Joint pain can be caused by a variety of diseases and conditions such as the various forms of arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, or even fibromyalgia. Knowing what type of joint pain you have, and what may be causing that pain, can go a long way towards helping to reduce or eliminate your chronic pain.
Before resorting to invasive, expensive, and potentially harmful surgery, why not try to relieve back pain naturally? As people continue to spend most of their time sitting down, complaints of back pain continue to rise. We spend hours sitting in a commute to work, and then sitting at a desk in front of a computer. It may seem more comfortable to sit, but it actually stresses the spine more. Sitting tightens and shortens the hip flexor muscles which affect how the pelvis rotates and increases the load on the low back. The gluteal muscles, meanwhile, stretch out, but they’re not being used so they turn off and get weaker — flabbier — from sitting.
You and your family may have decided that a senior living community is the best option but there are a lot of questions to be answered first. For example: What are the requirements about moving in? What if they need more care? Is there a point when they might have to move out? What are the costs and what do those costs include? In this program, Laurene Hartman from Sunrise Assisted Living and Janice Murphy of Westchester Meadows, a Continuing Care Retirement Community will answer all your questions. A must-not-miss program!
We often hear the words disability or physically challenged used to refer to a variety of physical conditions, but many of us don’t really know what these words mean or why we use them.
Studies shows that in 60 percent of bipolar disorder cases, the first major depressive or manic episode is preceded by a significant stressor. Moreover, the more a person experiences mood swings, the more he or she is vulnerable to developing future relapses. Not only that, but relapses may diminish the effectiveness of drugs.
While bipolar disorder is not a medical condition that can be self-treated, there are several simple steps you can take to minimize your episodes and effectively manage bipolar disorder on a long-term basis.
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A 2005 study conducted for King County, Washington (that’s Seattle) learned that “residents walk more in neighborhoods that provide a wide variety of retail services and where connections to such services are facilitated through a connected street network.”
