You know how you don’t truly appreciate your nasal passages until you have a cold? Shoulders are another body part we use frequently without thinking about it. Consequently, frequent shoulder pain makes you truly appreciate the role shoulders play in our daily lives. Whenever you engage in heavy lifting or throw a ball, your shoulders are at the base of those actions. Whenever you reach around to scratch that itch in the centre of your...
There are many things in life that we hardly appreciate, and one of them is getting rid of urine and feces. We don’t understand how important it is to urinate and defecate for our survival. Many diseases in the world can limit a person’s ability to get rid of body waste naturally. A stoma is an opening made on a person’s skin that allows the body to eliminate body waste. Finding people with a Stoma...
Cataract surgery is a common term for a lot of people over 50 years of age. It’s a very simple vision correction process and the healing is quick. But there are a few misconceptions regarding cataract. Some say it occurs due to overusing the eyes and spreads from one eye to another. Some people also say that it’s a cause of irreversible blindness. Hence this blog. In this blog, we will discuss everything you need...
While many in our western society have accepted acupuncture as a medical treatment, there is significantly less attention on how it actually works. Some of this probably comes from the fact that the practice isn’t rooted in scientific theory and, therefore, often falls into the naturopathic category of medicine. If you go looking for a rationale to explain acupuncture, you will find theories assuming it “stimulates the nervous system” or “activates the healing response.” These...
Since people have existed, the eye has always been sort of a mystery. Sure, there are other areas in medical science that also tripped people up and took a long time in discovering how things worked, but the eyes were always a special case. For thousands of years, people were plagued with eye conditions, and others had no idea at all how to treat them. Lenses to correct vision are only a few centuries old,...
The WHO says that the lifetime prevalence of common, non-specific low back pain is an estimation of 60% to 70% in developed countries – one-year prevalence of 15% to 45% and adult incidence of 5% each year. In the United States, at least 70 million adults have some type of chronic pain and low back pain ranks second in their most common reasons for seeing a doctor. In Singapore however, more than 80% of Singaporeans...
Hearing loss is a condition that can make one feel depressed and uncomfortable. Not being able to immediately hear others when they talk to you can hinder communication and negatively impact your social life. But the good news is you can cope with hearing loss and still lead a high-quality lifestyle. But before going into that, what exactly is hearing loss? What is Hearing Loss? According to the World Health Organization, a person has hearing...
If you have decided it is time for you or a loved one to get help from addiction treatment, it is time to look into finding a specialized program for your specific problem. Although you may feel like you have to go at it alone, you have support and resources to help you every step of the way. When looking for an in-patient treatment program for you or a loved one, you need to make...
Chocolates are an all time favorite for most people. This can also lead to a ‘chocolate’ addiction, which can be good or bad, depending on the type of chocolate you choose. As known, health is considered to be a topmost priority at present times. Chocolate can be harmful if this is loaded with sugar and other preservatives. Choosing best sugar free chocolate is one option that you can consider healthy and safely consume. [lasso ref=”sugarproof-the-hidden-dangers-of-sugar-that-are-putting-your-childs-health-at-risk-and-what-you-can-do”...
Physiotherapy or physical therapy is a treatment that aims to restore and keep the function and mobility of a patient. A licensed physiotherapist can diagnose and help treat patients so that they can function normally again. Whether the cause of the pain or difficulty in body movement is due to accident or disease, different treatment and rehabilitation options. Some of the specific conditions that physiotherapy can help treat are the following: Sports-related injuries, such as...
