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Weight and sleep interconnected and that fact is oftentimes overlooked. If you are having issues sleeping or wake up frequently at night, did you gain weight recently? If you have, you are not alone. Many studies have shown that weight gain does lead to poor sleep and can impact REM sleep, due to hormonal imbalances and sleep disorders, such as sleep ...
Introduction to OsteoporosisOsteoporosis is a systemic multi-causal skeletal disease that is prone to fractures due to changes in systemic bone mass and microstructure of bone tissue, resulting in increased bone fragility. Osteoporosis is a type of disease that is difficult to cure. According to the etiology, it can be divided into primary osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis and idiopathic ...
Rising Medical Spend A large software technology firm saw an annual upward trend of medical spend for back and joint pain. Many of their tech employees spend most of their time working on computers—which can lead to chronic back and joint pain. As a technology innovator, the company redefined their healthcare benefits with digital health to provide more effective treatment than traditional ...
Introduction: What Is A Subluxation? Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something called a subluxation or “slipped shoulder”. This is a very common impairment that follows in the wake of arm weakness caused by a stroke. Shoulder subluxations occur in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder. This is the area in which the humerus (bone ...
In honor of National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day this month, we are doing our part to set the record straight on Fibromyalgia, a condition the MayoClinic calls “one of the most misunderstood disorders in medicine today.” Once thought to be an autoimmune or inflammatory disorder, specialists now agree that fibromyalgia is a disorder of the nervous system. It most commonly affects women ...
COVID-19 and viruses are a concern for all of us. Yet, anticipating a virus’s impact on an unborn child has heightened during the coronavirus pandemic for pregnant women or those expecting. However, there are tips you can take to protect yourself from viruses. ...
Warning about Compression Gloves for Carpal Tunnel: they can be Harmful! Many hand pain sufferers try wearing compression gloves for carpal tunnel syndrome with hopes of relieving their symptoms. Usually, they feel fine for a day or two after wearing the gloves. But that's due only to the placebo effect. After that, the compression gloves begin making the symptoms even more intense. ...
Are you considering hip replacement surgery? If you’re experiencing any signs that you might need a hip replacement, here are a few potential benefits of hip replacement surgery that you might want to discuss with your doctor. ...
In the wake of the COVID-19 global health pandemic, telecommuting has become the “new normal” for many in the American workforce. As states and local municipalities continue to implement stay-at-home and safer-at-home orders, telecommuting remains an integral part of many employers’ efforts to reduce the transmission of the virus in the workplace. Permitting employees to ...
Cryotherapy Cryotherapy (also known as cold therapy) is broadly defined as the use of very cold temperatures for medical or general wellness purposes. Modern cryotherapy (which comes from the Greek kyro, meaning “cold” and therapeia, meaning “healing”) can be traced back thousands of years, and some form of it was practiced by the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, ...
At AllerAir, we often get questions about environmental illnesses and chemical sensitivities. Those not be affected by everyday chemicals may dismiss the notion of a chemical sensitivity disorder altogether. Others need more evidence or research. In the medical community, there have been many published studies, theories and treatment suggestions, but to date, there is no officially recognized ...
This case study is presented to highlight how medical calculators can be useful clinical decision making tools for celiac disease diagnosis. Throughout the discussion, links to medical calculators that healthcare providers can use are provided. Incorporating these resources into a clinician’s workflow can lead to better outcomes through more accurate diagnoses and better management for this ...
The first meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding clusters of microcephaly cases and other neurologic disorders in some areas affected by Zika virus was held by teleconference on 1 February 2016. According to the Pan American Health Organization the Zika illness is caused by the bite of an ...
While cryotherapy or frost therapy has been used for millennia, the new cryotherapy center fad that's become popular in salon culture has come under scrutiny when a 24-year-old woman who worked at a cryohealth center in Las Vegas was found dead after using a cryo chamber at work. Learn more about cryotherapy, what it claims to do for the body, and whether or not it can be safely used. The ...
Researchers are now engaged in exploring the various alternative remedies to treat the general health related issues. Magnet therapy is one amongst the all. Since the ancient times people were aware of the health benefits of Magnet. Treating various physical illnesses with the help of magnet is known as Magnetic Field Therapy. The magnetic field has a great affect on human body. A proper balance ...
Cryotherapy is a real facet of medical treatment that uses extremely low temperatures to help with pain and inflammation. Not to be confused with cryopreservation, in cryotherapy the patients are only subjected to the cold for minutes. It seems like something futuristic, but it is actually an increasingly common treatment among athletes to replace ice baths and ice pack therapies. More ...