Medical Progress

Avoid Surgery for Sciatica and herniated disc using Chiropractic care

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:33:04 +0000

Sciatica and herniated disc are two painful conditions that often require surgery for a cure. Unavailability of proper medication for these conditions often necessitates the surgery which has its own disadvantages to the patients.

Thankfully, according to various medical researchers, several patients suffering from herniated disc and sciatica can prevent surgery with the chiropractic treatments. One of the noteworthy revelations in the same field is from Mayo Clinic, one of the reputed medical research groups.

Mayo Clinic recently unveiled that a significant percentage of sciatica and herniated disc patients can receive chiropractic care to avoid the need of surgery altogether. In a clinical research in year 2010, over 60% of the patients who would have required surgery, began doing well after receiving the chiropractic treatment for their sciatica and herniated disc disorders. Indeed, the chiropractic treatment also helped people who are suffering from other disorders related to their spines.

Sciatica and herniated disc, both are often misdiagnosed due to the similarity in their symptoms. Although their symptoms are interconnected, they are completely different disorders. Sciatica is actually a pain that originates due to the Sciatic nerve which flows through the spine into your buttocks and legs. However, herniated disc is characterized by a disorder with your disc. The internal nucleus pulposis presses the disc and results in tearing of the annulus fibrosis that is present outside of the disc. This condition usually occurs due to a intense impact or twist caused to your spine.

The worst part for these disorders is that you need to undergo a surgical procedure if you choose the traditional medication. However, with chiropractic treatment you need to regularly visit a good DC (Doctor of Chiropractic) who will use his techniques to figure out the origin of your pain. After your assessment, you will be given a plan that you need to follow ensuring zero professional negligence by the DC. Depending upon the severity of the symptoms, duration of your chiropractic treatment is decided. Another good thing about chiropractic is, it’s free from the negative side-effects of medicines as it does not use drugs (or uses them minimally) and instead, relies on the natural healing capabilities of your body.

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Gadgets that cure?

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:03:03 +0000

When it comes to medical research and science, most people immediately think of biology. After all, it is students of biological sciences who over the centuries have helped to identify, diagnose and even cure, or at the very least alleviate, many of the worst human diseases - from flu to HIV and everything in between. What a lot of people won’t realise is how much their continued good health is also thanks to scientific inventors; research and development techno geeks who come up with better ways for our drugs to be administered, easier methods for conducting tests and more effective medical gadgets for dealing with pain and other physical symptoms.

At a recent TEDMED conference in San Diego, the very latest medical technology inventions were being launched and showcased by inventors and R&D companies from all over the world. As with any new developments, some will become regular sights in our doctor’s surgeries and hospitals in the next few years while others will sink without a trace! This year’s inventions ranged from a training model that displays red, green or amber lights depending on whether the student has injected a drug into the right location to a hand-held scanner that helps nurses and doctors find the best veins for blood samples and injections without all that painful poking around.

Other gadgets that are expected to make an appearance at future TEDMED events are even more impressive and futuristic; a machine that can analyse exactly what office cleaning supplies a child has accidentally swallowed, contact lenses which release antibiotics into the eyes and even a microscopic stick-on tattoo that can analyse your body’s functions and send the information to a remote computer! Perhaps the next time we get sick we should see if the local university science department can fix us before we go and spend hours waiting at A&E…

Massage Soothes Back Pain Better than Painkillers

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:03:04 +0000

One of the more common problem people have these days is back pain. This may range from mild to chronic and no matter where on that scale you fall relief is what you are after. Once you suffer from back pain it literally takes over your life and becomes the focus of our day because of the discomfort it gives. Studies have proven the essentiality of massage to help in controlling pain because it reduces depression and anxiety, stimulating the muscles to relax. This leads to a better sleeping pattern.

Doctors actively involved in Locum GP work will say that usually, it is never easy to identify what causes back pain and it is even more complicated to find a natural relief for this condition. The more people continue to suffer from back pain, the more they are restricted to taking medicines to alleviate the pain giving them side effects in the long run.

However, new research made public by Annals of Internal Medicine showed that for back pains with no specific causes, massage can be of great help. As a matter of fact, massage was found to be more relieving than painkillers, muscle relaxants, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).The study found that relaxation massage and structured massage offer a relief to lower-back pain after 10 weeks. Relaxation massage is focused on alleviating tension while structured massage eases musculoskeletal factors that cause back pain.

Indeed, massage does not just relieve pain but also boost the immune system, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, relieve constipation and improve one’s mood.

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Medical Advice for Women to Stay Healthy and Fit

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:18:43 +0000

While you may have observed, you will find lots associated with stuff that you need to take into account when attempting to keep healthy and fit, especially if you are a woman. Believe it or not, women have a great deal more stuff to think about other than their make up and designer silver rings. There is so much information they need to obtain to keep healthy. Generally this kind of large amount of information can be overwhelming and many people begin having good intentions but find themselves giving up in the end by slipping to old techniques as well as behaviors. To help you maintain a healthy lifestyle listed here are several things you may wish to do to stay happy and healthy.

1) Attempt to include routine exercise into your daily lifestyle. You will find many simple methods for getting that exercise without putting forth a lot of effort. You can attempt walking home from work or using the stairs instead of elevators. Should your children be outside playing, join them in their games. You won’t only be getting in shape, but you will also be spending more quality time with your kids; A win-win situation for everybody. Also, yoga is a great way to get into shape. You can do this in your home with very little investment into the equipment. Lots of free information can be found on the internet in regards to yoga. It’s a cheap and simple way to stay healthy.

2) Try and steer clear of sources of strain. Demanding situations whether in the home or at the office may leave anyone with additional amounts of adrenaline as well as other flight or fight responses. These responses can affect the heart’s muscles, upset patterns of sleep which can cause insomnia or other problems. Working out can help to relieve some of these responses, however high stress situations should generally be avoided.

3) Women tend to be susceptible to getting a suntan, however there are many hidden dangers to obtaining that glowing skin. Latest research has suggested that by exposing yourself to sunlight or tanning beds for extended amounts can increase the likelihood of cancer by around 30 percent. A great deal of the damage is often obtained in your younger years and you may not see it until later. An easy way to avoid this danger is to make use of sunscreen, avoid lying in direct sunlight, making use of tanning lotion, and avoiding those horrible rays of UV completely.

4) Be sure you get your annual pap smear tests and also ensure you visit the Gynecologist on a routine frequency. Many problems that a woman may face can be detected in their early stages and can be accordingly treated. Chlamydia, warts and cervical cancer are a couple of them. Staying away from your gynecologist is often the same as playing Russian roulette.

Medical Science: a life saver

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:03:13 +0000

Medical science did not start as what it used to be today. Those years however laid the foundation for the advancements made in the medical world of today. There was a time when the best anesthetic to give an operation patient was to hit that person on the head. Medical practitioners then knew they could just not operate and let the sick person bear all the pain of the process. From then, they began research on better ways to put patients to sleep to save them from dealing with the pain of operation. Those years laid the foundation for the development of the anesthetic injections that we now have today. It is needless to say again that medicine is a life saver. Even if millions have died from sickness, it could have been worse if medical science did not exist at all. Without medical science, center’s like laser hair removal Cheshire would not have been able to give there valuable services.

According to history, many people lost their lives to ‘common'illness that may have been healed by a pill. There were deaths from disease outbreaks while it was also easy for diseases to spread. Sometimes, people with diseases were sent away to live in the forest away from people or even killed. Lack of understanding of sicknesses made it easy to link them to evil spirits or anger of the gods. These gods were sometimes appeased with the lives of young virgins so that they can help stop the outbreak of diseases. Imagine the number of innocent souls that have lost their lives to such barbaric practices. Things have changed now as many people are now enlightened with the cause of diseases are not in any way linked with gods and spirits; thanks to medical science. Even malaria that used to kill people has become easy to manage and recover from. Medical science is indeed a life saver.

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Studies in Britain conclude “Breast Cancer in Young Women increases the risk in Relatives”

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:39:36 +0000

A recent study concluded that most of the times, breast cancer in young women increased the chances and risk of cancer in relatives who are close to them. This is because there is a genetic link of disease between the female patients who are below the age of thirty-five and family members comprising of both male and female relatives.

The researchers who studied the case histories of parents and siblings of 504 women below the age of thirty five, including those who had undergone processes such as liposuction surgery and those who were diagnosed with breast cancer, found that the relatives were at a 1.5 to two fold increased risk of lung, urinary, brain and prostrate cancers. However, the risk was somewhat changed amongst the relatives of women who did not carry any known faulty genes that increases the chances of breast cancer. This suggests that there may be some hidden genetic disorders which cause cancer in the young women and their families. Further research into this area is required to identify more people in this category who might be more susceptible.

The study has also concluded that most women who have inherited one of the abnormal genes which are known as the BRCA1 and BRCA2 have a 55 to 85 percent risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime. For those women with the disease, but not with the high risk genes, the figure is only 2-5 percent of all breast cancer patients.

The study which has been published in the British Journal of Cancer (BJC) informs in plain terms “These results are surprising and novel, and could be pointing to a new cancer genetic syndrome”.

According to Dr. Lesley Walker, Director of Cancer Information of the Cancer Research UK, the early results are quite interesting and also points to some increased risks of other types of cancers in the relatives of the young women breast cancer cases. He has also informed that the study is important and through it, a strategy to help identify other genes which increases a women’s breast cancer risk, can be developed. However, more studies with a larger base of patients and their relatives will have to be conducted to confirm the results of the risks involved.

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HIV- The Killer of Young Women

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:33:06 +0000

While many people are worried about losing weight, hair restoration, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, there is a major problem affecting the young people around the world. Every day over twenty five hundred young people are infected with the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While HIV has declined over the years it still affects adolescent girls and young women at a very high rate.

HIV often occurs in young people who are excluded, neglected and violated. The saddest thing is that all these issues are public knowledge to communities, families and social/political leaders, yet they turn a blind eye to it. Our children and teens must be protected but how can they be protected if the ones who are supposed to protect them don’t care? Young women all over the world are faced with this terrible disease and there are not many who are willing to help.

Those who are between the ages of 15-24 make up almost half of the new cases of HIV. There are over 2 million teenagers that are living with this disease today. Most of the young people who have the disease live south of the Sahara in Africa. Around the world women make up three out of every five cases of HIV among young people.

The only way to help these young people is in their early teens or pre-teens before they become sexually active. Leaders, families and communities must take an active role in educating the young people and helping change the behaviors that put them at risk. A major problem especially in southern Africa is that HIV is high among adults. These adults are being sexually active with several partners including young adolescent girls. This problem can only be solved if communities come together to discourage this type of behavior.

HIV is still a major problem in the world but the risk of HIV can be reduced with education and communities coming together to protect our young women.

The Joint Dilemma

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:33:22 +0000

No, this article is not about Cannabis, before you ask. What is IS about is the current debate over what hip replacements – and any replacements located inside the body’s many joints – should be made of. The reason for this is simple: it’s an enormous business and one which shows no sign of slowing down any time soon, for obvious reasons.

The main dispute seems to be about whether or not the metal replacements are dangerous. While documentaries have focused on the operations-turned-bad – where the metal ball-joint has worn the inner cup away, meaning the metal fragments have got into the blood stream with sometimes catastrophic results – the experts have mixed opinions: many say it is bad news to use metal, while others say they have never encountered a problem with it.

So what’s really going on?

Hard to say, in truth. But one thing which is certain is that plastic may be a better solution. Tests already show that plastic is safer, more resilient, and better all round. Whether or not this will affect the sales of metal devices remains to be seen, but as far as I am concerned, if it is ever going in my body, I want it to be as safe as a company can make it (and I have learned from my mistakes: laser hair removal wilmslow did a fantastic job on my back, but now when I swim I feel really naked, so maybe it wasn’t the best idea after all…).

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New NHS proposal

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:33:05 +0000

Department of Health in UK have announced some plans which are aimed at bringing about some reforms to the NHS. However, this still does not include cosmetic surgery or tattoo removal clinics. They have also hired two consulters who are required to take in public views on these plans. The papers contain details of the proposed arrangements that the government has thought of. The outline of this plan had been written in the White Paper Equity and excellence. The plans proposed now puts local consortia of GP in charge of commissioning the services that would be best suited to meet the needs of the local people. The local GP would be supported and the plan that is implemented in a particular local area would be supported by the independent NHS Commissioning Board.

The second document titled the Local Democratic Legitimacy in Health, details what the role of the local authorities would be. Their role is mainly defined as that which would strengthen and support the patient in his or her choice. These bodies are also supposed to take on improvement projects of the local health schemes and generally promote the efficacy of the NHS.

How best the GP consortia and the NHS Commissioning Board can involve patients in improving the quality of the health services is what the consultants have been hired to study and generate e report upon. The ’citizen’s advice bureau'that has been proposed to be set up as the patient group HealthWatch scheme is also to be studied by this consultation service that is being hired. The general idea is to devolve power to the local people to enable them to decide themselves about what is best for their own health. This is what Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary had to say.

Andrew Lansley has also taken part in a web chat to clarify many other queries that had arisen out of this new proposal from the government in UK.

Substance in Tangerines Said To Be An Obesity Fighter

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:33:07 +0000

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I came across a piece of medical news a few days ago while researching the prevalence of typing jobs from home. The news was about a substance found in the ever popular fruit tangerine that is believed to fight against obesity and also work to protect against the occurrence of heart problems. The substance is called Nobiletin.

Nobiletin is found to be present in Tangerines and it has observed by scientist that Nobiletin can control the rate of production of fats in the body. Fats have been found to be one of the major causes of heart disease. It must be noted when there is increase in the fat level of the body there is automatically increase in the cholesterol level of the body as well.

The new research on Nobiletin has shown that this substance resists the development of different factors in body causing heart attacks and diabetes. A test was performed on two groups of people. Both groups were given the same diet and water as well. But Nobiletin was added to the diet of one group.

The result was that the people in the group whose diet was without Nobiletin became obese and had signs of high blood pressure with increased cholesterol and fat level in the body. While everything was normal in other group. They did not experience and increased levels of glucose or insulin, triglycerites, cholesterol, and had normal weight gain. Therefore it was concluded that the Nobiletin helped in preventing obesity and heart diseases.

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