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White Finger’s medical name is Raynaud’s phenomenon, but it gets the name White Finger due to the effect it has on a person’s fingers. The blood vessels constrict so that blood can no longer reach the muscles and nerves in the fingers. When the blood returns to the affected area it creates a pins and needles sensation, just as if you were sat in an odd position and restricted the blood flow to your foot, then stood up.
The title of this post mentioned winter and that’s because attacks of white finger are normally brought on by one of two things: cold or stress. In cold weather, your blood vessels constrict anyway so as to preserve body heat. With white finger they close far too much. Once the attack has passed and blood flows back to your fingers you will likely feel a tingling sensation, just as you would with pins and needles.
White finger is a condition that most people get as an industrial disease. Too much time spent using vibrating tools damages the fingers so that white finger develops. It can heal with time as long as the exposure to vibrations is cut off, but if allowed to develop it can lead to gangrene and necrosis.
There are measures put in place by the Health and Safety Executive that employers should follow, but if they don’t and you do develop white finger you should look into white finger claims. As with all accident claims your best bet is to go straight to an accident solicitor.
Part of the fun of any holiday is the opportunity to get out and try new things. The stimulation of the mind and body that is caused by new experiences helps us to respond better to the stress of our daily lives back at home and triggers endorphins that offer a natural high. One sure fire way to garner all the benefits that this type of experience has to offer is to try an extreme sport while you are away on your favourite camping trip or summer holiday. Many Devon Holiday Parks offer extreme sports and other activities.
Popular Extreme Sports
So called extreme sports really can run the gamut of physical and mental fortitude, making it possible for everyone to find something that is suited to his or her interests and abilities, even kids. Some of the most popular sporting activities offered around the country today are:
And these are really just a few of the options that are out there waiting for you on your vacation.
Planning an Extreme Sports Vacation
If you are looking to get the blood pumping and the adrenaline running with some extreme sports experimentation during your next trip then try actually planning the trip around a particular type of sport or opportunity. Research the type of activity that you have in mind and then arrange your trip to take you to one of the better places to engage in it. Visit your favourite mountainous or hilly area, for example, in order to try climbing or mountain boarding activities.
If you’ve never had any experience with the activity, then you should make a point of looking for facilities or companies that can offer you guidance, supervision, or training at the site in question. Alternatively, you could pick up the necessary pointers for a beginner ahead of time. You could also consider joining a group of extreme travellers in order to get a buddy experience.
If you are an experienced practitioner of one or many extreme sports, then consider trying something new on your trip. While you may love your chosen sport, chances are that a new twist on the old pastime will offer an even better adrenaline rush.
When you ask someone ‘how are you?’ how many times to you get the reply ‘shattered’ or ‘tired’? for many of us this is a standard response as a worryingly large number of Brits don’t get enough sleep. We all know that lack of sleep is bad for us and can seriously affect our ability to function well, what we may not realise is that lack of sleep could also be making us fat!
A recent study suggests that the reason people are over weight or obese may not be purely down to lack of exercise or over eating it could also be sleep deprivation.
The study showed that people who sleep for less than four hours a night are 73% more likely to gain excess weight.
Lack of sleep can lead to a craving of an extra 900 calories a day. Such a huge amount of extra food a day could lead to a weight gain of up to 2lb a week.
This problem looks only set to continue as the average amount of sleep has fallen from 9 hours to 7 hours a night during the past 50 years.
Unfortunately, the fairer sex seem to suffer more from sleep deprivation than men and this is in part due to their partners. Women are far more easily disturbed by men during the night than the other way round, this is in part due to the simple fact that men are bigger, heavier and louder than women. One of the most common causes of sleep deprivation is snoring, not only for the snorer but for there long suffering partner. If your partner does snore its time you seriously started looking into some snoring cures to help give you that all so important nights sleep.
A new test is currently being devised by the University of Chicago to easily identify if someone’s snoring is serious or safe by testing a patient’s urine.
A study was conducted which looked at 90 children who were referred to a sleep clinic in order to examine their breathing problems.30 control children were also used in the study. The experiment showed that there are more proteins present in the urine of children diagnosed with serious snoring than those who suffer with safe snoring. The university team behind the findings have stressed that the experiment will have to be repeated before a simple and accurate test can be created.
It’s important that the more serious snoring conditions such as OSA can be detected as early as possible. OSA or obstructive sleep apnoea can cause a range of problems in children such as mental, behavioural, metabolic and cardiovascular problems. It is estimated that 3% of all children aged 9 and under suffer from OSA.
The scientists used a process involving fluorescent dyes in order to separate the proteins in the urine. By doing this they discovered three proteins with a high concentration in children with OSA. Researchers have stated that further work is needed to identify which proteins will work best for the test and a what time it is best to collect the urine samples.
Scientists are also looking at ways to make the appear as a colour much like a pregnancy test, which could be used by doctors and parents to easily identify the results.
Balneotherapy is the treatment of disease by bathing, and is the basis of modern day spas (yes, even the ones that you’d enjoy on a relaxing Wales spa break. The treatments nowadays also incorporate the use of muds and clays, which is actually an element of fangotherapy, but they work alongside each other very well.
Balneotherapy can involve being submerged in water, lying in water, moving in water or having water flow over you, and whilst it was originally intended as a treatment for diseases, it is also now used for relaxation.
Part of the health benefits associated with balneotherapy is that the waters used are normally rich in minerals, and can help keep skin healthy. If the water is not already mineral water, these will often be added, along with aroma therapy oils to help with relaxation.
The treatments that balneotherapy and fangotherapy offer are also now largely used in beauty therapy, as they can smooth wrinkles and revitalise skin, though when they are used as such, they cease to be balneotherapy, as balneotherapy refers specifically to the use of these for treating disease.
Whilst all of this is interesting to know, it’s much better to experience the treatments on your own Wales spa holiday.
The most unlikely Christmas song could well be blaring out of your stereo this festive season. It’s not a novelty record or an all star charity song, its something rather different.
This year musicians have asked snores from all over the country to recorded their snoring and submit it to create a new festive ‘song’.
Then thanks to some very clever studio trickery and editing the nations nighttime rumblings were put together to create a new and ironic version of Silent Night quite unlike any other version you have heard before.
While it is a classic Christmas song and those who lent there vocal attributes to the record are no doubt proud it is unlike to make a cherished Christmas gift. In fact for a truly harmonious Christmas, it’s best not to play it that often, if at all!
While the idea may seem a bit of silly Christmas fun, there is a more serious purpose behind this. The record was designed to highlight the problem of snoring, which is said to affect around 15 million people in the UK alone.
If you’re loved one is a snorer and you are looking for a snoring related Christmas gift and have an iPhone then look no further than a new snoring app. The app is designed to analyse and then offer advice to the user as to whether or not surgery may be required. The app does this by recording the snoring and then comparing it to a list of pre-recorded snores.
A women who has been suffering from injuries that she sustained 37 years ago at birth has successfully won compensation.
Helen Walker has need constant care since her birth on 1972. The delivery that she experienced was prolonged and led to problems.
Until this point Ms Walkers parents had taken the task of providing for and caring for their daughter as just a matter of circumstance. It was brought to their attention that they might have a compensation claim over 10 years ago so the proceedings began.
The settlement amount was awarded to Ms Walker and the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority was required to paid the agreed amount. Speaking on behalf of the authority Terence Coghlan QC, explained that they regretted the negligence and wished the family well.
Ms Walker is set to receive the money in periodic payments that should amount to the sum of £3 million.
This money should make life a little more comfortable for Ms Walker and should help reduce the strain and pressure put on her parents. The settlement will help provide for Ms Walkers future and ensure that she is secure.
Although normally claims like this are only made when a child is still young there are still some cases that will enable some people to make a no win no fee compensation claim.
Millions of us suffer from heavy snoring. But how many realise that this could be a symptom of a potentially fatal medical condition called sleep apnea. Recent statistics suggest that up to 3.6 million people in the UK could be suffering from sleep apnea. This is a sleeping disorder that consists of brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. This is caused when the muscles in the mouth, throat and nose relax during sleep. This results in restricted air flow and potentially an airway blockage by the soft palate at the back of the mouth or by the uvula. Usually these interruptions result in paused breathing for up to 20 seconds.
Recent research suggests that sleep apnea can result in carotid atherosclerosis or strokes. People at particular risk are snorers who are heavy drinkers or who are overweight or suffering from heart disease. If you are in this high risk group it is important that you seek treatment to stop snoring.
Snoring is often caused by physical features such as a large uvula, which requires oral surgery. However it is much more common for the shape of an airway to influence snoring as a result of a pronounced overbite or other facial feature such as a recessed chin or small jaw. In these instances snoring aids can help to correct the airway shape to help reduce the chances of the tongue or soft palate restricting airflow and causing snoring. A mouth piece such as this will alleviate snoring and thus reduce sleep apnea and it’s potential to induce more serious conditions.
There are many things that people take for granted. Their health is one of those things. It’s true what people say, you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. There is a lot of value in this statement. Once you have suffered from an injury it can be months or years until the full use of that part of the body becomes useful again, if ever.
There is one body part that once injured can prevent you living the life you currently enjoy. The knee is an essential element to everyday living and once damaged can cause you long term discomfort and restrict mobility.
Sporting injuries are usually the most common cause of long term knee damage yet road traffic accidents also have a massive impact on the long term health of the knee. A car accident can leave you disabled and the loss of the use of the knee can leave you severely disabled.
The knee allows you a vast amount of movement that over wise would make life very difficult indeed. Bending, lifting, kicking, walking and running would become a mammoth task whilst carrying out every day activities.
Damage to the bone, cartilage or ligament can leave you in substantial pain and suffering. These injuries can come in the forms of many different pains:
A sprain
this is usually caused when a ligament has been over stretched and can result in a twisting or wrenching.
Strain
an injury like this occurs when a tendon or a muscle is over stretched
A tear
this is a painful experience and will result in a torn ligament or meniscus
These then go on to cause swelling, joint pain and instability. One such example would be that of a slippery floor. How many times have you walked into a shopping centre and the floor has been wet due to rain, almost slipping up. If you had fallen then a knee injury would have more than likely followed. If there was no indication that the floor was wet you may be entitled to make a no win no fee claim.