Occupational Therapy: A Career Helping People Recover

Posted on 28th | Posted by admin in Wellness%2C Fitness and Diet

General Overview

The main role of the occupational therapist is to assist people who have been injured or who have been disabled since birth to recover or learn the skills using adaptations that will help them be more independent in everyday life. Occupational therapy (OT) and physical therapy are often confused. OT deals mainly with fine motor skills, such as using hands; physical therapy deals with the big muscle groups and associated skills, such as walking. Occupational therapy was rated the ninth least stressful job in America by “US News and World Report.”

What Do Physical Therapists Do?

Posted on 13th | Posted by admin in Wellness%2C Fitness and Diet

Because more people are living longer, and the remarkable improvements that have been made in treating people with such conditions as head traumas, heart attacks, strokes, as well as people who are the victims of serious accidents such as a trip and fall or car accident, the demand for physical therapists has drastically increased in recent years. Physical Therapists are licensed therapists that treat patients that suffer from a variety of conditions that limit their mobility and require enhanced treatment to help them recover, or live with, and manage their physical impairment.

Why Physical Therapy Is For You – Benefits Of Physical Therapy

Posted on 3rd | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

When one hears the words physical therapy, what most likely comes into mind are masseuses. Yet physical therapy delves much deeper than your typical run-of-the-mill masseuse. The benefits of physical therapy far outweigh those of regular massages from untrained masseuses. What physical therapy is – is a science. It’s a far cry from the indiscriminate kneading and pounding of some masseuses. They only make you feel better for awhile, sort of like a placebo. One of the benefits of physical therapy compared to massages is that physical therapy cures you.

The Down Syndrome And Physical Therapy Development Phase

Posted on 18th | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

Parents of a child with Down syndrome have their hands full just trying to get used to their child’s condition. What could get them more dubious is when someone suggests that their child should have a physical therapist. Why physical therapy? Won’t he learn to walk and run, just like other children do?

Down syndrome and physical therapy may be an odd pair yet the parent should realize the inherent benefits that physical therapy could offer. First of all, the arrangement of Down syndrome and physical therapy offers the child one of the most important services he will receive in the early intervention period. It is during this early phase that the Down syndrome and physical therapy match will have the greatest chemistry to improve the child’s condition in the future.

How To Cure Your Frozen Shoulder With These Easy Steps

Posted on 7th | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

Frozen shoulder is a serious condition that affects your shoulder joint. Older woman are most likely to be affected than other group. Approximately two percent of the entire population will have this condition in some time of their lives.

People with frozen shoulder syndrome usually suffer for approximately two years. They normally don’t retain only 90% shoulder range of motion and lose 80% strength. Frozen shoulder has unique stages of recovery. They are:

• Acute Stage (2 to 9 months)

This is when pain is at it’s worse. Performing daily activities can be torturous and the patient is deprived of sleep. It is important you visit your GP (General Practitioner) as soon as possible so that he/she prescribe you with NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug) to relieve your inflammation and pain. It is best not to do any overhead movements and lifting during this period as it may aggravate your symptoms.

Frozen Shoulder – Why Me?

Posted on 3rd | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

Frozen Shoulder or frozen shoulder syndrome is also often called adhesive capsulitis.

Unlike any other joint in the body, the shoulder joint hangs in its socket and is mostly supported from above. While this makes it a very multifunctional and flexible joint, it also leads to a high degree of instability.

While this condition is found most often with the over forties, and affecting 2-3% of the population, it can, surprisingly, also effect youngsters.

Many conditions are credited with causation; hormonal influences, under use, interference of the nerve supply emanating from the neck and upper thoracic spine, trauma, and poor posture to name just a few.

Sciatica Treatment

Posted on 22nd | Posted by admin in Health and Fitness

SCIATICA
is the Latin word for “Pain down the back of the leg” Sciatica is referred pain usually caused by trapping the sciatic nerve in the lower back.

The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back down through the buttocks and along the back of each leg. Sciatica is pain along this nerve and is a relatively common form of back pain and is usually caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve from a herniated or bulging disc. The pain from sciatica can be anything from infrequent and irritating to severe and debilitating. Usually, it affects only one side, the pain radiating through the buttock and down the leg and is often associated with a constant pain on one side of the buttocks, pain in the leg and/or buttock that may be worse when sitting , burning or tingling down the leg, weakness, numbness or difficulty moving the leg or foot or a shooting pain that makes it difficult to stand up. While sciatica can be extremely painful and uncomfortable, it is rare that permanent nerve damage (tissue damage) results. Most pain is due to inflammation and will improve within a period of time. Nerve pain is caused by a combination of pressure and inflammation on the nerve root, and treatment is centred on relieving both of these conditions.