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Bunion exercises
February 07, 2017
Bunion exercises
Exercise is good for the entire body, including the feet. After an injury or surgery, a conditioning exercise program will help you return to daily activities faster and enjoy a more active, healthy lifestyle. Following a well-structured conditioning program will also help you return to sports and other recreational activities faster. A general foot-conditioning program would provide a wide range ...
Doctor: Adequate service may not be reality with the number of physicians signing on to NHI
April 11, 2017
Doctor: Adequate service may not be reality with the number of physicians signing on to NHI
President of the Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) Dr. Sy Coolidge Pierre said yesterday that based on the number of physicians expected to sign on with primary care, NHI patients may not be able to receive the adequate care and services they deserve.
In an email sent to Guardian Business, Pierre disputed comments made by the NHI Secretariat surrounding the number of physicians coming on bo...
Adult flatfoot
April 04, 2017
Adult flatfoot
If your arches are flat and the feet point outward, you have flat feet. Oftentimes the bones on the middle of the foot may touch the ground when you walk. If you have pain in the heel, arch, or ankle, you may have painful flat feet and need to be seen by a podiatrist for relief.
Flatfeet or fallen arches is when the arch on the inside of the feet flattens and the entire sole of the foot touches th...
Caring for working feet
March 13, 2017
Caring for working feet
Your feet bear the brunt of your daily working life. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the earth in a lifetime and each step can exert up to two times your body weight in ground reactive forces through your lower limbs. Prolonged standing, walking, operating machinery, high heels, carrying heavy objects and slippery surfaces are just some of the dangers the feet are expo...
Chiropractic and that Pain in the Neck
May 09, 2011
Chiropractic and that Pain in the Neck
Your neck pain may be of many
types and varieties. Many causes of neck pain are generally overlooked
and when untreated then inevitably lead to degeneration of the discs,
bones and joints. Early arthritis and pain often ensues.
Knowing this and practicing
as a chiropractor for many years I was more that just interested the
other day by an article in a prestigious Medical Jo...
Soothe stiff joints with this sleep position
May 19, 2011
Soothe stiff joints with this sleep position
Don't you hate it when you sleep wrong and all of a sudden getting out of bed is a struggle? So before you nod off, do a quick posture check. There are three sleep positions that help ease strain on your head, neck, and back. What are they?
Chiropractic and that Pain in the Neck
May 12, 2011
Chiropractic and that Pain in the Neck
Your neck pain may be of many
types and varieties. Many causes of neck pain are generally overlooked
and when untreated then inevitably lead to degeneration of the discs,
bones and joints. Early arthritis and pain often ensues.
Knowing this and practicing
as a chiropractor for many years I was more that just interested the
other day by an article in a prestigious Medical Jo...
Turf toe
February 28, 2017
Turf toe
Turf toe is not a term you want to use when talking to a head football coach about his star running back, like it was seen in the recent Super Bowl. Turf toe is a common term used to describe a sprain of the ligaments around the big toe joint. Although it's commonly associated with football players who play on artificial turf, it affects athletes in other sports also -- soccer, basketball, wrestl...
Healthy teeth from childhood into adulthood
February 28, 2017
Healthy teeth from childhood into adulthood
Suncher Outten knows the importance of caring for her children's teeth, that's why her daughters Shania, 6, and Laila-Syke, 2, have both already had dental visits. By age two, both of her children had their first visit to the dentist's office. Outten is setting the foundation for her children to have healthy teeth as adults.
"They say the baby teeth are the foundation for adult teeth, and I've wit...
February 21, 2017
Rechargeable hearing aids are the trend of the future
For those who wear hearing aids, one of the more notable complaints is the constant change of batteries that must take place on a regular basis for optimum hearing aid performance. Depending upon the size of the hearing aid and the degree of hearing loss, a hearing aid user may have to replace batteries as frequently as every four days to two weeks. And although replacing the battery is an easy fi...
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