my mom’s vision is kind of shit so she was completely incapable of reading today and so my dad ended up reading her book to her and I just thought that was really cool and sweet

- I’m watching a stream and someone said “I bought chocolate milk today” and my brain fully went “oh yeah people actually say chocolate milk” because I can’t not say a nickname for it. Like I will always call it chocolatey milk or some other nickname idk

- if you were here with my family you would be absolutely freezing as I am cold and you’re usually colder than me

- your queue was still posting on @/spookiest-sapphic so I thought to myself “omg wait does she have service” and then I saw the time at which it posted and went “ah nah it’s queue”

- also I didn’t end up pulling an all-nighter because I accidentally fell asleep at like 3 am but the USWNT lost to Canada so the US only has a chance to get the bronze medal and Canada will probably end up playing Sweden in the gold medal match. Sweden will probably win gold overall (w/ Canada getting silver) and it’ll be a match between Australia and US for bronze (also it really looks like the US goalkeeper might have torn her ACL and I’m concerned about this just because that sucks and also that can be like career ending)

- we were outside for literally maybe 2 hours last night and my legs are already covered with bug bites, this is disappointing for me

- I just learned that Ranboo’s favorite love song is the same as mine and that’s so fucking cool ahhhhhh (it’s not that cool but I think it’s cool)

- going to the beach with you was infinitely less stressful than with my family, much more enjoyable

- I spent almost the whole first day at the beach reading and I was just thinking about how much you probably would’ve enjoyed that :)

- lifeguard went and easily found shell and that’s cool to me, I want that power

- One of my friends now has a gf and I think that’s pretty neat (and they met at Girl Scout camp)

- my brain on repeat is like “I want hugs” which is a vibe

- I just read a book and it was intriguing,, I have thoughts

- we played rummy and I got absolutely obliterated by my mother (she got over 600 points and I got 395 points, my dad got even less than that though) but almost every round I ended up getting 6, 6, and 6 and it was funny to me

- The US goalkeeper that got hurt ended up only having a bone contusion and a hyperextended knee which still sucks but is not early as bad as an ACL injury

- the next book I’m reading is discussing rom-coms and talking about how lesbians don’t have rom-coms about them or stories with happy endings and I’m just so fucking hype for you to be able to make your own films and give people the movies that they want to see :D

- the book mentioned 10 things I hate about you ahhhh,,, they also mentioned love Simon ahhhhh

- the current fit is jatp sweater plus skirt and I think it’s cute :)

- I have more pretty rocks to give you !!!

- there was a person at the restaurant I went to who was wearing a ranboo shirt and I felt a moment of kinship!!!

#also regardless of when you read this- I love you <3

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sherlockjones-221b · 5 years

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Pathology of Diverse gaits

In my previous post I started talking about the phases of walk and the various problems that can occur in walking which are described as different gaits. Today we will talk about the various difficulties in walking and what may be at the root cause of them and aging which all of us have seen some example of decline during growth and development at some point. In fact let’s start there in aging the walking speed lessens and they tend to hunch forward. On icy slippery floors this becomes evident and the risk of falling increases with age. These risks are tripping, slipping, and falling from either anterior- posterior, vertical or medial lateral angles. This means that you could expect the erect walk of an elderly person to swift, sway backwards and forwards or bend at the knees until floor contact is made in some cases. There is considerable overlap from the nonneurologically damaged patient to the neurologically damaged patient. 18% are caused by sensory ataxia, 16 percent are parkinsonian, 8% are cerebral ataxic. When checking for deviations be sure to look at symmetric heel strikes/toe offs, rotation of legs internally/externally, level ness of the hip, rotation of the hip, level ness of the shoulders, side tilt of trunk, rotation of trunk, position of the head and neck and symmetric swinging of the arms. Training yourself to spot these things automatically will take time and patience just like all things in life. Typical causes of the antalgic gait are ankle sprains, fractures in the foot and knee, osteoarthritis. In addition, it could be brain damage to the cerebellum in the occipital part of the brain the controller of balance and equilibrium. The coxalgic gait occurs when there is hip pain weight is taken off the hip in the stance phase. People with weak quadriceps tend to hyperextend their knees. The trendelenburg gait could be caused by weak abductors, L5 radiopathy, or hip dislocation. This gate is a lurch caused by pelvic tilt on one side and the compensation of the upper body tilt to the opposite side. Limb length discrepancy could be either leg that is the abnormal one, and could be caused by congenital hip dysplasia & hemiatrophy, hypertrophy, or a growth plate injury. The equines gait is where the person walks on their tip toes and can’t dosiflex both or one foot and can be caused by cerebral palsy a tight Achilles’ tendon and limb length discrepancy. There’s foot drop which can occur when there is damage to the dorsiflexors or deep perineal nerve palsy, diabetes, sports injuries, childbirth or hip or knee repair. Parkinsonian gaits are characterized by short fast steps called hypokinetic gait and hyperkinetic gait can be caused by chorea which is a spastic back and forth motion of back and hands. Frontal lobe damage can cause someone to forget how to walk and their ability to walk is reduced to a scuffling motion. Thus, they tend to move very rapidly across a floor with short motions forward and can freeze when faced with turns and obstacles. Look out for the scissor gait as it is indicative of cerebral palsy along with if the toe makes contact first before the heel. Rheumatoid arthritis can restrict the range of motion in the knee. Basal ganglia diseases like akinesia can result in loss of voluntary movement. Extrapyramidal dyskinesia can be difficulty in performing movement and bradykinesia is a slowness in movement. Remember the goals of gait analysis are finding out whether the gait is normal or abnormal, the severity of the disability, the treatment efficacy if you are a doctor, performance enhancement and to identify the underlying mechanisms. In an ACL or anterior crucial ligament tear there is absence of external knee flexion movement during stance phase. There is quadriceps avoidance and as a result weak quadriceps. Did any one catch that pregnancy can be deduced in people with foot drop? Let me know how you think this information helped you, and as you can probably tell I will continue research about walking and post what I find! Happy deducing!

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theskyimunder · 7 years

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Well

My obgyn didn’t want to talk about my pcos, just my birth control. To get him to answer any questions was like pulling teeth and most of his answers were “I’d talk to your primary care doc about that” (he deadass said doc). He then said that he thinks the sharp pains right behind my hip bone and deep “can’t be part of your abdomen, it has to be joint pain”. I then tell him my chart should show I am no stranger to joint pain and injury. I’ve sprained almost every joint in my body and tore my ACL in 2016 dancing. I’m no stranger to joint pain, this isn’t joint pain. I then showed him my hyperextended knees and my cracking joint party tricks. This interested him more than my actual obgyn issues.

Long story short, I found out nothing from my obgyn except the nuvaring is working just fine, my primary is the only doctor I should ask questions to and I might have some type Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. So glad I paid my $60 specialist fee for this.

#pcos #polycystic ovarian syndrome #obgyn #chronic illness #eds #ehlers danlos syndrome

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How to Keep Your Knees Safe and Injury-Free During a Yoga Class

Anatomy of the knee

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In 2007, I slipped while descending a steep trail in Shenandoah National Park. I took a hard blow to the outside of my left knee, shredding the lateral meniscus and articular cartilage and dislocating the kneecap. I faced major surgeries to save the knee from a partial joint replacement. My orthopedic surgeon was upfront: Recovery would be long and arduous. More than anything else, my mindset would be the key to my healing. That meant I needed to cultivate a nurturing relationship with my knees.

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Fortunately, prior to the accident I’d been a yoga practitioner with a daily meditation habit for 19 years. Before surgery, I dedicated an hour a day to channeling love and gratitude into my knees. By the time I was wheeled into the operating room for the first of two surgeries that ultimately restored the joint’s structure, the knee had become my most beloved body part. I had learned to celebrate its complexity and vulnerability, and to fine-tune movements to treat it well. The knee is the body’s nexus of faith and duty: One of the first things we do when we seek strength or mercy is get down on our knees. We also drop to our knees when we pledge ourselves to a path of devotion. Each knee is the grand arbiter of mechanical forces received from the foot and hip. For better or worse, the knee adjusts itself to balance and transmit the energies of impact, shear (sliding forces), and torsion (twisting forces).

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The knee is often described as a hinge joint, but that’s not the whole story. To the eye, it resembles a hinge because its primary movements are flexion (bending, to draw the thigh and calf toward each other) and extension (straightening, to move the thigh and calf away from each other). In reality, the knee is a modified hinge joint. It glides, and rotates. This makes it more versatile but also more vulnerable. Its range of motion becomes clear when you compare it with the elbow. Bend and straighten your elbow several times. The movement feels similar to opening and closing a laptop. Try it again by moving between Plank Pose and Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose). Now try Virabhadrasana II (Warrior Pose II), placing your front hand on the inner part of your front knee. Bend your front knee (flexion) and feel the thigh bone, or femur, glide forward and rotate—moving the knee up and out. Straighten your knee (extension) and feel the femur glide backward and rotate—moving the knee down and in.

To keep stable, the knee relies on tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and the joint capsule itself, not large muscles. Among standing yoga poses, Tadasana (Mountain Pose) is most stable for the knee because there is maximal contact between the end of the femur and tibial plateau (the top of the tibia, or shin bone). Things go awry, though, if you “lock” your knees. When we hyperextend—and many of us do so without conscious thought—we excessively squeeze the anterior, or frontal, aspect of the menisci (see drawing), pushing the tissues backward, out of their natural placement. Instead, practice standing with your knees in a “relaxed straight”: stand and press back through one of your knees. Then firm your calf muscles toward your shin bone. Notice how all your leg muscles engage. Take your attention to the middle of your knee. It should feel very stable. Practicing this action over time will reeducate your muscles and correct hyperextension. Also, the inner parts of the knee are larger, thicker, and deeper than the outer parts. This anatomical asymmetry makes it normal for the kneecaps to slightly glance toward each other in poses such as Tadasana and Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward-Facing Dog Pose). Perhaps you’ve heard the cue to point your kneecaps directly forward in straight-leg asana? Don’t do it; it can injure the knee because it overrides the structure and function of the joint.

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The knee is least stable when bent. When we flex our knees, as in Virabhadrasana II, we have less contact between the femur and tibia. When there is less bony contact, connective tissues strain and become more vulnerable. The vastus medialis, the inner muscle of the front thigh, is primarily responsible for keeping the patella, or kneecap, in its femoral sulcus, the groove at the end of the thigh bone. Ideally, we want the kneecap to slide smoothly up and down that groove, so that the patella functions efficiently as a fulcrum when we bend and straighten the knee. But the vastus medialis is much smaller than the vastus lateralis, on the outside of the front thigh. This strength imbalance in the front thigh muscles, or quadriceps, can cause the kneecap to pull out and up, creating pain in everything from walking to bent-leg standing asana. Lunge poses often make it worse. But we can develop balance between the muscles through “quad setting.” Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose) with a rolled towel under your knees, toes pointed up. Press out through your heels. Then, press down through your knees, leading with the inner knee. Hold for 10-20 seconds, release, and repeat to fatigue.

Remember, the knees, stuck in the middle, absorb energy from the feet and hips. If you take them beyond normal rotation or put too much pressure on them when bent, you increase the risk of harming your ACL. In turn, several poses demand a high degree of caution. Some I’ve stopped practicing altogether.

Bhekasana (Frog Pose): Places strain on the ACL and medial meniscus because of torsion from trying to draw the soles down and toward the outer hips.

Virasana (Hero Pose): When practiced with the knees together and feet outside the hips, we push maximal range of motion for most people and add rotational strain multiplied by body weight.

Padmasana (Lotus Pose): Without sufficient mobility in the hips (and some of us will never have it due to our particular anatomy), our knees twist too much. The primary axis of movement in the body is the hips, a true ball-and-socket joint uniquely suited to rotation.

Pasasana (Noose Pose): Without sufficient strength in the hamstrings and calves, gravity wins, putting undue pressure on the knees, which strains the ACL. Laxity in the ACL can reduce power and stability in the knee.

Now that I’ve laid out what to avoid, here is what I recommend. Try this homework for two weeks to get to know your knees.

See also Fascial Glide Exercise for Functional Quads and Healthy Knees

Take a Good Look at Your Knees

If healthful for you, take Adho Mukha Svanasana, and look at your knees. Notice that the inner knees naturally move back farther than the outer knees and the kneecaps glance toward each other. Remember: This is normal!

Gain Knowledge about the Knee Muscles

Sit in Dandasana. With relaxed thighs, lightly grasp the inner and outer edges of your patellae and wiggle them side to side. Lightly grasp the upper and lower edges of your patellae and gently slide them up and down. Next, engage your thighs. Notice how the patellae cinch into the ends of the femurs. The moral of this story? Use your muscles, instead of mobility, to move your knees in asana.

Show Those Knees from Gratitude!

Rest your hands on your knees and send them love. They do so much for you amid so many demands. Show ’em gratitude! When a body part hurts or doesn’t do what we think it should, we often believe it has failed us. More likely, we have failed our body part by blaming or ignoring it. Gratitude is the antidote to shifting that relationship.

See also Practice These Yoga Exercises to Keep Your Knees Healthy

Yoga Knee Anatomy 101

Avoid injury by understanding how connective tissues help knees move, bear weight, and respond to strain.

Meniscus: Pads the space between the femur and tibia. This C-shaped structure also deepens the tibial plateau and helps stabilize the knee, especially the medial meniscus, which firmly attaches to the joint capsule and resists shear and rotation. Each knee has two menisci.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL): Functions like a stiff bungee cord to keep tibia from sliding too far ahead of femur. It’s one of the most commonly injured parts of the knee due to twisting actions that overstretch or tear it. That means many yoga poses put it at risk.

Medial collateral ligament (MCL): Keeps the knee from buckling inward. Also works with the ACL to stop the tibia from sliding too far forward. The MCL typically gets injured in sports with heavy physical contact and sudden changes in direction, such as football. It is not commonly injured in asana, though avoid “knee drift” toward the midline of the body in bent-leg asana; when the knee is in flexion, center the kneecap toward the space between the second and third toes.

See also Anatomy 101: Why Anatomy Training is Essential for Yoga Teachers

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Mary Richards, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT, YACEP, has been practicing yoga for almost 30 years and travels around the country teaching anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology. A hard-core movement nerd and former NCAA athlete, Mary has a master’s degree in yoga therapy.

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shapeshifter-ari · 7 years

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Tag Meme Thing

@roskiiuniverse sent it out to everyone, so I’m taking it up!

Age: 18 and somehow still going strong

Biggest fear: Harm to anyone I care about

Current time: 4:22 PM

Drink you last had: Sweet tea

Everyday starts with: Checking my phone for any notifications from group chat overnight

Favorite song ATM: “On Your Knees” from the Red Vs. Blue soundtracks

Ghost, are they real?: Totally! I’ve seen my great-grandmother

Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA (Not my current residence)

In love?: I’m in like with my girl @atsuyuri-sama

Jealous of: Literally anyone capable of seeing their SO in person (It’s hard when you live long distance. We make it work well though. ^_^)

Killed someone: Spiders. And characters in books lol

Last time you cried: A week ago

Middle name: Nicole, but I’m changing it to Lunelle

Number of siblings: There’s just me and my little sib (5-year age gap)

One wish: To be able to safely come out to my folks

Person you last called/texted: My boss Matt! We’re both playing the new Transformers mobile game and I got his fav character lol

Question you’re always asked: “You have a girlfriend?”

Reason to smile: My friends, my art and my girl!

Song last sung: “It’s Over, Isn’t It?” from Steven Universe (I really like the sound okay? XD)

Time I wake up: Usually 10 AM

Underwear color: Peacock blue

Worst habit: Getting into a tiff with my mom about anything LGBQTIA-related.

X-ray: Only an MRI. I discovered that my ACLs are hyperextended

Why is there not a list for this letter?: Idk man I didn’t make it XD

Zodiac sign: Gemini

I tag: My buddies @nothing-but-sinfuldoodles, @mistahmuffins, @jellygay, and @vandyburger (All 18+), as well as my lovely girlfriend @atsuyuri-sama

#rl ari #stuff about me #tag meme #tag you're it

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ecoorganic · 4 years

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Magic, Pacers bid to stay perfect during NBA restart

The Magic and Indiana Pacers aim to remain unbeaten during the NBA's restart at the other's expense on Tuesday when they meet near Orlando.

Indiana (41-26) opened play in the Orlando area on Saturday with a 127-121 win over Philadelphia before routing the Washington Wizards two days later in a 111-100 matinee.

T.J. Warren scored 34 points in Monday's win, an encore to his 53-point eruption on 20-of-29 shooting in the defeat of the 76ers. The 87 combined points are tied for the second-most scored over two games in franchise history.

"That's just T.J.," Aaron Holiday said in his postgame teleconference with FOX Sports Indiana. "I know we (can) get a good 20-30 points out of him every night, and I know it's possible (to get) 50-60 (points). It's nothing new. He's been doing it all year."

Warren picked up the slack with Victor Oladipo scratched for a scheduled rest, as well as the absence Domantas Sabonis, who left the bubble due to a foot injury on July 24.

Orlando (32-35) built lopsided leads in both of its first two games during the restart, before cruising in the fourth quarter against both the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings.

Friday's 128-118 victory over Brooklyn gave Orlando a half-game lead for the Eastern Conference's No. 7 seed. Another Washington loss also moved the Magic closer to avoiding a play-in game at the conclusion of the two-week seeding round.

Each conference's ninth-place team can force a play-in if it is within a four-game margin of the No. 8 seed. Orlando currently leads Washington by 7.5 games.

Despite rolling in its first two games, Orlando's start was not without loss.

Jonathan Isaac tore the ACL in his left knee in Sunday's 132-116 rout of Sacramento, coming down hard while penetrating into the lane.

"That was tough man, that one brought me to tears instantly, just because I know how good of a guy J.I. is," Magic forward Aaron Gordon told the team's website. "I know how hard he works and how hard he has worked to get back since hurting himself in D.C. [on Jan. 1]."

Isaac sustained a hyperextended left knee on New Year's Day and missed the next 2 1/2 months up until the COVID-19 pandemic put the NBA season on hiatus.

Isaac's loss impacts Orlando's depth, but the Magic have flourished through their first two seeding games with a balanced look. Three players scored more than 20 points on Sunday, including Terrence Ross with 25 off the bench.

Nikola Vucevic hit for 22 and 23 points in Orlando's first two games in the bubble, and Markelle Fultz provided early energy off the bench on Sunday. He scored nine of his first 14 points in the opening quarter.

Fultz said in a teleconference last week the layoff from March provided him with a needed opportunity to recharge.

"After the All-Star break, my body was kind of tired, being so that was the first time I played that long," he said. "So right now, I actually feel really good. I think it's just a matter of just getting those reps up in a game and I don't think I'm far."

Likewise, Indiana guard Malcolm Brogdon was sidelined when the hiatus began. He also missed the Pacers' bubble debut after testing positive for COVID-19 in late June. He returned on Monday to score 20 points with seven rebounds and a team-high six assists.

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cedarrrun · 5 years

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Exploring how your knees move can lead to a balanced relationship between stability and vulnerability, on and off the mat.

Anatomy of the knee

See also Essential Foot and Leg Anatomy Every Yogi Needs to Know

See also Anatomy 101: Are Muscular Engagement Cues Doing More Harm Than Good?

Bhekasana (Frog Pose): Places strain on the ACL and medial meniscus because of torsion from trying to draw the soles down and toward the outer hips.

Virasana (Hero Pose): When practiced with the knees together and feet outside the hips, we push maximal range of motion for most people and add rotational strain multiplied by body weight.

Now that I’ve laid out what to avoid, here is what I recommend. Try this homework for two weeks to get to know your knees.

See also Fascial Glide Exercise for Functional Quads and Healthy Knees

Take a Good Look at Your Knees

Gain Knowledge about the Knee Muscles

Show Those Knees from Gratitude!

See also Practice These Yoga Exercises to Keep Your Knees Healthy

Yoga Knee Anatomy 101

Avoid injury by understanding how connective tissues help knees move, bear weight, and respond to strain.

See also Anatomy 101: Why Anatomy Training is Essential for Yoga Teachers

About our expert

Learn more Study Experiential Anatomy online with Mary and Judith Hanson Lasater. Sign up today at judithhansonlasater.com/yj.

#sleep sounds #sleep music #white noise app #nature sounds #relaxing sounds #rain sounds for sleeping

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krisiunicornio · 5 years

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Exploring how your knees move can lead to a balanced relationship between stability and vulnerability, on and off the mat.

Anatomy of the knee

See also Essential Foot and Leg Anatomy Every Yogi Needs to Know

See also Anatomy 101: Are Muscular Engagement Cues Doing More Harm Than Good?

Bhekasana (Frog Pose): Places strain on the ACL and medial meniscus because of torsion from trying to draw the soles down and toward the outer hips.

Virasana (Hero Pose): When practiced with the knees together and feet outside the hips, we push maximal range of motion for most people and add rotational strain multiplied by body weight.

Now that I’ve laid out what to avoid, here is what I recommend. Try this homework for two weeks to get to know your knees.

See also Fascial Glide Exercise for Functional Quads and Healthy Knees

Take a Good Look at Your Knees

Gain Knowledge about the Knee Muscles

Show Those Knees from Gratitude!

See also Practice These Yoga Exercises to Keep Your Knees Healthy

Yoga Knee Anatomy 101

Avoid injury by understanding how connective tissues help knees move, bear weight, and respond to strain.

See also Anatomy 101: Why Anatomy Training is Essential for Yoga Teachers

About our expert

Learn more Study Experiential Anatomy online with Mary and Judith Hanson Lasater. Sign up today at judithhansonlasater.com/yj.

#sleep sounds #sleep music #white noise app #nature sounds #relaxing sounds #rain sounds for sleeping

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amyddaniels · 5 years

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How to Keep Your Knees Safe and Injury-Free During a Yoga Class

Exploring how your knees move can lead to a balanced relationship between stability and vulnerability, on and off the mat.

Anatomy of the knee

See also Essential Foot and Leg Anatomy Every Yogi Needs to Know

See also Anatomy 101: Are Muscular Engagement Cues Doing More Harm Than Good?

Bhekasana (Frog Pose): Places strain on the ACL and medial meniscus because of torsion from trying to draw the soles down and toward the outer hips.

Virasana (Hero Pose): When practiced with the knees together and feet outside the hips, we push maximal range of motion for most people and add rotational strain multiplied by body weight.

Now that I’ve laid out what to avoid, here is what I recommend. Try this homework for two weeks to get to know your knees.

See also Fascial Glide Exercise for Functional Quads and Healthy Knees

Take a Good Look at Your Knees

Gain Knowledge about the Knee Muscles

Show Those Knees from Gratitude!

See also Practice These Yoga Exercises to Keep Your Knees Healthy

Yoga Knee Anatomy 101

Avoid injury by understanding how connective tissues help knees move, bear weight, and respond to strain.

See also Anatomy 101: Why Anatomy Training is Essential for Yoga Teachers

About our expert

Learn more Study Experiential Anatomy online with Mary and Judith Hanson Lasater. Sign up today at judithhansonlasater.com/yj.

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todaynewsstories · 6 years

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NFL notebook: Jets GM lauds Darnold, hints at possible QB trade

With Sam Darnold eyeing the New York Jets’ starting quarterback job halfway through the preseason, general manager Mike Maccagnan offered tremendous praise for the No. 3 overall pick on Monday.

Aug 13, 2018; Washington, DC, USA; New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) and New York Jets quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) participate in drills during a joint practice with the Washington Redskins at Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

“Of all the young quarterbacks I’ve been around, I’ve been exceptionally impressed by Sam,” Maccagnan said on WFAN radio. “Sam probably is at the top of that list.

.”.. Every day he goes out there, he gets a little better. He literally just turned 21 [on June 5]. He’s a very young person. But it’s all the stuff we knew about him coming out of college. All the stuff people thought about him there. His personality, his work ethic, the way he handles pressure. … That’s the thing that’s probably impressed me the most about the kid. He’s been really sort of unflappable.”

Maccagnan also indicated the team could be open to trading a quarterback, amid reports that Teddy Bridgewater is available. “We can very easily keep three quarterbacks, and if something were to arise, we can go with two if that’s the case,” Maccagnan said.

—Carson Wentz continues to ramp up football activity in practice, but the Philadelphia Eagles are not ready for expose their franchise quarterback in exhibition games.

Wentz, recovering from December surgery to repair a torn ACL and LCL, participated in 11-on-11 drills on Sunday and was again part of workouts Monday. But Wentz said he won’t be on the field this week against the Cleveland Browns for the third, and typically most important, preseason game of the summer for the Eagles.

Wentz said “I feel really good where I’m at,” but stuck with his assessment last week that it will be “close” whether he is cleared for the regular-season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6.

—Josh Allen took a turn with the first-team offense in what the Bills envision as a rotation at quarterback with Nathan Peterman, and Allen will start Sunday in Buffalo’s preseason game against the visiting Cincinnati Bengals.

Head coach Sean McDermott said he would give both Allen and Peterman time with the starters as AJ McCarron seeks a second opinion on his injured collarbone. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, tests showed that McCarron’s collarbone is not fractured.

McDermott said the Bills are seeking a third quarterback with the expectation McCarron will miss significant time, but won’t rule out the former Alabama star until medical confirmation is received.

—The Dallas Cowboys got good news about All-Pro guard Zack Martin, but the status of center Travis Frederick remains up in the air after he suffered another stinger in practice.

Martin was diagnosed with a bone bruise and hyperextended knee, but the Cowboys expect him to be ready for Week 1 of the regular season on Sept. 9. However, head coach Jason Garrett told reporters that Frederick will see more experts in the Dallas area about his neck after suffering a stinger Monday, following a week in which he suffered multiple stingers.

Frederick, who saw a specialist in Los Angeles last week, will now see another on Monday and possibly another Tuesday, Garrett said. Previously optimistic about Frederick’s availability for the opener against the Carolina Panthers, Garrett was tepid when asked about it Monday, saying, “Hopefully he will be back real soon.”

—The Washington Redskins signed veteran running back Adrian Peterson, the team announced, adding depth to a backfield that lost rookie Derrius Guice for the season and has several other injured players.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but multiple outlets reported it is a one-year contract.

“I’m excited,” Peterson told the team’s website. “It’s been a long offseason but I’ve been keeping my body in shape and [I’m] ready for this opportunity. So when this opportunity presented itself, I was just excited.”

—Aaron Hernandez wrote suicide notes to his fiancee and attorney, who revealed the contents of the personal letters in a book “Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez.”

Jose Baez published the letters in his book, which outlines the circumstances and attempts to provide context to the final years of the life of Hernandez, who died at age 27 of apparent suicide in April 2017 while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.

Hernandez addressed his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, in a note that the New York Post reported including a drawing of a noose on the end of a rope, saying “I told you what was coming indirectly” and adding, “Don’t shed one tear for I am with all of you and never wasn’t!”

—Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith is facing a multi-week suspension from the NFL because of an apparent violation of the league’s personal-conduct policy, The Athletic reported.

Aug 9, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) throws the ball before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lincoln Financial Field. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Per the report, the team is bracing for a suspension to be handed down soon and Smith is expected to appeal. He left the team over the weekend and was scheduled to meet with league officials Monday.

The report adds that Smith’s exact violation is unclear, but it could be connected to a child custody case between Smith and Micaela Sanchez, the mother of his first child. A story published in November by the Baltimore Sun included details by Sanchez of alleged domestic violence and drug use by Smith, which the Ravens veteran has denied.

—Two days after a roughing-the-passer call drew his consternation, then seemingly his understanding, Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said he anticipates major consequences to come from the NFL’s new helmet rules.

“It’s going to cost some people some jobs,” Zimmer said, per The Athletic. “Playoffs, jobs, the whole bit, I guess.”

Zimmer was visibly upset Saturday after Vikings linebacker Antwione Williams was flagged for roughing the passer on a sack of Jaguars QB Cody Kessler, though Zimmer said he understood why it was called after having time to reflect on it. However, he said he has asked the league for clarification on another call and has not been told anything about plans to relax the new helmet rule once the regular season begins.

—Chicago Bears outside linebacker Leonard Floyd had surgery Sunday after suffering a fractured right hand in Saturday’s preseason game against Denver, the team announced.

Head coach Matt Nagy said the team is “staying optimistic” about Floyd’s availability for the Sept. 9 season opener at Green Bay, but added that Floyd will likely be limited by a protective cast or padding when he gets back on the field.

“I don’t think it’s going to be healed (by Week 1),” Nagy told reporters of Floyd, who was injured while being cut-blocked against the Broncos. “I think he’s going to have to end up playing through it. It might require something in regards to having a cast or a club-type deal.”

—The Los Angeles Rams have extended starting right tackle Rob Havenstein on a deal that will keep him with the club through 2022, the team announced.

Financial terms were not disclosed, but according to ESPN, Havenstein will make $32.5 million over the four-year extension.

A second-round pick in 2015 out of Wisconsin, Havenstein has started in each of the 43 games he has played in his career. He was scheduled to make $976,367 this season in the final year of his rookie deal.

—Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham participated in his first preseason practice after being activated from the physically unable to perform list.

Graham is returning from offseason ankle surgery and said he expects to play in the season opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 6.

A hero of Philadelphia’s Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots with a strip-sack late in the fourth quarter against Tom Brady, Graham was a first-round pick out of Michigan in 2010. He is listed as the starter at left defensive end.

—Injured offensive lineman Menelik Watson is expected to be released by the Broncos, who will absorb his guaranteed $5.5 million salary for the 2018 season.

Watson was officially placed on the reserve/injured list by Denver on Monday. The team intends to release Watson once he passes a physical, according to multiple reports, which will likely be in a few weeks.

“I would speak more to our guys that are playing well, like Billy Turner and ‘Eli’ (Wilkinson). Those guys have played really well,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said when asked about Watson, who signed a three-year, $18.3 million deal in March 2017. “It’s more about those guys than it was Menelik not being a fit.”

—The Seattle Seahawks shook up their kicking units by releasing punter Jon Ryan, the longest tenured player on the team, and kicker Jason Myers.

Ryan’s release comes after Seattle used a fifth-round draft pick on former Texas Longhorns standout and Ray Guy Award winner Michael Dickson in April. Myers, a free-agent pickup from Jacksonville, was competing with 40-year-old veteran Sebastian Janikowski for the placekicking job.

Ryan, 36, spent the past 10 seasons with the Seahawks, winning one Super Bowl title. The Canadian took to Twitter on Monday to thank the Seahawks organization and fans, saying, “Even though I’m leaving, I will always be a Seahawk.”

—Vikings rookie Daniel Carlson won the kicking job in Minnesota over Kai Forbath, who was released.

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Carlson, the former Auburn kicker who nailed a 57-yarder in his preseason debut, was a fifth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Forbath had been the placekicker for the Vikings since Blair Walsh was released in 2016.

“We just figured it was getting close to the last couple preseason games. Kai did a great job while he was here, he’s a good kid. We just decided to go with Daniel,” Zimmer said.

—Cleveland Browns cornerback E.J. Gaines will be sidelined three to four weeks with a sprained knee.

The team announced Gaines’ injury on Monday after he left Sunday’s practice on a motorized cart, gripping his right knee.

Gaines’ right knee buckled as he tried to break up a pass to wide receiver Jarvis Landry. The cornerback crumpled to the ground and grabbed his knee as the team’s training staff and head coach Hue Jackson headed to the field to attend to him. Gaines acknowledged fans’ support as he was carted off.

—Mike Tirico will officially replace Dan Patrick as the studio host for NBC’s “Football Night in America.”

Patrick, 61, announced in March that he would not be returning to the program after saying that he turned down a five-year contract extension, telling the New York Post, “I didn’t want to do it and not love doing it.”

He will be replaced by good friend Tirico, who adds to a busy slate that includes doing play-by-play on Notre Dame games in addition to a number of other hosting duties. Tirico left ESPN in 2016, and has served as NBC Sports’ host for many of the network’s marquee sporting events, including the Olympics, the Triple Crown of horse racing and major golf tournaments.

—The Chicago Bears announced that the NFL suspended third-year safety Deiondre’ Hall for the regular-season opener after violating the league’s substance-abuse policy.

Hall will be allowed to practice and play with the Bears through the preseason. He will then be eligible to return to the team Sept. 10, the day after the Bears’ season opener in Green Bay.

A fourth-round pick in 2016, Hall has played in 10 games in two seasons, picking off a pass in eight games as a rookie before playing in only two games last season while fighting a hamstring injury.

—The Tennessee Titans placed cornerback Kalan Reed on injured reserve with a torn ACL and agreed to terms with defensive back Josh Kalu.

Reed is the third defensive back placed on injured reserve by Tennessee this preseason, following safety Jonathan Cyprien and cornerback Tye Smith. Cyprien went down to a knee injury during a non-contact play in practice, prompting the team to sign former New Orleans Saints first-round pick Kenny Vaccaro.

Reed was the final pick of the 2016 NFL Draft, dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant.” The 5-foot-11, 192-pound former Southern Miss standout is a former track star who was competing for snaps as a reserve in the Titans’ young cornerback group.

—The Detroit Lions placed linebacker Steve Longa on injured reserve with a torn knee ligament.

The team also cut veteran defensive lineman Cornelius Washington and cornerback Antwuan Davis, while signing cornerbacks Sterling Moore and Dexter McDougle along with offensive lineman Beau Nunn.

Longa was injured while pursuing New York Giants quarterback Kyle Lauletta on a touchdown run during the second quarter of Friday’s preseason game. Longa walked off the field, but was seen wearing a heavy brace after the game and tests confirmed the torn ligament.

—The Atlanta Falcons signed fullback Jalston Fowler and wide receiver Julian Williams, and waived fullback Luke McNitt and wide receiver Taj Williams.

A fourth-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in 2015, Fowler will compete with Ricky Ortiz for a roster spot in Atlanta. Falcons coach Dan Quinn indicated Sunday that Ortiz had pulled ahead of McNitt.

Fowler appeared in 42 games for the Titans, including eight starts, over the past three seasons. He has rushed for 20 yards and a touchdown on 10 career carries and added one touchdown on six catches.

—Field Level Media

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