Helping the Elderly Beat The Heat The punishing summer heat can be dangerous for everyone regardless of age, but the elderly are more vulnerable to the dangers of heat exposure. Extremely warm temperature is not only a cause for discomfort, it can pose a serious threat to human life when ignored. In fact, based on…
The Role of Physiotherapists in Summer Sports A lot of youths, on their volition or egged on by parents, join various sports camp during the summer season. This provides them plenty of physical activities. Summer sports camps can also help student athletes develop many sports skills. However, injuries can happen especially if the training is…
Being Active In Summer Even if You Have Disability Issues Adults with physical and developmental disabilities face a lot of challenges emotionally, mentally, and physically. While there are physically incapacitated individuals who can still work and are comparatively independent and self-sufficient, there are those who are not. That is the reason why there are a…
Get Massaged Even When You’re Out If you feel the slightest sign of an injury, do not wait until it has blown out of proportion and you are in a sea of pain before you get a massage. An experienced sports massage therapist or a physiotherapist can instantly notice and discover unusual tightness in the…
The Health Benefits of Osteopathy Osteopathy is often considered by many as one of the many treatments for neck and back pain, but in actuality, this form of treatment can help in a wide array of conditions. These conditions include chronic strain injury, postural imbalances brought about by driving and work stress, arthritis, and minor…
How Orthotics Help People With Their Foot Problems Orthotics is various orthopaedic tools that have been manufactured using lightweight materials. They come in many forms such as the simple shoe insert that can be bought on the corner drugstore to made-to-order contrivances that require feet impressions, design, casting, and special computer software. There is a…
Acupuncture – The Best Alternative Therapy for TMJ Syndrome TMJ stands for temporomandibular joint and it is the structure that links the jaw to the skull. TMJ Syndrome, or just plain TMJ, refers to the condition that causes pain to manifest throughout the entire face and even up to the jaw and neck. The condition…
The Benefits of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathy is a unique practice of medicine. The method offers all the welfares of modern medicine and that includes surgery, prescription drugs, and the utilization of technology to analyse various diseases and assess injury. Osteopathy also provides the additional benefit of practical analysis and treatment using a therapy program called…
Personal Support Workers’ Role in the Society With a good portion of the population reaching their advanced years, the need for personal support workers is increasing by the hour. Personal support workers are essential in dealing with the needs of an ageing population. But what are personal support worker and what do they do? Personal…
The Benefits of Drinking Water People fail to see the wonders of drinking water. People think that since water has been around forever, it will always stay that way but there are just so many things that are happening to the world now that are making purified water less available in some parts of the…
