Posts Tagged ‘Few Moments’

Treating Back Pain Without Surgery

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Finding long-term cures to back pain can be neverending. Just when you think you have finally found relief a little pang returns and soon you’re laid out on the couch rubbing on ointments and taking pills hoping for just a few moments free of agonizing discomfort. Back pain is one of the main reasons that people visit their doctor, second to only the common cold. And for people under the age of 45, back pain is the number one reason that they report being unable to complete physical activities.

Hack 62. The Broken Escalator Phenomenon: When Autopilot Takes Over

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Your conscious experience of the world and control over your body both feel instantaneousbut they’re not. Lengthy delays in sensory feedback and in the commands that are sent to your muscles mean that what you see now happened a few moments ago and what you’re doing now you planned back then. To get around the problem caused by these delays in neural transmission, your brain is active and constructive in its interactions with the outside world, endlessly anticipating what’s going to happen nex