Fibromyalgia

Not that fibromyalgia is fatal by any means, but it saved my body from what should have been a much more horrid and painful experience, and more importantly—it saved my sanity. I truly thought I was losing my mind, and all too often modern doctors tend to blame the…

know that by wearing the corset you can strengthen your back and relieve injuries you have incurred in the past? Yes, to wear a corset in this respect is beneficial. It can also prevent others osteoporosis and other diseases, such as arthritis and fibromyalgia. The many advantages of using corsets are what attracts thousands of women of this great invention. The results are instant, as evidenced by a narrower waist from wearing a corset, and it is desirable long-term benefits that can also be…

herself as . She and Kimberly attends church at Bansuk Baptist Church in St. Louis, MO. Yong's hobbies include reading, knitting, and attending church. Yong is . She demonstrates appropriate hygiene and cleanliness. Yong has been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, High Blood Pressure, and Depression; she is on medication to help with these conditions. Her medication is as follows: depression medication, sertraline (zoloft), she takes 100mg twice daily; high blood pressure medication, Losartan…

strain, especially if you are not in shape. This is the most common cause of muscle pain. • Injury. • Bruises. • Viruses, such as the flu. • Infectious diseases. • A chronic condition that causes muscle tenderness, fatigue, and headache (fibromyalgia). • A condition, such as lupus, in which the body’s disease-fighting system attacks other organs in the body (autoimmune disease). • Certain drugs, including ACE inhibitors and statins. Muscle pain may be mild or severe. In most…

First, you might be asking “what is Craniosacral Therapy”? In a nutshell, craniosacral therapy supports the body with a non-invasive touch, using no more than five grams of pressure, approximately the weight of a nickel to assess and detect imbalances and limitations in the body. It releases these limitations deep in the central nervous system so that every other system in the body can relax and self-rectify. It helps you naturally free yourself of bodily and emotional pain, stress and…

Clinical presentation Acute HCV The incidence of acute HCV infection is about 1/100,000 per year, but this figure is probably an underestimate because it mainly refers to symptomatic patients. Progression to persistent or chronic infection occurs in about three quarters of cases, is influenced by the IL28B genotype, and is associated with chronic hepatitis of a variable degree and with variable rates of fibrosis progression. Only exceptionally does infection clear spontaneously in the chronic…

“According to the National institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, approximately 10% of the U.S population has temporomandibular dysfunction.” (Salvo, Pg.126) Temporomandibular dysfunction is one of various disorders that happens in between the temporomandibular joint. The TMJ is a link joint that helps the jaw with everyday complicated movements. Examples: eating swallowing, talking and some facial expressions the require movement of the mandible and jaw joint. The temporomandibular…

Case Study: CVA My case study is on Jan a 72-year-old woman who has suffered a cerebral vascular accident CVA or stroke. The damage is showing on her right side which means Jan suffered a left hemiplegia stroke which affects roughly 80% of the individuals who suffer strokes. A stroke occurs when oxygen and blood flow can no longer get to your brain whether it is stopped or interrupted. A stroke can also happen if there is a brain bleed (Alliana Health, 2013). There are two types of strokes…

Tattooing, not a new trend or fad, but a continued tradition. Tattooing started around since the Tahitian “tatu” which means “to mark something”. The Tahitian, who are an indigenous people who live in Tahiti, used sticks with sharp bone dipped in natural made inks from berries. The stick poked in and out of the skin for hours, and the tattoos were used as representation of the person's family story. As time passed the vessel used to deliver the tattoos changed as well as the trends and meanings.…

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 08/12/1956. The member has a diagnosis of Restless Leg Syndrome. The member’s treating provider, Josette Johnson, MD recommended the member continue the use of Gralise ER 600mg tablets. The carrier has denied coverage of Gralise ER 600mg tablets as experimental and/or investigational and not medically necessary. There is a letter from the carrier to the member dated 03/21/2016, which states in part:…