How to cushion an ingrown toenail
Wedge a small piece of wet cotton under the corner of the nail to cushion the nail. This will also help lift the nail slightly off of the skin.
Wedge a small piece of wet cotton under the corner of the nail to cushion the nail. This will also help lift the nail slightly off of the skin.
To do this type of breast exam, check the entire breast area by moving your fingers in circles around the breast. Start at the outer edge of the breast and make smaller and smaller circles around the breast until you reach the nipple. As you circle around the breast area, move your fingers in small, coin-sized circles...
To do this type of breast exam, check the entire breast area by using an up-and-down pattern. Start at one edge of the breast area and move your fingers up and down to the edges of your breast and across the entire breast area. As you move across the breast area, move your fingers in small, coin-sized circles using...
Stretch the muscles in the back of your thighs with this seated hamstring stretch.
Help prevent blood clots with ankle pumps. They're easy, and really important.
Stretch the muscles in the back of your lower leg with this seated calf stretch.
Chair push-ups can strengthen your arm muscles.
Learn how to do curl-ups to strengthen your core.
Learn how to do glute sets to strengthen the muscles in your butt that help rotate and extend your legs.
Picturing a calm and peaceful place can help you feel more relaxed. Here's how.
Heel raises strengthen your lower leg muscles, which help support your knees, ankles, and feet.
Heel slides strengthen the muscles that bend your hip and your knee.
Learn what mindfulness meditation is, and try a short meditation.
Learn what mindfulness meditation is, and try a short meditation.
Learn how to do progressive muscle relaxation to help calm your body and mind.
Quad sets can strengthen your quad muscles—the muscles in the front of your thigh that help straighten your knee.
Strengthen the thigh muscles that help support your knee by doing short-arc (terminal) knee extension exercises.
Riding a stationary bike is great for increasing the strength and mobility of your knees and legs.
Strengthen your glutes, quadriceps, and hamstrings with step-up and step-down exercises.
Straight-leg raises strengthen the muscles in the front of your thighs and your hips.
Learn how to do the bird dog exercise to increase strength and stability in your shoulder, core, and hips.
Learn how to do the bridging exercise to increase strength and stability in your core and your legs.
Learn how to do the hamstring stretch exercise in a doorway to stretch the back of your leg.
Hip abduction exercises strengthen the muscles that move your leg out to the side.
Learn how to do the hip flexor stretch exercise to stretch the muscles in the front of your thigh.
Strengthen your knee and increase its range of movement with this seated knee flexion exercise.
Strengthen your thigh muscles with the long-arc quad exercise.
Passive knee extension exercises will help you be able to fully straighten your leg.
Learn how to do the pelvic tilt exercise to strengthen your core.
Learn how to do the press-up exercise to stretch your belly muscles and increase flexibility in your lower back.