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What You Can Expect From Your Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
You have a knee injury and your orthopedic doctor has recommended arthroscopy to correct the problem. This is a safe and effective alternative to major knee surgery and is often done as an outpatient. It still has some risks, as does any kind of surgery, but fewer than traditional surgical approaches. Here is what you can expect before, during, and after your arthroscopic knee surgery. Days Before the Surgery All of the blood tests and X-rays that your doctor needs will be done several days before the surgery.
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Four Situations That Increase Your Risk Of Developing Pregnancy Depression
The classical symptoms of pregnancy depression include weight gain, fatigue, changes in appetite, and anxiety. Unfortunately, these are the same things that pregnant women may feel even if they are not depressed. Therefore, it is helpful to know your likelihood of getting depressed if you are pregnant. You are likely to develop pregnancy depression if you: Are In a Difficult Relationship If you are in a difficult relationship, then it means you are stressed.
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Sport Medicine Nursing: A Rewarding And Satisfying Profession
Sports medicine is a fast-growing field, and nurses are joining this exciting field. Nurses get to use their unique skills to help athletes and regular people stay well and fit as they pursue their lifestyles of sport activities. There is always the potential to suffer a sport-related injury, and people who are athletic sometimes have to undergo rehabilitation processes to heal their bodies. Sports medicine registered nurses work to help clients in a very unique way.
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How Divorce Can "Literally" Break Your Heart
The emotional toll of going through divorce is usually described as heartbreaking, but the process can also damage your physical heart. This can happen via several channels such as: Chronic Stress Going through divorce can leave you with a feeling of helplessness. Apart from the emotional stress, the feeling that you can't cope with the daily practicalities of life can also be devastating. This is usually the case when you have to handle household duties that your partner used to take care of, such as mowing the lawn.
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Common Orthopaedic Surgery Questions Answered
Healthy joints are essential for allowing you to enjoy your full range of movement, but there are many conditions that your joints can develop. From sports injuries to a gradual accumulation of scar tissue from repetitive actions, when your joints develop these problems, you may find that it is almost impossible for you to sustain the quality of life you have historically enjoyed. Luckily, orthopaedic surgery can be an effective way of correcting these issues, but many patients will want a couple of questions answered before deciding on undergoing these procedures.
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3 Excellent Things A Lactation Consultant Can Help You With
Having a baby in and of itself is completely life changing, and some of the aspects that come along with being a new mom can be overwhelming if you try to handle them all on your own. One aspect of being a new mom is learning how to nurse your newborn baby, and this is definitely a learning experience. One way to make learning how to nurse your baby easier is to work with a lactation consultant.
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Hospice Care Is Free for Most Patients: 3 Surprisings Reasons Why Terminally Ill Patients Are Turning down Free Care
Medicare covers 100 percent of most of the costs associated with hospice care for a period of up to six months. Unfortunately, the service is extremely underused. And most people who do take advantage of hospice care only receive care for the last few weeks of their life when hospice care could do so much more for them. In fact, hospice covers many medical services that help terminally-ill patients live more fulfilling lives, such as speech therapy, physical therapy, dietary counseling and more.
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Immunotherapy And AIDS/HIV: How Some Types Of Therapy Can Extend Your Life
The diagnosis of HIV/AIDS used to be a terrifying one. It meant fear, slow to rapid death, and medical staff who were afraid to touch you because they did not want to contract the disease. Research has overcome many of these issues, including the treatment of HIV/AIDS with immunotherapy techniques and medicines. Now, you can live longer than most doctors originally predicted, and with proper precautions, you can still engage in friendships and emotional connections with others.
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How A Physical Therapist Helps Treat Urinary Incontinence
Physical therapists don't just treat symptoms such as back pain or knee pain. With the field of physical therapy branching out into new specialty areas, doctors also are referring patients to physical therapists for urinary incontinence treatment. Common causes of urinary incontinence include aging, pregnancy, childbirth, enlargement of the prostate gland, and certain neurological disorders that send the wrong nerve signals to the bladder. Although treatments vary depending on the cause, doctors generally recommend pelvic floor exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, and/or biofeedback -- medical interventions that physical therapists provide -- as the first line of treatment.
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Helping Your Loved One Settle Into An Assisted Living Facility
Moving into an assisted living facility can be a huge change for anyone. Most people who enter assisted living are elderly, disabled, or both. It can be especially difficult for someone to transition into a new lifestyle when they have already spent many decades in the old one. Assisted living facilities are there to give your loved one the physical and emotional help they need as they age. While this does require relocation, it doesn't mean that the new environment has to be an alien one.
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