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Chronic Shoulder Pain and Mental Illness the less spoken link
Chronic Shoulder Pain and Mental Illness(Depression,Anxiety), Is there a link? Chronic Pain, pain that lasts longer than 3 months can often lead to mental illness such as depression or anxiety. Pain can lead to feelings of disinterest and decreased social and community engagement. The link between chronic pain and mental illness is recently been researched. […]
Physiotherapy in patients with Knee Replacement
Degenerative Arthritis is the most common cause of pain and decreased function(walking, climbing stairs etc) Degenerative Arthritis of knee joint often leads to pain, limited mobility and decreased quality of life. Orthopedic Surgeons perform a total knee replacement surgery to address the pain and improve the quality of life. Physiotherapy in patients with knee replacement […]
Falls in Elderly from Balance Disorder – Global Concern
To better understand what and how Balance Disorder affects elderly people, first let us understand what a fall is. The World Health Organization defines falls as a sudden, uncontrolled descent of a person to the ground or floor or other lower level. Falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury-related deaths worldwide. […]
PATIENT EDUCATION ON LOW BACK PAIN
`Up to 80% of the US population will experience some form of low back pain in their lives. Symptoms may appear suddenly as a result of either heavy activity or a relatively gentle movement. Pain more often will start as a result of sustained positions or repeated movements over a longer time period. Most people […]
Super Brain Yoga -Thoppukaranam. Religious Significance and Current Research
Super Brain Yoga is the practice where pressure is held on the acupressure point of ear lobe. Gentle pressure is applied on either side with the thumb opposing the fingers while performing a squat. Religious Significance: Let us acknowledge the ancient practice of squats at the end of religious Ganesh Pooja. On this holiday, I […]
Low back pain treatment groups based on non-pathoanatomic model
Prevalence of low back pain is estimated up to 80% of the population will experience some form of low back pain in their lives Most will have complete resolution not requiring intervention Between 10% and 30% will have chronic symptoms (greater than 3 months) Up to 5% of people with low back pain will become […]