Physical activity improves heart function and lipid profile by lowering total cholesterol while raising HDL (good cholesterol). It lowers blood pressure and resting heart rate. Being active reduces the risk and severity of diabetes by increasing insulin sensitivity, and it improves strength,balance and endurance. For stroke survivors, these benefits can spell the difference between dependence… Read More »
Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder where a person stops breathing periodically due to collapsing soft tissue in the airway throughout the night. These stops in breathing usually last for around ten seconds and are often followed by snorts, gasps, or choking sounds as a person’s body fights to resume breathing again. The obstructive… Read More »
There is always a ‘right time’ and ‘right place’ for everything, lest you end up doing a Mexican hat dance in some odd relative’s funeral. Similarly, one can say that there is a ‘right time’ to approach counseling and therapies as well, irrespective of the nature of the latter. More often than not, many individuals… Read More »
Remedial massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for a therapeutic purpose to assist normalize tissues Remedial massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for a therapeutic purpose to assist normalize tissues, and consists of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable… Read More »
Assessment and Treatment The physical therapy treatment is dependent on the first assessment findings along with ongoing reassessment and evaluation. Treatment may consist of a variety of hands-on joint and soft-tissue treatment techniques, exercise techniques and pain-reducing modalities. Checks are Performed A whole history of the thing is necessary to record before executing tests and… Read More »