Vaginismus

What is Vaginismus?

Vaginismus is vaginal tightness causing discomfort, burning, pain, penetration problems, or complete inability to have intercourse.

Vaginismus Treatment

Vaginismus is considered one of the most successfully treatable female sexual disorder. Many studies have shown treatment success rates approaching nearly 100%. Treatment resolution follows a manageable, step-by-step process.

Overview

Vaginismus is highly treatable. Successful vaginismus treatment does not require drugs, surgery, hypnosis, nor any other complex invasive technique. Effective treatment approaches combine pelvic floor control exercises, insertion or dilation training, pain elimination techniques, transition steps, and exercises designed to help women identify, express and resolve any contributing emotional components. Treatment steps can often be completed at home, allowing a woman to work at her own pace in privacy, or in cooperation with her health care provider.

• The sexual pain, tightness and penetration difficulties from vaginismus are fu lly treatable and can be completely overcome with no remaining pain or discomfort.
• Women experiencing sexual tightness/pain, penetration problems, or unconsummated relationships can expect remarkable resolution of their vaginismus, allowing full, pain-free intercourse.
• Treatment steps can usually be completed at home using a self-help approach, allowing a woman to work at her own pace in privacy, or in cooperation with her health care provider or specialist.
• Vaginismus treatment exercises follow a manageable, step-by-step process (see Steps below).

Vaginismus is Highly Treatable

The sexual pain, tigh

tness, burning or penetration difficultie

s caused by vaginismus are completely treatable, with high success rates for treatment. Couples are often amazed by the sudden life-changing effects of treatment. Those with penetration difficulties, or pain during intercourse, normally transition to pain-free and pleasurable intercourse following a step-by-step approach.

Is vaginismus really treatable; and if so, how long does it take to resolve?

Vaginismus is considered one of the most successfully resolved female sexual disorders. High treatment success rates are typical within reasonable time frames.

A Treatment Program is Important

Many of the steps to treat vaginismus are counter-intuitive and not immediately obvious. As failure at any point inhibits recovery (experiencing discomfort tends to intensify vaginismus - see 'cycle of pain') and can cause avoidance or abandonment of progress, it is best to approach vaginismus with an educated understanding to ensure success in dealing with it.

What is involved in the successful treatment of vaginismus?

Outline of 10 step vaginismus resolution process

To aid women in getting proper treatment direction, we have assembled a comprehensive program in book/kit form as outlined below. The self-help program is a straight-forward, step-by-step approach used by many treatment professionals to successfully guide women through the complete process of overcoming vaginismus.

Treatment steps can usually be completed at home using a self-help appro

ach, allowing a woman to work at her own pace in privacy, or in cooperation with her health care provider or specialist. Easy-to-follow instructions, supplemented with descriptive illustrations and helpful strategies, make the process a positive, successful experience. At the completion of the steps, pain and penetration problems due to vaginismus are typically fully resolved.

Step 1 - Understanding vaginismus

Step 1 provides an overview of vaginismus and how sexual pain, tightness, burning sensations or penetration difficulties may result from it. This approach helps women to get started by being proactive about their sexual health as understanding vaginismus is fundamental to the process of overcoming it. Topics also include how to obtain a solid diagnosis, treatment methods, relationship issues, pelvic/relaxation techniques, conditioned responses and muscle memories.

Step 2 - Sexual history review & treatment strategies

A balanced approach is taken to help women review and analyze their history. Exercises help identify and evaluate any events, emotions, or triggers contributing to vaginismus sexual pain or penetration problems. Checklists and detailed exercises map out a woman's sexual history and pelvic pain events, working toward appropriate treatment strategies. Emotional reviews help detail any negative events, feelings, or memories that may collectively contribute to involuntary pelvic responses. Topics also include blocked or hidden memories and how to move forward when there have been traumatic events in a woman's past.

Step 3 - Sexual pain anatomy

Women often lack complete information about their body's sexual anatomy, function, and the causes of pelvic pain and penetration problems. Confusion regarding problems with inner vaginal areas and vaginal muscles frequently lead to misdiagnosis and frustration. Step 3 educates about these sexual body parts with emphasis on their role in sexual pain and penetration issues. Topics include how to distinguish what kind of pain or discomfort is normal with first-time or ongoing sex and what physical changes take place during arousal to orgasm cycles in the context of sexual pain or penetration problems. Anatomy areas such as the hymen and inner vulva are explained and demystified (for example there are six diagrams of hymen varieties to help distinguish hymen problems).

Step 4 - Vaginal tightness & the role of pelvic floor mu

scles

Female sexual pain and penetration difficulties typically involve some degree of i

nvoluntary tightening of the pelvic floor. This step focuses on the role of pelvic floor muscles, especially the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle group, explaining in great detail how once they are triggered they continue to cause involuntary tightness with attempts at intercourse. Effective vaginismus treatment focuses on retraining the pelvic floor to eliminate involuntary muscle reactions that produce tightness or pain. Learning how to identify, selectively control, exercise and retrain the pelvic muscles to reduce pain and alleviate penetration tightness and difficulties is an important step in vaginismus treatment.

Step 5 - Insertion techniques

For women with penetration difficulties or pain, techniques must be learned to allow initial entry without pain. In this step, women practice pubococcygeus (PC) muscle control techniques as they allow the entry of a small object (cotton swab, tampon, or finger) into their vagina, working completely under their control and pace. Any involuntary muscle contractions that had previously closed the entrance to the vagina and prevented penetration are overridden. Women begin to take full control over their pelvic floor and learn how to flex and relax the pelvic floor at will, eliminating unwanted tightness and allowing entry.

Step 6 - Graduated vaginal insertions

When used properly, vaginal dilators are effective tools to further help eliminate pelvic tightness due to vaginismus. Dilators provide a substitute means to trigger pelvic muscle reactions. The effective dilator exercises in Step 6 teach women how to override involuntary contractions, relaxing the pelvic floor so it responds correctly to sexual penetration. Graduated vaginal insertion exercises allow women to comfortably transition to the stage where they are ready for intercourse without pain or discomfort.

Step 7 - Sensate focus & techniques for couples to reduce pelvic floor tension

Helping with the transition to pain-free intercourse, this step explains sensate focus techniques for couples to use to reduce pelvic floor tension and increase intimacy. Couples begin to work together during this step as exercises teach how to successfully practice sensate focus (controlled sensual touch) and prepare for pain-free intercourse using techniques from earlier steps. The exercises are designed to build trust and understanding and assist in the process to adjust to controlled intercourse without pain.

Step 8 - Pre-intercourse readiness exercises

Finalizing preparations for couples to transition to fully pain-free intercourse, this step completes pre-intercourse readiness. Couples review and practice techniques that eliminate pelvic floor tension and prepare to transition to full intercourse. Preparing ahead of time to be able to manage, control and eliminate pain or penetration difficulties, the exercises assist with the final transition to pain-free intercourse.

Step 9 - Making the transition to intercourse

Step 9 explains the techniques used to eliminate pain and penetration difficulties while transitioning to normal intercourse. Many troubleshooting topics are covered (with supporting diagrams) such as positions to use to maximize control and minimize pain, tips to ensure more comfortable intercourse, etc.

Step 10 - Full pain-free intercourse & pleasure restoration

The final step toward overcoming vaginismus includes penis entry with movement and freedom from any pain or tightness. Step 10 exercises are designed to educate, build sexual trust and intimacy, and complete the transition to full sexual intercourse free of pain. Couples can begin to enjoy pleasure with intercourse, initiate family planning, and move forward to live life free from vaginismus.

How To Prevent Pain In The Neck, Back And Shoulders This Holiday Season

To most of us the holiday season is all about tradition, fun, and family, but if we're not careful, the holidays can also be a pain in the neck-literally-says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Typical holiday activities, such as shopping "till you drop," lifting heavy boxes and presents, and countless hours of cooking and baking, can cause muscles to work harder than usual, many times resulting in neck, shoulder, and back pain.

This holiday season APTA recommends taking precautions-from distributing the weight of shopping bags equally on both sides of your body to lifting boxes carefully-in order to keeps aches and injuries at bay.

"The added demands of the holidays stresses the body, which may increase the risk of injuries related to the extra activities," says APTA spokesperson and physical therapist E. Anne Reicherter, PT, DPT, PhD. "Using proper body mechanics can help prevent muscle and joint discomfort this holiday season."

Lifting

- Test an object's weight before attempting to lift heavy packages or luggage. Try pushing it with your foot. If it seems too heavy then take smaller loads, which are less likely to strain your back and are easier on arm and shoulder muscles.
- Keep the load close to your body when lifting.
- Ask for help or use an assistive device to lift heavy objects.
- Seek help from a physical therapist if your back pain lasts more than a few days or gets worse.

Shopping Without Dropping

- Distribute the weight of shopping bags equally on both sides of your body.
- Consider carrying a small backpack rather than a heavy purse.
- Wear comfortable shoes; carrying packages while wearing high heels on hard surfaces can contribute to foot and ankle injuries.
- Don't carry overstuffed shopping bags for extended periods.
- Consider using a shopping cart or getting help to carry packages to your car.
- Make frequent trips to the car to drop off purchases.
- Avoid prime shopping times to decrease wait times that can increase or exceed standing/walking time tolerances.
- Plan your shopping trip ahead of time. Having a set list of gifts you intend to buy will help you plan for extra help, if needed, to carry purchases.

Baking

- Choose a work surface that is approximately at the level of your forearms when your elbows are bent at a right angle (90 degrees) or at elbow height. Shoulders and upper back will be in better position and this will decrease the risk of upper back, neck, and shoulder strain.

- Work on a padded surface. If you have tile, vinyl, or wood flooring, for cushioning consider purchasing an inexpensive area rug that has grippers on the back to keep the rug from moving and you from slipping or tripping. Standing long periods on a hard surface can lead to muscle fatigue and back ache.

- Use good lifting mechanics when retrieving small kitchen appliances from lower shelves or drawers. Kneel down if necessary and keep the object close to your body.

- Be careful when bending to take items in and out of a conventional floor-model stove.

- Frequently perform gentle movement exercises to keep the muscles in your neck and shoulders loose.

Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery

Procedure

Coronary angioplasty is a procedure that opens blocked arteries and allows blood to flow to your heart muscle. Angioplasty is not surgery. It opens a clogged coronary artery by inflating a tiny balloon in it. This information sheet discusses what the procedure is, who needs it, how it is done, and recovery afterwards.
Purpose

An angioplasty is done to reopen a partially blocked blood vessel so that blood can flow through it again at a normal rate. In patients with an occlusive vascular disease such as atherosclerosis, the flow of blood to other organs or remote parts of the body is limited by the narrowing of the vessel's lumen due to fatty deposits or patches known as plaque. Once the vessel has been widened, an adequate blood flow is restored. The vessel may narrow again over time at the same location, however, and the procedure may need to be repeated.

Before Angioplasty

A cardiologist (a doctor who treats people with heart conditions) performs coronary angioplasty at a hospital. If your angioplasty isn't done as emergency treatment, you'll meet with your cardiologist before the procedure. Your doctor will go over your medical history (including the medicines you take), do a physical exam, and talk about the procedure with you. Your doctor also will order some routine tests, including:

• Blood tests
• An EKG (electrocardiogram)
• A chest x ray

Could Acetaminophen Ease Psychological Pain?

Headaches and heartaches. Broken bones and broken spirits. Hurting bodies and hurt feelings. We often use the same words to describe physical and mental pain. Over-the-counter pain relieving drugs have long been used to alleviate physical pain, while a host of other medications have been employed in the treatment of depression and anxiety. But is it possible that a common painkiller could serve double duty, easing not just the physical pains of sore joints and headaches, but also the pain of social rejection? A research team led by psychologist C. Nathan DeWall of the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology has uncovered evidence indicating that acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol) may blunt social pain.

"The idea - that a drug designed to alleviate physical pain should reduce the pain of social rejection - seemed simple and straightforward based on what we know about neural overlap between social and physical pain systems. To my surprise, I couldn't find anyone who had ever tested this idea," DeWall said.

According to a study due to be published in the journal Psychological Science, DeWall and colleagues were correct. Physical and social pain appear to overlap in the brain, relying on some of the same behavioral and neural mechanisms.

Swine Flu

Introduction

Swine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease in pigs caused by one of several swine influenza A viruses. In addition, influenza C viruses may also cause illness in swine. Current strategies to control swine influenza virus (SIV) in animals typically include one of several commercially available bivalent swine influenza virus vaccines.

Transmission of swine influenza viruses to humans is uncommon. However, the swine influenza virus can be transmitted to humans via contact with infected pigs or environments contaminated with swine influenza viruses. Once a human becomes infected, he or she can then spread the virus to other humans, presumably in the same way as seasonal influenza is spread (ie, via coughing or sneezing).

History

The ability to trace outbreaks of swine flu in humans dates back to investigation of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, which infected one third of the world’s population (an estimated 500 million people) and caused approximately 50 million deaths. In 1918, the cause of human influenza and its links to avian and swine influenza was not understood. The answers did not begin to emerge until the 1930s, when related influenza viruses (now known as H1N1 viruses) were isolated from pigs and then humans.¹

In humans, the severity of swine influenza can vary from mild to severe. From 2005 until January 2009, 12 human cases of swine flu were reported in the United States. None were fatal. In 1988, however, a previously healthy 32-year-old pregnant woman in Wisconsin died of pneumonia as a complication of swine influenza.

A 1976 outbreak of swine influenza in Fort Dix, New Jersey, involved more than 200 cases, some of them severe, and one death.² The first discovered case involved a soldier at Fort Dix who complained of feeling weak and tired. He died the next day.

ALCOHOL

The results of a paper published in the journal Chest (129(5):1219-25) show that alcoholic and ex-alcoholic individuals have a higher risk of suffering from community acquired pneumonia.

Although mortality did not differ significantly, an increase of the severeness of the disease was shown, and consequently, an increase of the morbidity and the complications was revealed. This study was conducted by the Pneumonia Multidiscipline Group of Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, led by Dr. Antoni Torres, from the Institut Clínic del Tórax, and leader of the IDIBAPS Group Management and Prevention of the Pulmonary Disease.

The increase of the risk of suffering from pneumonia in alcoholic patients exists due to the fact that the activity of their immune system decreases. This decrease not only is observed in alcoholic, but also in ex alcoholic patients. The daily quantity of alcohol consumption in order to include patients in the group of alcohol abuse was of 80 g in man and 60 g in women, the equivalent of 2 or 3 beers and 3 or 4 cups of wine.

Results are especially relevant since alcohol is the more abused drug in Spain, and causes a total of 12,000 deaths every year. In addition, pneumonia is a very frequent disease, with 10 patients every 1,000 inhabitants in Catalonia. This number is much higher if we take into account in the population over 65. This is the reason why the consequences of this study, and the possible vaccination of alcoholic of ex-alcoholic individuals against Pneumococcus, would affect a very high number of people. Alcohol consumption could turn into a new risk factor or a worsening factor to take into account in cases of community acquired pneumonia.

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Swine Flu

Investigators at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Mount Sinai), the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (Salk) and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) have identified 295 human cell factors that influenza A strains must harness to infect a cell, including the currently circulating swine-origin H1N1. The team also identified small molecule compounds that act on several of these factors and inhibit viral replication, pointing to new ways to treat flu. These findings were published online on December 21 in the journal Nature.

Influenza A virus contains only enough genetic information (RNA) to produce 11 proteins and must co-opt host cellular machinery to complete its life cycle. Sumit Chanda, Ph.D., of Burnham, Megan Shaw, Ph.D., of Mount Sinai, John Young, Ph.D., of Salk, Yingyao Zhou, Ph.D., of GNF and others used RNAi screening technology to selectively turn off more than 19,000 human genes to determine which human factors facilitate viral entry, uncoating, nuclear import, viral replication and other necessary functions of the virus.

"Because influenza mutates so readily, it has become a moving target for therapeutic intervention, making it difficult to treat circulating strains, including the H1N1 swine flu," said Dr. Chanda. "As a result, there is now widespread resistance to two classes of antiviral drugs. However, by targeting more stable human host factors, we may be able to develop therapies that prevent or treat a variety of influenza A strains and are more likely to maintain their effectiveness."

"This study has provided us with crucial knowledge of the cellular pathways and factors the influenza virus exploits to replicate" added Dr. Shaw. "Each of these represents an 'Achilles heel' of the virus and vastly increases the number of potential targets for new influenza antiviral drugs."

The team screened human A549 (lung epithelial) cells infected with a modified influenza virus against the genome-wide siRNA library. Conducting two independent screens, they confirmed that selectively impairing each of 295 cellular genes reduced viral infection, effectively illuminating the path followed by influenza viruses during the infection of a cell. Importantly, they found that inhibiting proteins in known drug target classes, such as kinases, vATPases, and tubulin, impairs influenza growth, suggesting that small molecular weight compounds may be developed as host factor-directed antivirals. Protein interactions dataset analysis confirmed 181 host cellular factors that mediate 4,266 interactions between viral or cellular proteins.

Renate Koenig, Ph.D., of Burnham and Peter Palese, Ph.D., Silke Stertz, Ph.D., and Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Ph.D., of Mount Sinai also collaborated on this research.

"Trying to identify all the host proteins that are required for the replication of influenza viruses is a wonderful challenge and we have come closer to 'knowing' all the genes involved," said Dr. Palese.

Dr. Young added, "These findings, combined with those from other RNAi screens, provide a blueprint of the cellular processes that are exploited more generally by viruses, pointing towards development of future broad-spectrum antiviral approaches."

What is Cancer? What Causes Cancer?

Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. There are over 100 different types of cancer, and each is classified by the type of cell that is initially affected.

Cancer harms the body when damaged cells divide uncontrollably to form lumps or masses of tissue called tumors (except in the case of leukemia where cancer prohibits normal blood function by abnormal cell division in the blood stream). Tumors can grow and interfere with the digestive, nervous, and circulatory systems, and they can release hormones that alter body function. Tumors that stay in one spot and demonstrate limited growth are generally considered to be benign.

More dangerous, or malignant, tumors form when two things occur:

1. a cancerous cell manages to move throughout the body using the blood or lymph systems, destroying healthy tissue in a process called invasion
2. that cell manages to divide and grow, making new blood vessels to feed itself in a process called angiogenesis.

When a tumor successfully spreads to other parts of the body and grows, invading and destroying other healthy tissues, it is said to have metastasized. This process itself is called metastasis, and the result is a serious condition that is very difficult to treat.

In 2007, cancer claimed the lives of about 7.6 million people in the world. Physicians and researchers who specialize in the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer are called oncologists.

What causes cancer?

Cancer is ultimately the result of cells that uncontrollably grow and do not die. Normal cells in the body follow an orderly path of growth, division, and death. Programmed cell death is called apoptosis, and when this process breaks down, cancer begins to form. Unlike regular cells, cancer cells do not experience programmatic death and instead continue to grow and divide. This leads to a mass of abnormal cells that grows out of control.

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Normal Glucose Range

The glucose range in the body is dependent on a number of factors. The factors, which influence the glucose range are - when have you eaten, what have you eaten, how much have you eaten and how does your exercise schedule look like, depending upon whether, you have one or no. The normal glucose range is also dependent on how was the glucose range tested. We will see what is glucose, before we see the normal glucose range.

What is Glucose?
Glucose is the primary source of energy for human and also animal cells. It is actually a type of sugar, which transverses through the blood stream. The body gets its supply of glucose when carbohydrates are consumed. The levels of glucose in the body are regulated by insulin and glucagon. Insulin is a hormone,which is produced by the pancreas to keep the glucose levels under check. Glucagon is also a hormone, which is also secreted by the pancreas. It works in opposition to insulin and makes sure, that there is sufficient amount of glucose present in the body. You may want to read about blood glucose monitors.

Normal Glucose Range
We will now see the normal range for glucose at different times of the day.

Fasting Normal Blood Glucose Range
This is the range of glucose after a person has fasted without food or liquid although, water is permissible for eight hours straight prior to testing. The normal range for glucose after fasting should be between 70 to 110 milligrams/deciliter. If it is 126 mg/dl or more than 126 for two consecutive glucose tests, a diagnosis for diabetes may be carried out on the person. The readings were lowered to 126 mg/dl from 140 mg/dl in 1997, by the American Diabetes Association. Read about fasting blood glucose test, here.

Random Normal Glucose Level Range
The blood sample for random blood test is taken at any time. The readings should be in the range of low to mid 100’s. If during random sampling, the glucose range is seen around 200 mg/dl or more, diagnosis for diabetes will then have to be carried out. It can be diabetes, if there are symptoms like fatigue, excessive urination and thirst and/or unplanned weight loss.

Normal Glucose Range Before Eating
The normal glucose range before eating is 70 to 130 mg/dl. According to the doctors, it is better to keep the blood glucose level in this range to avoid nerve, kidney or blood vessel damage. If glucose accumulates in the blood, it can cause damage to the vital functions of the body.

Normal Glucose Range After Eating
After a meal, the blood glucose range is always higher, as the body has just got a fresh supply of carbohydrates, which are being converted into glucose for future use. It takes approximately anywhere between one to three hours for the glucose levels to come down to normal after a meal. The normal glucose range after a meal should not be more than 180 mg/dl. Read more on glucose after eating.

Normal Glucose Range
For a person without diabetes, the normal glucose levels should be in the range of 70 to 120 mg/dl. According to American Diabetes Association, the normal glucose range for diabetics should always be less than 154 mg/dl. The normal glucose range for children before breakfast should be in the range 70 to 99 mg/dl. Two to four hours after a meal, the normal glucose range should be between 70 to 139 mg/dl. For more information on glucose levels in children, click here.

Nail Biting Treatment

Nail biting is a highly addictive habit where an individual tend to bite every bit of extra nails from the nail bed. The habit starts in the childhood or teens and continues till the adult age of 20-22 years. Usually, adults above the age of 30 do not have the habit of nail biting. Boys are more prone to nail biting than girls. That is why nail biting treatment is important. The main nail biting causes are stress, anxiety, excitement, boredom etc. Children can learn the behavior from some family members who have the habit of nail biting. Most of the times, people who have the habit of nail biting are not conscious when they are actually biting the nails. Read more on nail biting causes.

Treatment for Nail Biting

Here we have discussed all those nail biting remedies that can force you to keep off your nails away from your mouth till you can get rid of nail biting habit.

Nail Biting Solution: You have to apply the solution on the top of the nails. Nail biting solution has a bitter and unpleasant taste. Therefore, if you unconsciously put the fingers in your mouth, the taste of the solution will remind you of not to bite the nail. This solution is available in any of the pharmacy stores. It has helped many people to get rid of this habit. As the solution wears off fast, you have to apply it again and again.

Acrylic Nails: These are artificial nails made up of synthetic materials that you can use to cover up your natural nails till they become a full grown nail. It will take around 2-3 weeks for the nails to grow completely, till then you can make conscious efforts to quit the habit of biting nails. However, do not wear acrylic nails for a long time as they can cause damage to the natural proteins of the natural nails.

Manicure: This is one of the most effective nail biting remedies for women. The properly trimmed and filed nails look so attractive that they do not feeling like biting them and make them ugly. After a manicure, apply a bitter tasting nail polish that can stop you from biting nails. Such nail polish are available in colorless form as well which can be used by men.

Covering the Hands: When you are sitting at home reading a book or watching TV, then you start biting nails without being aware of it. It can be avoided if you cover your hand with gloves. When you go out, you can cover each of the fingernails with adhesive bandages so that you do not get the scope to bite the nails.

How to Stop Nail Biting?

Those who have the habit of nail biting know very well that it is not very easy to control the habit. You need a lot of will power to stop yourself from biting nails. Here we have spoken about some of the techniques that can help you control your urge to bite the nails.

Instead of trying to stop biting all the nails at the same time, you can set aside one finger of each hand every week that you are not going to bite. You can bite the nails of the other four fingers. In one week, you will find that the urge to bite those two nails have gone down to a great extent. Exclude two more nails for the next week. After few weeks, you will have only one nail on each hand to bite. This will make it easier for you to quit the habit.

Keep a record of when you tend to bite the nails more. You may find that when you are not doing anything you feel like biting nails. Therefore, involve in such activities like painting, writing or simply squeezing a ball where your hands are kept busy and you cannot bite the nails. If you get an instinct to chew something and so you bite nails then chewing gum or toothpick can be used to keep the urge at bay.

If you bite your nails to release the tension within you then you have to learn some stress management techniques. There are several methods of relaxation that can help you to calm down your tensed nerves. Meditation is an excellent relaxation technique for this purpose. Yoga and deep breathing can help to develop control over breathing and relax your muscles.