Posts Tagged With 'pain'

Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Endometriosis is a painful disease that strikes over 176 million women worldwide. It is a chronic disease in which endometrial tissue is found outside of the uterus. It can be attached anywhere inside of the abdomen, but it is sometimes discovered in other areas such as the lungs, legs and rectum. This tissue acts like the endometrium (lining of the uterus). Every month, it...

Posted on February 08, 2016Read More

Skin Brushing: Beautiful Skin and a Healthy Lymphatic System

Skin Brushing: Beautiful Skin and a Healthy Lymphatic System

Skin brushing is likely a health treatment you haven’t heard much about. Most of us have seen the brushes in bath stores or health food stores and assumed that they were like a loofah sponge on a stick – for scrubbing during a bath or shower to get you clean and exfoliated.   Skin brushing is done on completely dry skin. It helps to activate your Lymphatic drainage...

Posted on January 05, 2016Read More

How to tell if you have arthritis

How to tell if you have arthritis

Arthritis develops when cartilage (our inner shock absorber) that normally cushions bone wears away, partially or completely, from years of use, over use or from injury. With no cushioning to protect the joint, it swells and becomes hard to move. Swelling occurs because your body releases fluid to take the place of the cartilage you’ve lost.   Arthritis is a tricky...

Posted on December 20, 2015Read More

Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine

Here in Florida, because of our wonderful weather and welcoming social climate, we have become a destination hot spot for senior retirees. Because of this we have also attracted some of the worlds most gifted and caring Geriatricians.   What’s the difference between a General Practitioner and a Geriatrician?   Because of the vast nature of the human body, doctors...

Posted on December 13, 2015Read More

Signs of Infection in a Wound

Any time the skin is damaged, through lacerations, punctures, abrasions, or any other injury, there is a danger of infection.  The skin is one of the body’s most important defenses, maintaining the integrity of the body and keeping the internal workings safe from intrusion by bacteria and other foreign bodies.  However, when that barrier is compromised, bacteria can gain...

Posted on October 16, 2015Read More