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How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries

AASP

While this is widely considered the standard process to ‘properly’ heal an injury, there is a critical component that frequently goes untreated: the psychological symptoms experienced (Arvinen-Barrow & Walker, 2017). Let us dive into the neuroscience of sport injuries.</p>

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Psychological Effects of Music

Teen Health 101

Surely it comes to little surprise that music has a substantial psychological effect on people. Research proves that music therapy can benefit individuals with various mental health and physical health conditions, and music can also be a medium for processing emotions/trauma and regulating anxiety.

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Electrolytes: Essential Functions for Optimal Health

Designs for Health

An imbalance in these electrolytes can disrupt normal bodily functions and may lead to symptoms like headaches, fatigue, or even severe conditions. Even a loss of 1% body mass can potentially impact psychological functioning and activities like driving. Daily water losses also occur from respiration, urination, and bowel movements.

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GABA, Tyrosine, and Taurine: Amino Acids to Support a Healthy Mood

Designs for Health

The body’s neurological network is dependent on neurotransmitters, which are molecules that help support the body’s communication system. In times of psychological stress, nutrient depletion, and other imbalances, the neurological network may benefit from supportive building blocks and other molecules.

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The Supportive Role of L-Glutamine in Mental Health and Gut Health

Designs for Health

The vagus nerve , the tenth cranial nerve, facilitates this communication via the enteric nervous system. surgery, illness, high-intensity exercise) or psychological stress , maintaining proper L-glutamine status is pivotal. Optimal brain function may promote optimal gut function, and vice versa.

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Invisible Disabilities

Teen Health 101

Many of these conditions are psychological, and are so unacknowledged in society to a point where they are dismissed and left for individuals to handle on their own. Individuals with this condition often experience unrefreshing sleep, difficulties with focus and memory, and dizziness. Chronic Dizziness. Chronic Fatigue.