Fall prevention is a frequent topic for nursing home staff, and rightfully so. Unfortunately, nursing home residents frequently fall, and the older adults that survive a nursing home fall are likely to sustain injuries...
A hip replacement is a surgical procedure that is completed by a healthcare professional with the goal of removing damaged sections of the hip joint, and replacing them with foreign parts that are usually...
A migraine is an intense headache that can cause throbbing, or a pulsing sensation, in an area of you head…it basically feels like your heartbeat has migrated upwards to your head. It’s not comfortable...
Current diabetes trends show that by 2050 nearly 1 out of 3 American adults will have a diabetes diagnosis. A staggering 60% of the non-traumatic lower limb amputations are performed on diabetics.1 Keeping your...
Loss of Bladder or Bowel Control (LOBC)—typically known as incontinence affects millions. Incontinence often is a symptom of other conditions, or a side effect from medications, diet and nutrition habits or lifestyle changes. Incontinence...
This article is sponsored by Coloplast. Men who experience urinary incontinence, or the accidental leakage of urine, are often plagued with embarassment and frustration over their condition. Urinary leakage or ”dribbling” is unpredictable and the...
Summer time is here to stay with record breaking temperatures and what better way to cool off than jumping in a pool. Being in the water has more benefits than just cooling down and...
People with medical heat intolerance conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS) can feel their symptoms become worse when their body temperature increases. Many people can feel much worse by just a half degree difference...
Wheelchair Exercise
Nursing home residents are physically frail, and possibly approaching the end of their lives. So what’s the point of exercise, especially for someone in a wheelchair? Too often, I believe, professionals and staff in...
April showers brings May flowers. For many people, a spring seasonal transition isn't a welcomed time. The allergy season starts for many when flowers start blooming. It is possible to survive this season with...
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