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Recurrent nonspecific backaches – Good advice from Dr. harold This applies to situations, quit commonly found among active people, getting neck aches and lower backaches with no specific condition affecting the spine, confirmed by CT scans and other tests. These aches are due to muscle sprains and ligament strains found on either side of the spine, and most days you experience a sudden crooked spine with aches on one side of your back. You could use the term ‘Lumbago’ for this condition. Simplest remedy is when you have your morning shower, make the water as hot and comfortable as possible. Whilst the hot water is hitting your back, bend down slowly and touch your toes a few times. Then, do a side bend to the right and then to the left. Do other movements to improve the mobility of the spine, a few times. This alone may temporise your ...

Feb 25, 2018 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Lumbago, Recurrent nonspecific backaches Comments 0

The Sigiriya Sagas by Bernard VanCuylenburg Intro to the “Sigiriya-Sagas by Des Kelly For any Lankan/Australian, in fact, for any Lankan, period, who has not visited this “Rock-Fortress”, in our Country, let me just say that you have missed seeing only ONE of Sri Lankas multitude of historical wonders. At the same time, I hasten to add that you have possibly missed the BEST. I can say, that from personal experience, I have not only visited the site, but climbed “our answer to “Ayers Rock” in Australia”, which is many times larger, broader & longer than Sigiriya, and “Uluru”is also well-known as a “sacred-site”to the Aborigines/First Australians, after “Mungo-Man”,(an entirely different story),so let us now stick to our “Lion-Rock”. Yes, folks, I did “climb” Sigiriya”, once, in the company of the most beautiful girl in Ceylon, at the time, whose name was Maureen Hingert, or Neliya, my first “puppy-love”. ...

Feb 25, 2018 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Bernard VanCuylenburg, Home Tagged The Sigiriya Sagas by Bernard VanCuylenburg Comments 0

Papare Band Melbourne – a taste of Sri Lankan culture – Story by Marie Pietersz – Photos courtesy of Band Papare Band Melbourne – a taste of Sri Lankan culture: Story by Marie Pietersz Photos courtesy of Band This year the Papare Band made an appearance at the Australia Day parade in Melbourne at the invitation of the Consular General of Sri Lanka for Victoria, W.G.S. Prasanna. The Sri Lankan community sees the band as a significant part of the Sri Lankan culture in sport and this has now extended to other Australian events. The Papare Band Melbourne is a well-known feature of sideline entertainment at Australian cricket matches. They now have a presence in the Australian sporting calendar, performing at AFL and Soccer League games and in demand by Councils for community events. Dihan Nammuni Dewage is the leader of the Band and has this to say on how it started: “I first ...