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Two-way relationship between diabetes and periodontal disease – Northlake Periodontics – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 19, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Two-Way Relationship Between Diabetes and Periodontal Disease

Diabetes can increase a patient’s chance of having periodontal disease and research suggests that periodontal disease may make it more difficult for diabetics to control their blood sugar.

Courtesy Northlake Periodontics, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
More than 25 million people in the U.S., that is 8.3% of the population, have diabetes with seven million being undiagnosed. […]

Planning for Recovery at Home – Holladay Brothers Construction, Inc. – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 17, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Planning for Recovery at Home
Courtesy Holladay Brothers Construction, Inc., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Recovery from a fall, a stroke or major surgery can be a lengthy process. For many people, recovery begins with formal rehabilitation and continues with learning to live with reduced mobility or inability to perform daily functions unaided. […]

Long-term hospital care for medically complex patients – Kindred Hospitals – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 16, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Long-Term Hospital Care for Medically Complex Patients

Courtesy Kindred Hospitals, New Orleans LIVING WELL Magazine
Kindred Hospitals of New Orleans specialize in caring for patients who need the specialized care and extended recovery time that conventional short-term hospitals are not equipped to provide. […]

How to deal with phantom limb pain – Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialists, Inc., LIVING WELL Magazine

March 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

What is Phantom Limb Pain?
By Michael Relle, CPO/FAAOP, Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialists, Inc., Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Phantom limb pain is used to describe sensations felt by amputees where the amputated limb has been located. It may include cramping, tingling, itching, pins-and-needles, stabbing pains, and or pressure. Most amputees experience this, but the intensity to which it is felt will vary. […]

The beginning of Alzheimer's disease – Home Care Resources for LIVING WELL Magazine

March 8, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Something Has Changed
By Joyce Guyett, Home Care Resources, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
You have finally come to the conclusion that you just can’t ignore what is happening in a loved one’s life. At first you joked and made light of your loved ones unusual forgetfulness, getting lost and some confusion. Surely, some of this is normal behavior that comes with age; I, myself, many years younger, have experienced some of these things. […]

Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital on exercising with osteoarthritis – LIVING WELL Magazine

March 3, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Exercising with Osteoarthritis

By Greg Zelden, PT, Director of Physical Therapy, Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The cardiologist tells you to exercise, your family physician has hinted that you should exercise and pop culture has a predominant theme to maintain health by exercise. […]

Transition Care: Life after a hospital stay – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 23, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Transition Care: Life after a Hospital Stay
By Amanda Romano, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine

Very few problems arise that present the same level of concern as an unforeseen, unexpected event that lands a senior loved one in critical care. It can happen without warning, and unfortunately, the lingering effects often last a lifetime. Regardless of whether it’s a minor issue or something more serious like a fall, heart attack or stroke, any health-related event presents a series of challenges for not only the affected individual, but for the family charged to care for them as well. […]

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Louisiana Home Care of Slidell brings healing home

By Suzanne Cooper, Director of Nurses, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
Everyone knows there’s no place like home.

That’s especially true when recovering from illness or injury. Louisiana HomeCare Slidell provides high-quality home health services to local patients in the comfort of home. […]

HealthSouth talks joint replacement rehabilitation – LIVING WELL Magazine

February 22, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
Courtesy HealthSouth, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Life after orthopedic surgery is a challenging and demanding experience. After joint replacement surgery, rehabilitation assists patients in setting and achieving goals to maximize recovery and independence. […]

Dr. Allen S. Kent talks hip pain & arthritis – Northeast Tarrant County LIVING WELL Magazine

February 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Hip Pain/Arthritis
By Allen S. Kent, MD, Northeast Tarrant County LIVING WELL Magazine
Hip pain is a common complaint with several different underlying causes. Proper diagnosis is important to direct proper treatment. We will discuss common causes of hip pain. […]