Following discharge from a hospital or following a diagnosis of an illness, disease process like Parkinson's disease or fibromyalgia, and depending on your injury and condition, your doctor may suggest physical or occupational therapy. Such...
Once an invariably fatal disease, HIV is no longer an automatic death sentence. While life-saving antiretroviral drugs play a central role in controlling HIV infection, they are most effective when used as part of an overall healthy lifestyle...
Medical nutrition therapy -- or MNT -- is an eating plan for diabetics to follow with the intention of regulating blood sugar levels without placing a host of restrictions on your daily diet. Your nutritional needs do not differ from those without...
Children with cancer and other serious illnesses spend much of their lives in medical environments that are often frightening and confusing, and endure painful procedures they do not always understand. Art therapy can help these children express...
According to the National Cancer Institute, medical nutrition therapy, also called nutrition therapy, is a cancer treatment based on nutrition. Taking in the proper nutrition during cancer treatment is very important to keep up your health and...
Blood pressure is the force or pressure that your blood exerts on your blood vessels as it moves through them. If this pressure increases significantly, it can lead to high blood pressure, or hypertension. According to the National Heart, Lung and...
Gestational diabetes is typically diagnosed in the 28th week of pregnancy or later, says the American Diabetes Association. It occurs when hormones from the placenta create insulin resistance in the woman's body, making it difficult to use the...
Rheumatic diseases are conditions that involve inflammation--pain, swelling, heat, redness--in your joints or your connective tissues--tissues, such as your tendons, ligaments and muscles, that help connect or support structures throughout your...
Heart failure is defined as the point at which the heart fails to pump enough blood throughout the body, resulting in fluid retention in the feet, ankles, legs and lungs. It also causes fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath and night coughs. CDC...
Massage therapy isn't just a fluff-and-buff spa pampering. In addition to being offered in spas, massage is widely available in hospitals, chiropractic offices, student clinics, malls, airports and corporate office environments. Because interest...
Physical therapists practice in a wide range of settings including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, schools, burn units, home care and out-patient clinics. They work to rehabilitate people after illness or injury...
About 700,000 people suffer from a stroke every year in the United States. There are different types strokes, but overall a stroke is damage to brain tissue resulting from an interruption in blood flow. After a severe stroke, parts of the brain...
Fat dimples are small indentations that form in the skin when you have cellulite. Fat dimples are more common on your buttocks, but they can also appear on the upper part of your legs, both in the front and back. Although there's no magic solution...
Foot massage benefits the body in a number of ways. It soothes emotions, improves circulation and even promotes detoxification. In spite of this, few people receive routine foot massages. Time and finances can get in the way, making frequent...
Bad break-up? Bad boss? Bad day? A foot massage is the perfect way to escape and get centered again. The National Institutes of Health credits massage with improved circulation, elimination of toxins and an increased sense of being cared for. With...
The Thera Cane is a medical or therapy tool that helps restore muscle tone and reduce pain for improved quality of life, mobility and independence. The cane, shaped like a small but wide "J"-hook, is also designed with a number of knobs and...
Valve replacement or repair is the mainstay of therapy in patients with symptomatic heart valve disease. But for those patients who are not candidates for surgery or who refuse surgery, medical management of their valve disease symptoms is...
A foot massage can be a perfect gift to give to those you care about. Having your feet massaged is wonderfully soothing. The feet are full of nerve endings that can collect tension throughout the day. Massaging the feet is a simple way to release...
Pulmonary hypertension is elevated blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs. The progressive injury from the elevated pressure results in an increase in the resistance inside the vessels. This is transmitted back to the heart and in the...
Reasons for an ear massage vary. In Eastern medicine the outer portion of the ear is viewed as a microsystem representing the entire body. As with other forms of reflexology, points on the ear correspond with specific areas of the body....
Pulmonary embolism is a common disease and in some cases is life threatening. Emboli are usually blood clots that begin in the deep leg veins. Some blood clots break off the wall of veins and quickly lodge in the lung vessels. Once the emboli are...
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a condition characterized by rapid heartbeats that originate in the upper chamber of the heart. The focus of this arrhythmia usually is electrical fibers that are sending electrical impulses at rates faster or...
Diabetes is a condition in which the body has problems with insulin, which is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels in the body. There are two major types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body does not...
A somewhat antiquated treatment of gout, the purine-restricted diet is still sometimes used in conjunction with medical therapy to help resistant cases of this condition. It has also been prescribed to prevent formation of uric acid kidney stones...
Patent Foramen Ovale (known as PFO) is a remnant of embryologic development. A small flap located between the upper heart chambers allows the passage of the mother's oxygen-rich blood via the umbilical cord to the developing fetus. Since the lungs...
It is recommended to screen men for elevated cholesterol in their mid to late 30s and women in their mid to late 40s. If you have a strong family history of heart or vascular disease, seek a screening at an earlier age. When your doctor orders a...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-term condition that is characterized by shortness of breath, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. Smoking is considered the primary cause of this disease. People with...
Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, is a serious form of pneumonia caused by a virus. According to the World Health Organization, a total of 8,098 people worldwide became sick with SARS during the 2003 outbreak. Of these, 774 died. The...
Hypothyroidism is a medical condition that occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Located at the base of the neck, the thyroid gland aids in regulating the metabolism. An underactive gland slows the body down,...
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