America is a country of increasingly obese people. Obesity can cause heart problems, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer, breathing problems, osteoarthritis, and a different kinds of heart disease, which together are the leading cause of death in the world according to the CDC. To prevent obesity, people need to have a balanced lifestyle of healthy foods and at least and hour of physical activity…
Having a heart disease means “A structural or functional abnormality of the heart or of the blood vessels supplying the heart, which impairs its normal functioning” (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com). Then there is a chance you will develop osteoarthritis which means “is the most common joint disorder, which is due to aging and wear and tear on a joint” (National Library of Medicine). You could also get cancer such as breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall bladder,…
Elderly Home Care Services: Turning from Summer to Fall Fall is the start of school for millions of school children around America, it is the beginning of several hunting seasons, the change in fishing seasons, the wind-down of Major League Baseball and the start-up of football season, the renewal of old and the beginning of new television series, and the lead up to many holidays. With all of the exciting things that fall brings, there are some other considerations if your senior loved one is…
Each year, 50% of Americans over the age of 18 develop a musculoskeletal injury that lasts longer than 3 months. Most of these injuries can be healed naturally through physical therapy even though some people don’t know that. In some cases surgery can even make the condition worse and often hinder the patient’s mobility even more than before the surgery causing the recovery time from the accident to increase, even more surgeries as a cause of the first, or leaving them with physical impairments…
The rising cost of health care can be reduced by aggressively regulating health care prices. The US and France can reduce health care spending by a substantial amount by regulating health care prices, as done by Japan. The central government of Japan determines the maximum prices for health services which keeps total health spending growth within a target set. Its national fee schedule is revised by a panel of experts using volume projections. Along with the price control, Japan also monitors…
A systematic review of literature, conducted by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, observed that acupuncture and yoga can help with back pain, acupuncture and tai chi can help knee osteoarthritis, massage therapy can provide short-term relief for neck pain, and relaxation techniques can reduce severity of headaches and migraines.4 In addition, according to a national survey, over the past 25 years, complementary approaches to pain management…
more DVTs in the patients right calve. He was transferred to the critical care unit for anticoagulant therapy to try to dissolve the clots and monitor his condition. His diagnosis was multiple Pulmonary Embolisms and Deep vein thrombosis. Besides osteoarthritis the patient has no other underlying medical…
Simply put, obesity can be defined as a condition in which a person has too much body fat. It is not an issue that has recently appeared in modern times, but has been around since the ancient Egyptians, even having records of treatment dating back to the Hippocratic era. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 35% of adults in the United States are obese. Alarmingly enough, it was reported in the early 2000s that 16-18% of children and teens in the United…
Prescription drugs serve an important role to the lives of a variety of patients. They target specific health conditions in order to improve the individual’s condition and overall well-being. As many patients across the nation take their prescribed medications, they will be dependent on it under the recommendation of their physicians. However, there are chances where patients may be unable to access their prescribed drugs. One of these barriers to their access can be a significant increase in…
cardiology or dermatology practice because the nature of patient services in an urgent care center is primarily driven the patient’s chief complaint. A patient presenting with non-specific lower back pain may have a soft tissue issue injury, advancing osteoarthritis affecting hip joints or pneumonia. Overcoming unique challenges and capitalizing on financial opportunities to boost revenue generation in urgent care settings is essential today to build and maintain a thriving specialty clinic.…