Health Videos

Will Harlow, the over-50s specialist physio, shows us the mistake to avoid if we want to stay out of hospital: Here’s what’s going down The risky movement: stepping down from a height becomes more hazardous after 50 because it combines leg strength, eccentric muscle control, and balance, any of which can go wrong. Naturally, this…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, the arthritis specialist physio, shows us how: O soleus mio, Oft overlooked, the soleus muscle is found underneath your larger calf muscle, and works to propel you forwards, with every step, support your body weight, and thus help maintain a larger stride. However, when your soleus becomes weaker, your steps will tend…

Cori Lefkowith, of “Strong at Every Age”, shows us how: Quality over quantity Building muscle has the knock-on metabolic effect that muscle costs calories to maintain, which in turn supports fat loss unless one also goes out of one’s way to maintain the fat too. However, there are diminishing returns to it, and building muscle…

Dr. Amy Konvalin tells us what’s normal and what’s avoidable: Cleaning up those movement mistakes Cleaning-related lower back pain is common. because housework involves repeated bending, twisting, reaching, and lifting, which can aggravate your lower back, especially when your body is not accustomed to that level (and kind) of activity. Which means this’ll often flare…

Dr. Monica Menesini shows us what’s going on: The daily onslaught The DNA of any given living cell in a human body is damaged tens of thousands of times per day. Across your body’s cells, this amounts to an enormous number of DNA errors every day. This damage is varied in its effects; it can…

Mobility coach Alisa Zuravskaja shows us how: Your body was made for movement Sitting is famously not great for the health—not only does it do bad things for your muscles, but also, it bunches up your internal organs in ways they definitely don’t want to be bunched up, and that can lead to very serious…

No, not that one bed exercise. Though that can be great too! But this isn’t quite that: Put your feet up! Walking is great in many ways, but it doesn’t provide enough resistance to preserve or build the leg, hip, and core strength needed for stability as we age. So instead, the exercise presented is…

TedEd explores the ethics and the practicalities: A pound of flesh? Firstly we will note, this video assumes being in the US. Laws and regulations may differ from country to country. That said, the general principles do hold true for most places regardless. The premise that sets the stage: kidney failure patients can face long…

Dr. Amy Konvalin gives us insight: The joints in your head When thinking of joints we have in the body, most people think of the obvious ones: elbows, knees, shoulders, hips. Then they’ll remember the ankles and wrists, and maybe even the fingers and toes. Few will remember that the spine is one big stack…

Here’s what’s going on when your hearing dials itself up to eleven: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee First, tinnitus is: tinnitus is hearing sounds such as ringing, buzzing, hissing, or clicking when there is no external sound producing them. About one in seven people worldwide experiences it. Next, how hearing normally works: sound waves vibrate structures in your ear…

Dr. Alyssa Kuhn, arthritis specialist, shows us what to do: Upstairs, downstairs Because walking on flat ground mainly moves your body forwards, while stairs require your legs to also lift/lower your full body weight against gravity, stairs mean a lot more work. And in particular: To improve things, there are some exercise that can be…