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Earlier this year, a patient came to physical therapist Theresa Marko complaining of neck pain. Marko, who is based in New York City, began the appointment as usual, asking a series of questions about her lifestyle, habits and posture. Soon, a likely culprit emerged: the woman’s cellphone.The woman, who Marko declined to name for privacy reasons, said she typically placed her phone, or her tablet, on her lap and looked down while using it. “That’s going to cause a big strain to your neck because you’re very, very flexed forward,” said Marko.Newsletter signupMarko says she frequently talks to patients about…

wattWhich sport will get the glossy documentary treatment next? Since the global success of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, the team behind the engine-boosting, helmet-throwing game has turned its full-area cameras to tennis (Break Point) and golf (Full Swing) . Croquet, curling, table tennis and tiddlywinks could be the next items on Netflix’s hit list. Or maybe dressage. Who doesn’t love a little Madisco?But first the Rugby Football League launched Six Nations: Full Contact, a thick-necked, cauliflower-eared series about the 2023 Six Nations Championship. It’s the oldest tournament in international rugby and is filled with fierce rivalries – which mostly…

Russian military plane crashes in BelgorodA Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane crashed on Wednesday in Russia’s Belgorod region, Reuters reports, citing the state news agency RIA who quoted the defence ministry.A video posted on the Telegram messenger app by Baza, a channel linked to Russian security services, showed a large aircraft falling towards the ground and exploding in a vast fireball.The Il-76 is a military transport aircraft designed to airlift troops, cargo, military equipment and weapons. It has a normal crew of five people, and can carry up to 90 passengers.Local governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said that an unspecified “incident”…

wattIn this slow-moving transfer window, where rumors dominate nine-tenths of the news, Mills have had to step up.What better place to start than in the Saudi Professional League, where Al Nasr is looking to lure Casemiro and Aaron Wan-Bissaka Formed Manchester United Old Boys Club with league promoter Cristiano Ronaldo. As a 32-year-old on £375,000-a-week, Casemiro fits the type of player United want to sell and the Saudi league tends to snap up, so maybe he’s a regular? According to the Daily Mail, Manchester United’s director of football John Murtaugh has flown to Riyadh to conduct various sales activities at…

Shere Hite was a legend of her time who landed in my small ex-council flat when I was in my 20s. She was two decades older and seemed to me to be an extraordinary, exotic creature transmuted from celluloid into strange reality in my home. To those over 50, Hite – a pivotal figure in the second wave feminist movement – was a much-photographed writer and sexologist: a mix between Germaine Greer and a movie star. To those younger, the name draws a blank. Hence the title of Nicole Newnham’s superb new documentary, The Disappearance of Shere Hite.I had known…

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 was preparing to take off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta over the weekend when its front wheel fell off and rolled off, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).According to the FAA’s preliminary notification, none of the 184 passengers or six crew members on board were injured in the incident.According to the report, the plane was queuing up for takeoff when “the front wheel came off and rolled down the hillside.”The plane was scheduled to fly to Bogotá, Colombia, and Delta Air Lines said passengers had been placed on an alternative flight, according…

The moment you find out you are pregnant is not something you forget. In my case, I had spent years being terrified of the idea. Ovarian cancer had changed my body when I was still young and I was afraid to imagine the future, in case something went wrong. So, when the white strip released two blue lines in 2022, everything changed in an instant. I was filled with amazement at the thought that molecules were forming a new person inside me.Having lost one ovary and been through temporary menopause caused by cancer medication, I had assumed it was unlikely…

Rohan Bopanna became the oldest man to win the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open quarter-finals with Matt Ebden at the age of 43 Double No. 1 player.The Indian-Australian pair defeated the Argentinian duo of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. Molteni, but the game was moved due to a bubble on court three.Bopanna said reaching No. 1 at the age of 43 will have a global impact.”It’s going to inspire a lot of people, and I think not just in tennis,” he said. “People who are 40 and older…

North Korea has demolished a monument that symbolised hope for reconciliation with the South, days after the regime’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said the peaceful reunification of the two Koreas was no longer possible.In the latest sign of rising tensions on the peninsula, the Arch of Reunification – built in 2000 after a landmark inter-Korean summit – has disappeared from satellite imagery, according to the NK News website. It was not immediately clear when or how it had been taken down, NK News said.Kim, whose tone has become markedly belligerent in recent weeks, described the concrete arch – which shows two…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this featureHurkacs overcame his nervousness to hold serve first.Hurkac held serve in the third set, but made three mistakes at the beginning. Medvedev took advantage of sudden mistakes to score three consecutive set points.Hulkac’s bold forehand winner built some momentum and eventually tied the score to 3-5.Medvedev will now serve as the server for the set.Medvedev held serve and led 5-2 in the third set.It was Medvedev’s turn to serve, and he took a few minutes to express how much he enjoyed the match.Hurkacs would serve next to secure victory in…