1 When the acute pain is gone, begin stretching the muscle moderately with passive range of motion stretching. Gently pull your foot and toes up with legs straight if possible to stretch the calf muscle. Hold for 10 seconds and repeat 5 to 10 times.  Progressive Calf Stretching Exercises.
Alpha waves close your mind for distraction, but not continuously, research suggests. FULL STORY. Alpha waves were long ignored, but gained interest of brain researchers recently. Electrical activity of groups of brain cells results in brain waves with different amplitudes. The so-called alpha wave, a slow brain wave with a cycle of 100 milliseconds, seems to play a key role in suppressing irrelevant brain activity.
Alpha Rhythm Alpha rhythm describes the pattern of alpha waves that occur when an individual is at rest but still awake. Alpha waves occur when a person has closed eyes but is alert and the alpha rhythm are the series of oscillations from the alpha waves. Alpha rhythm occurs when a person is daydreaming or is in the process of falling asleep.