Pain or Injuries

Pain management in elderly from falls- acupuncture is very effective

Complementary Healing, Older Adults, Pain or Injuries

With falls, the older person or elderly could experience moderate to severe pain that eventually ends up limiting the mobility. Eventually it would get too painful to move or walk and thus the person would avoid movement and walking. This would cause muscle dystrophy and stiffness. Gradually, the person would eventually require a walker, then a wheelchair and later bed bound as lack of movement would also result in other complication.

Knee pain when getting up from sitting

Pain or Injuries

Since the last few months, I have been suffering from progressively stiff and painful knees. It can to such an extend that when I attempted to get up, especially after sitting on the floor, my knees were painful and stiff. I had to hold on to something to help boost me up as my legs felt as they were made from lead. It was then that I fully understood the predicament of old ladies and know how they felt when their knees had no energy when getting up. Usually when an elderly person has such a condition, knee replacement surgery is often recommended.

How to get the elderly to use walking aids/ commode when they have mobility issues

Caregiver, Pain or Injuries, Z

Prior to my mom’s fall, she had already shown mobility issues- she was very unsteady when she walked. She could not walk without the aid of a walking stick. There are some items that I had bought and changes that I have implemented. Prevention is always better than cure because a fall could cause a …

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Diseases You Can Battle with Fitness

Arthritis, Heart Diseases, Inner Peace, Pain or Injuries

Through MSN, I’ve discovered an interesting site parade.com A slide that they’ve featured caught my eye because I believe it provides valuable information: 4 Diseases You Can Fight with Fitness by Michael O’Shea. 1. Heart Disease The article mentioned that regular exercise lowers blood pressure and reduce cholesterol. Heart attack can really be a silent …

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Kidney pain that went off with the extraction of a problem tooth

Caffeine, Dental and Mouth, Kidney, Pain or Injuries, Teeth and Gums

Personally, I’ve been suffering from pain around my kidney area for a few years. It was worst during the days that I take lots of gourmet coffee like lattes and lead a highly stressed life. With stress reduction, the pain is there but lesser because I still could not give up coffee. The dull ache …

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Wet Cupping Therapy (Bekam)- effective for pain relief, gout and various health ailment

Arthritis, Complementary Healing, Older Adults, Pain or Injuries, Popular

I went for wet acu cupping, also known in Malay as berkam or bekam treatment (in Arabic it is known as Hijama) to treat my persistent neck, back and lower back pain. It has been quite an experience and I wanted to share with you the benefits of this alternative treatment. When I first looked up- initially …

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