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What do you call the stretching that accompanies yawning?
pandiculation
What is the meaning of pandiculation?
doing two things at once
What does pandiculation mean?
Yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) that is the meaning of Pandiculate
What is the scientific term for stretch?
If you've ever awoken in the morning, yawned, and stretched your arms, you've experienced pandiculation. Use the noun pandiculation to describe the particular sleepy combination of yawning and stretching. ... The Latin root is pandiculari, "to stretch oneself," from pandere, "to stretch."
What is the scientific word for stretching?
Stretching is not a Spanish word. It is an English word.
What doctors call yawning?
Doctors also use the term yawn. However, yawning and stretching at the same time is called pandiculation.
What are examples of the prefix pan?
pandemic, pandiculation,(means stretching or yawning) panduriform, means with an indentation on each side , like a violion ) pangram (a sentence containing every letter of the alphabet ), panoptic, ( seeing everything all at once, or in one view), panpharmacon, (an all-purpose medicine )
What is that weird sound you make when you yawn?
This is a funny question that I just had to take a stab at! :) I do not think it is actually the yawn that makes the noise, but most people stretch when they yawn. This is known as pandiculation. This is just a guess but when you stretch it tightens the vocal chords similar to the strings on a guitar. The yawn itself takes in air quickly which strum the chords (hope you can follow a metaphor, cause I can't think of how else to explain it) and produce the noise you hear when you yawn. This is why breathing alone does not cause the noise because the vocal chords are not tightened. Like if you were to try and play a guitar with very loose strings, it would make no sound. This is just a theory, but it is the best explanation that I have. :)
Back of head pain with yawning?
When we do a movement like a yawn, this is a form of pandiculation. Any movement can produce pain yet we can pandiculate the discomfort out of us. Here's what we've learned. In 1680, the founder of clinical medicine noted that pandiculations can bring the muscles to rest. Today we've systematized the pandiculations as somatics exercises. When you do a movement such as a yawn, the key is to first not get the pain response to fire up. Try doing the movement and stay under the level of pain, then slowly release yourself. If you feel the front of the neck, the shoulders or the back of the head hesitating upon the release. That's good news. Make sure you slow down the release the next time. When you move or pandiculate, you feel what is actually happening. What muscles you are contracting. What is it your using to create this movement. By slowly releasing, you get the tissues to soften since the brain's cortex will do this "if" you release slowly. Like untying a knot, you can muscles to let go. Once you get better at it, then you'll able to yawn widely without any pain. If you need more help, you can find a Hanna Somatic Educator who can teach you the simple somatics exercises we use to overcome physical pain.
Why does your dog stretch all the time?
Probably the same reason people stretch when the wake up: their muscles are stiff from not moving for a period of time. Basically, the answer above is correct. When a dog wakes up, the kind of stretching it does is called "pandiculation". By lengthening it's body after waking up (where the dog may have been curled up) the brain resets muscles that were contracted, allowing full range of movements.
What pain killer is safest?
From my personal experience Ultram is probably the safest pain medication. It in my opinion is the least addictive of all the prescription analgesics. It is mostly used for mild pain. Oxycodone (percocet, oxycontin) & Morphine, Dilaudid, & Demerol are some of the most dangerous. It really depends what type of pain you are in. If mild I would ask for Ultram (tramadol); if moderate to severe I would ask for Vicodin/Vicocet (hydrocodone). I am not a doctor & this is just an opinion from someone that is in pain often. I hope you make the safest & best decision for yourself. And please remember painkillers of any kind have the potential to become addictive. Be careful. ;^}
What causes yawns?
causing yawning can be because you are tired or did not get enough sleepThere are a number of theories that attempt to explain why animals and people yawn. It is likely that there are a number of triggers for the behavior. However, there are a few theories that attempt to explain the primary evolutionary reason for the yawn. None of them has been empirically substantiated.One study states that yawning occurs when one's blood contains increased amounts of carbon dioxide and therefore becomes in need of the influx of oxygen (or expulsion of carbon dioxide) that a yawn can provide.Yawning may in fact reduce oxygen intake compared to normal respiration However, neither providing more oxygen nor reducing carbon dioxide in air decreased yawningAnother speculated reason for yawning is the desire to stretch one's muscles. The tongue and throat are some of the most used muscles in the body, used for speech, breathing and swallowing. The need to stretch these muscles and refresh them arises just like in other muscles of the body, to circulate lymph. Yawns are often accompanied by the urge to stretch. Still another proposal points out that animals subject to predation or other dangers must be ready to physically exert themselves at any given moment. At least one study suggests that yawning, especially psychological "contagious" yawning, may have developed as a way of keeping a group of animals alert
