Posts Tagged ‘Joint replacement’
Providing Comfort Care at Home
Research has shown, and it’s rather intuitive, that people would much prefer to pass away at home instead of in a hospital bed. However, when someone is ill, it can be challenging, and yes, even a bit scary for someone to commit to providing comfort care for a terminally ill family member. Caretakers need a…
Read MoreOrthopedic Rehab – Before an Injury
A new concept in the world of orthopedic rehab is getting the rehab before an injury strikes. In this way, doing the exercises and activities that someone might do after an orthopedic injury before it might happen will hopefully prevent its occurrence. If you are an athlete, you can find out more at a rehab…
Read MoreExercise Rehabilitation for CKD patients
A new study published in the Clinical Kidney Journal describes how exercise rehabilitation can make a strong impact on the exercise habits of CKD, or chronic kidney disease, patients. This can potentially translate into fewer hospital admissions and allover better health. What is exercise rehabilitation? What is exercise rehabilitation? It’s a several-week program, generally around…
Read MoreState of the Art Therapy for ALS Patients
A diagnosis of ALS can be crushing for a formerly healthy person. ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, is a progressive disease which kills nerve cells and ultimately cause complete disability. There is no known cure for ALS, and people who have it slowly lose all of the ability to…
Read MoreWhat Happens in Palliative Care?
Palliative care is a buzzword today in health care. It refers to all the necessary health care services provided to patients with long-term illnesses to ease their pain and bring them comfort. When do you provide palliative care services? Palliative care can be combined with curative treatment. While the medical side works with fighting illness,…
Read MoreActivities for Daily Living: A Guide
In rehab, there’s a lot of talk about ADLs. What are activities for daily living (ADLSs)? They’re basic functions that a person can do. The first evaluation model was Developed by Sidney Katz in 1950, and it assesses what activities a person can do for daily living. Since then other models have been developed, but…
Read MoreRespite Care Funding May Increase
Respite care is an ancillary but very important part of any patient’s overall healthcare. However, because it seems only indirectly related to a patient’s health, funding hasn’t been plentiful, and it often comes out of the caretaker’s pocket. This also means that it isn’t being used to the degree that’s necessary tor pure efficiency, since…
Read MoreHospice Care and Technology
With technology becoming an ever-more prevalent presence in our lives, hospice care has joined in the revolution and is bringing aspects of technology into they way patients are treated in care and at the end of days. Efficient Administration for hospice care As in most other fields, technology is helping in hospice care administration and…
Read MoreFour Steps for Post Hospitalization Care
When someone leaves the hospital, it’s critical that she receives the appropriate post hospitalization care. Unfortunately, there’s a high rate of readmission – from 20% to 30%, depending on the procedure. What are the causes? Sometimes it’s just a matter of illness or injury. But often, the patient hasn’t taken sufficient care to take the…
Read MoreRecreation Activities for Seniors With Limited Mobility
While many seniors are in terrific shape and can enjoy the same mobile activities they always have, such as biking, walking, swimming and other forms of exercise, some of them may lose the ability to perform heavy-duty physical exercise. As we age, our bodies lose some dexterity, especially if we aren’t careful to stay healthy…
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