Problem: Article: Ice packs can help reduce swelling and inflammation which can alleviate your pain. Hot compresses, warm baths or heating pads can also help. Alternating between hot and cold treatments, with 20-minute breaks in between, can help manage your pain.  Cool cabbage leaves are also a traditional folk remedy for breast tenderness and there have been some modern studies to support this.  For heat or ice treatments, the general recommendation is 20 minutes on, followed by a 20-minute break. Check with your physician and follow your aftercare instructions when making decisions about pain relieving drugs. Topical use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory creams are very effective in treating breast pain and can be prescribed for you by a doctor or nurse practitioner. Oral use of NSAIDs has not been demonstrated to help alleviate breast pain, but they are anti-inflammatories so some women may find relief using over-the-counter ibuprofen or naproxen.  Diclofenac, an NSAID topical, is very effective in relieving breast pain. This requires a prescription to obtain, so follow the instructions on its use as provided by your pharmacist.  If taking naproxen orally, dosage is 500mg at first, then 250mg every 6 to 8 hours as required.  Dosage for oral ibuprofen for mild to moderate pain is 400mg every 4 to 6 hours as needed. Look for a bra with no underwire that does not push your breasts against your chest, like an encapsulation-style sports bra that lifts and separates. Check your size by measuring your chest at the bottom of your breasts while wearing your bra. If you get an odd number, add 5 inches (13 cm). If it's even, add 4 inches (10 cm). That is your band size. Find your cup size by measuring around the widest part of your chest. Subtract your two measurements and use the following size guide:  Less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) is aa AA 1 inch (2.5 cm) is an A 2 inches (5.1 cm) is a B 3 inches (7.6 cm) is a C 4 inches (10 cm) is a D 5 inches (13 cm) is a DD Refocus your mind away from emotional and physical pain to ease your discomfort and calm your thoughts. Relax in a comfortable position in a calm and quiet place. Close your eyes and breathe deeply and regularly. Using guided imagery, focus your thoughts on pleasant, happy images as you breathe. Relax tense muscles as you continue to breathe deeply. Practice relaxation therapy by yourself, or with the help of a trained therapist.
Summary: Use heat and cold treatments to reduce tenderness. Use an NSAID topical cream for pain relief. Wear a well-fitted cotton bra to support your breasts. Practice relaxation therapy to reduce pain-related anxiety.

Problem: Article: These notches will be used to string the bow. They only need to be deep enough to hold the string in place. Be sure not to cut all the way into the outside of the bow. Tie loops to both ends of a length of nylon. The bowstring should be 5 to 6 inches (12.7 to 15.2 cm) from the handhold when the bow is complete.  Bend the bow and loop the nylon onto each notch. Do not pull back on the string yet, the bow is not complete and could break. Rest the bow on the center handhold, with the string  perpendicular to the ground. Use a tree branch or a piece of scrap wood to hang the bow from. Check and see how the bow bends. Ideally, both sides will bend the same, at the same angle.  Make adjustments by removing wood from the inside of the bow where it is not bending enough Continue to make adjustments and pull the string back a bit more each time. Do this until you reach the draw length. Your draw length is the distance from the string at rest to your upper chin. This is how far back you would pull to shoot.
Summary: Cut a notch on each side of each tip. Prepare the string. Hang the bow horizontally on from an elevated position. Pull the bowstring a few inches.

Problem: Article: A thesis statement should be an arguable idea, meaning that someone could potentially hold and argue the opposing view.  For example, the following thesis statement is weak because it just states a fact: “Exercising is good for you.” This kind of thesis statement leads to an uninteresting, underdeveloped paper.  It is a proven fact that exercise is good for you and no one would legitimately argue against that. Writing a thesis is tricky business. You must give enough background information to guide your reader, but not overshare and provide too much material in your introduction. A broad thesis statement makes claims that are ambiguous, vague, or overreaching. They attempt to address too many topics for the assignment and don’t have a clear focus. A narrow thesis statement is too single-minded or specific to use in crafting a well-developed essay.  An example of a broad thesis statement is, “Sigmund Freud is one of the greatest psychologists in medical history.” This thesis statement is too broad because it is too general/vague and could discuss almost anything. It doesn’t tell you where the paper will go, what the main idea is, or any support for this claim.  An example of a narrow thesis statement is, “Sigmund Freud’s theories on dream interpretation single-handedly changed the evolution of psychoanalysis.” This thesis statement is too narrow because it only allows for one viewpoint (that Freud was the only influence on psychoanalysis), which will lead to an essay that ignores a lot of evidence (other influences on psychoanalysis). Generalizing, especially in thesis statements, is dangerous because it attempts to summarize all of the paper’s content into one lump sum idea while omitting any of the supporting details. These kinds of statements are weak because they make a claim that is not backed up by evidence. Statements that generalize tend to start with a phrase like:  “What it all boils down to is…” “What this adds up to is…”
Summary:
Refrain from simply stating facts. Find the line between too broad and too narrow. Don’t generalize.