Athetoid cerebral palsy is one of three types of cerebral palsy, and affects between ten and twenty percent of patients. This form of cerebral palsy is caused by damage to parts of the brain called the cerebellum or basal ganglia. These parts of the brain help maintain coordinated and smooth movements and overall body posture. [...]
Creatine is a naturally formed amino acid that is found in the human body, especially around the skeletal muscle. The human body generates Creatine naturally, partly from the diet we take and partly on its own. A healthy person has about 120g of Creatine, most of it being in the form of a compound called [...]
The body mass index is the brainchild of a Belgian statistician and mathematician named Adolphe Quatelet, and was developed between 1830 and 1850.
A person’s body mass index (BMI) is the relationship between their height and weight, which directly correlates to the body fat contained within the body and explains the degree of health [...]
Annually, thousands of newborns around the world suffer from a sad and crippling disorder known as Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral Palsy was discovered and named only about a century ago. Cerebral Palsy is a term used to describe several conditions resulting from brain damage or injury causing permanent physical disorders and loss of muscle coordination. The [...]
The body mass index (BMI) is the relationship between the height and weight of an individual, which directly correlates to the body fat contained within the body and explains the degree of health risk associated with the person. It is measured as BMI = Body weight in Kilograms/ height in meters squared.
The male [...]
Cerebral Palsy is one of the most widespread brain-related disorders found in newborn or young children around the world. Cerebral Palsy is a permanent disorder that occurs when the brain undergoes damage either during pregnancy or soon after birth. As a result of this, the child tends to lose control over the muscle coordination of [...]
The body mass index (BMI) for teens is the relationship between the height and weight of the teen or the child, which directly correlates to the body fat contained within the body and explains the degree of health risk associated with the health of the person. It is measured as BMI = body weight in [...]
Creatine is an amino-acid based compound that is produced naturally in the human body. The body produces half the required creatine endogenously from internal amino acids and the rest is produced from the food we take. Creatine is found largely in fish and red meat. Creatine is produced by the liver, pancreas and kidneys and [...]
Creatine is a naturally formed amino acid in the human body. It is a nutrient like proteins vitamins. Creatine is produced by the human body from existing amino acids as well as from the food we take. The main food sources of Creatine are fish and red meat products like beef, salmon, tuna and herring. [...]
Muscle is better known for its ability to flex and give shape to a body. Like any other part of the body, muscles too are prone to diseases. Muscle Diseases, like any other kind of disease and infection, can affect anybody. It can even make a person physically disabled. The Muscle Diseases often make [...]
Steroids belong to a class of lipids that are characterized on the basis of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four fused rings. Present in humans, plants and animals, they mostly function as hormones. Natural or synthetic steroids are used in health care for treating various diseases.
Steroids play a vital role in reducing deaths from [...]
Cerebral Palsy is a crippling brain disorder that affects thousands of newborns children around the world each year. With no definite permanent cure known as of yet, the ones affected by the disorder tend to suffer for their entire life. There are several types of Cerebral Palsy that can occur in humans. Among them, “Spastic [...]
The body mass index (BMI) is the relationship between the height and weight of an individual, which directly correlates to the person’s amount of body fat and explains the degree of health risk associated with the person. It is measured as BMI = body weight in kilograms divided height in meters squared.
The BMI [...]
Creatine is a naturally formed amino acid that is found in the human body, especially around the skeletal muscle. The human body generates Creatine naturally partly from the diet we take and partly on its own. A healthy person has about 120g of Creatine, most of it being in the form of a compound called [...]
A person’s body mass index is a number calculated based on their height and weight. It is used for a comparative analysis of people with similar heights. The body mass index is a brainchild of a Belgian statistician and mathematician named Adolphe Quatelet who created the BMI sometime from1830 to 1850. To calculate the [...]
The human body consists of various systems performing a multitude of functions. Every action is determined and stimulated as per the nervous system. Similarly, the actions to move a limb or any other body part are conditioned by the muscular system. Muscle, known for its elasticity, contracts to help the various body movements. Not only [...]
Depending on a child’s age, there are different signs that may suggest the presence of cerebral palsy. A newborn infant with difficulty in suckling, evacuating the bowels, or breathing should be carefully evaluated, as these are all warning signs of cerebral palsy. Infants may also have abnormal reflexes. As an infant grows, consistent use [...]
Creatine is very widely used by athletes as it offers many benefits with the least number of side effects compared to other drugs. Creatine provides instant energy to the body and is used when an individual is into high intensity sports like bodybuilding or weightlifting. It sets back fatigue and helps a person work out [...]
While cerebral palsy is incurable, many of the symptoms can be treated. However, because multiple parts of the body may be affected, treatment is usually complicated and involves a multi-disciplinary approach. The exact treatment that a cerebral palsy patient undergoes also depends on the type and severity of cerebral palsy, and the absence or presence [...]
Muscles are the components that give shape to the body. The elastic fiber that makes the muscles allows them to contract and relax. The contraction abilities, in turn, help in the movement of various parts of the body. Muscles are held to muscles, bones and organs by soft tissues or specialized cells called ligaments, tendons [...]
The body mass index (BMI) is the relationship between the height and weight of an individual, which directly correlates to the body fat contained within the body and can be an indicator of the health risks the person faces. It is measured as BMI = body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. [...]
Cerebral palsy can be classified into four types: spastic, athetoid, ataxic and mixed. Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common form, accounting for between 70 and 80 percent of all cerebral palsy cases. Limb muscles are stiff and remain permanently contracted. This form of cerebral palsy is further subdivided depending on which limbs are [...]
Over 500,000 people in the United States suffer from some form of cerebral palsy. There are a number of maternal and fetal conditions that increase the risk of a child being born with the disease. However, when cerebral palsy occurs during or after birth, medical provider negligence may contribute to this often-preventable condition. There are [...]
The body mass index is a number that represents the fat content in a human body based on the height and weight of any individual and is applicable to both men and women. A Belgian mathematician and statistician named Adolphe Quatelet developed the body mass index during the 1830s. Hence, it is sometimes called the [...]
Legal steroids, universally referred to as prohormones, are over-the-counter (OTC) nutritional supplements that are similar in effect to anabolic steroids. These dietary supplements are known as “steroid precursors.” Popular among these steroid alternatives are Creatine and Androstenedione. The only difference between legal steroids and anabolic steroids is that they metabolize into the anabolic sort [...]