What are the causes of body stretches and what can be done to remove them?
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Rapid weight gain, excessive weight gain fast or slow, pregnancy, water retention, try vitamin e tablets baby oil on the skin,eating salmon which is an oily fish. Look for recipes for salmon salad and cakes... Yum.   I have few stretch marks and I think the oil inside and out helped.
381062
This can be a symptom of physical problems, please see your doctor before doing anything to remove it.
745129
I would do stretches each morning before you start your day to get you loosened up.  Take a tylenol for the pain, a warm bath w/ epson salt relaxes your muscles at the end of the day!\nHeating pads also help...try webmd.com they have alot of medical advice
564464
Stretching- streching is important to have a good flexibility, try streching programs like yoga \n\nexercise- exercise lets your muscle breath oxygen, which in turn help the streching cuz the muscles will work efficientsly!\n\nget out- don't crawl on the desk and watch tv and computer all day, it will make your muscles stiff and small, and again the best solution is to exercise,A LOT!
222484
Stretch marks are caused when skin is stretched at a rapid rate either by gaining or loosing weight.\n\nIt is effectively scarring of the skin so is quite difficult to get rid of. However, you can buy creams to treat stretch marks and they do fade over time. The most effective and cheap way of treating them is by regulary using a really good moisturser to keep the skin supple.
170500
Unfortunately stretch marks are the result of skin over stretching, often from quick gain of weight/size like pregnancy.  They will minimalize over time and some specialized creams may take away the redness, however.  Stretch marks are permanent.  Cosmetic surgury may be an option for some people.
613251
Try adjusting your seat height.  Sometimes just an inch difference can ease tension/strain on your arm and hand.  \n\nSet an alarm in your computer or other device at regular times, perhaps once an hour or every half hour, to do small stretching exercises for your hand and arm.  \n\n--Hold your right arm straight out, palm up.  Keeping the right arm straight, use your left hand to slowly bend back the fingers of your right hand.  Do the other side.\n\n--Make fists and rotate your hands in both directions.  \n\n--Shake your hands out.  \n\n--Pull your right arm across your body with you left arm.  Do the other side.\n\n--Get up and bend over and just hang, letting your shoulders relax.
393712
try stretching more \nand eating bananas and foods high in potassium and drinking lots of water
44765
I am pretty sure that the only way to "rid" yourself of stretch marks is to have them zapped out by a dermatologist.  They fade with time, but never really go away.
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You cannot get rid of stretch marks.  You can prevent them by using moisturizer.  \n\nIf you have to get rid of them no matter what, lazer surgery might work.
972645
Disclaimer:  Do not perform these exercises unless cleared by an MD or PT.  Do not perform these exercises if they increase your pain or cause other symptoms to occur.\n\nPrayer stretch:\nKneel on your hands and knees.  Keeping your hands where they are, sit back on your heels (keep your head down).  You should feel this stretch along the mid back and the sides of the torso.  To concentrate on one side only, walk your hands over to the left and then the right.\n\nGenie stretch:\nSeated or standing, hold your arms out in front of you and grab your elbows with the opposite hands.  Gently pull as if pulling elbows apart.  You should feel this stretch across the mid back and shoulder blades.\n\nDoorway stretch:\nStand in an open doorway with your forearms against the frame.  Put one foot through the doorway and lean forward.  You should feel the stretch across the chest and shoulders.  To change this stretch, you can lower or raise the height of your arms.\n\nChair Rotation stretch:\nSeated in a chair with arms, turn your torso as if trying to see behind you.  You can put your hands on the arms or back of chair for overpressure.  You should feel this stretch on the sides of your torso.\n\nNeck stretch:\nPlace your right hand behind your head and bend your head to the left.  You can place your left hand on your head to apply GENTLE overpressure.  Also try this while looking down to the left.  Repeat to other side.  You should feel this stretch along the side and back of the neck.\n\nAll stretches should be performed 3-4 repetitions, 20-30 seconds, 2-3 times a day.
535517
Stretch marks are caused by over stretching the skin which results in damage to the collagen layers. Short of having surgery to remove them, nothing makes stretch marks go away.  Losing weight may cause them to shrink, and time causes them to fade but not disappear.
242793
None, stretch marks are scars, they are there for life. When they first appear they may be dark in color, but they'll lighten up over time. There are expensive creams that claim to reduce the appearance of them, but you will never get rid of them.
171238
you could try a heating pad. I just went to see the doctor for the same thing and now I am on a muscle relaxant. He also suggested physiotherapy. I found those new heating patches to be quite effective.
14100
There are a variety of creams and lotions to prevent stretch marks which you can find at any local grocery/department store (such as Walmart and Target), but I believe you may have to pay to have them removed. Consult with your family doctor for other options.
472398
Cardio will burn fat, strength training will tone your muscles and loose skin. Stretch marks are a form of scarring and you may want to see a doctor about removing the scares.
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read stretching scientifically.... you might be able to download it\nmichael\nwww.bandconsulting.com