Holding back a sneeze by pinching your nose while keeping your mouth closed may cause physical injury, doctors writing in the journal BML Case Reports have reaffirmed.
Tag: Rupture
Canada's Erik Guay reveals disc rupture in his back
Erik Guay says he has an annular rupture at his L4 verterbra after undergoing an MRI in Innsbruck on Sunday. Guay was competing at the alpine World Cup event in Val Gardena, Italy, but told CBC Sports after that he “should have stayed at home” to deal with ongoing back issues. Homeward bound! Had an MRI yesterday in Innsbruck. I have a rupture […]
Eerie fog shrouds eastern Moscow after heating pipe rupture (VIDEO)
Published time: 30 Nov, 2017 04:57 Several neighborhoods in the east of Moscow were briefly shrouded in billowing steamy fog after a major heating pipe burst in the area in freezing temperatures. Muscovites were landed in a setting fitting Stephen King’s “The Mist” or the “Silent Hill” franchise, following a mundane municipal service malfunction. A […]
What’s actually happening when you pull, sprain, or rupture a muscle
Here’s what actually happens when you “pull” a muscle. The human body has three types of muscles skeletal, cardiac and visceral. But we can only control, and damage, our skeletal muscles. These are made of thousands of vulnerable muscle fibers. Awkward movements or overexertion can tear some, or all, of them. If 5% of the fibers are […]
This Week In Trailers: Clash, Abortion: Stories Women Tell, Casting JonBenet, Maurizio Cattelan Be Right Back, Rupture
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]
