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I always jump out of joy when my clients compliment me. Saying my program has helped the to improve their health positively. And has also made their lives much happy.

This is especially true of my Fibromyalgia program feedback. The same theme is often repeated – my program helped where nothing else did, starting with the fact that I consider fibromyalgia to be a medical condition.

It is no longer surprising to me that many doctors STILL don’t treat fibromyalgia, whose main symptoms include chronic pain and fatigue, as the disease that it is. They often misdiagnose it as depression (this is a symptom of fibromyalgia – not the cause), if they even diagnose it at all. Many still believe that the patient is making it up or it’s some sort of psychosomatic cause. Read the rest of this entry »

The tibial plateau is the flat, expanded top of the shin bone or tibia which makes up the lower half of the knee joint. It is a very important part of the body for load bearing and any disruption of this area can cause abnormalities in alignment of the knee, knee stability and movement especially weight bearing and walking.

Early recognition and treatment of this injury is vital to avoid the potential disability which could ensue and the longer term consequences of knee arthritis. More than half the sufferers from this fracture are over fifty years of age.

Older women make up a significant proportion of patients with this fracture, related to the degree of osteoporosis present in this group. More energetic injuries present with this fracture in younger people.

When this fracture occurs, the usual method is for a downward force to be acting on the knee joint when it is suddenly pushed into a knock knee posture. Most commonly the outer condyle of the femur crushes down on the tibial condyle below it and presses the bone downwards into a fracture.

Motor vehicles injuries are a common reason for this presentation, with falls from a height and sporting injuries also figuring. Read the rest of this entry »

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As we live longer and healthier lives than ever before, the need for senior in home care is growing sharply. Each year, more than 22,000 agencies throughout the United States offer senior in home care to more than 2 million people with physical disabilities, chronic health problems, dementia, or terminal illnesses. As the population ages, the number of senior in home care agencies will continue to grow.

Typically, senior in home care refers to nonmedical services, paid out-of-pocket, which assist individuals with daily living. Home care is popular because it enables people to remain in their homes, and in communities where they have lived their lives. Read the rest of this entry »