If you have spaces in your mouth where teeth are missing, you may be a good candidate for dental implants. If you are a non smoker and in relatively good health, you can benefit from the technology that dental implants provide. Your dentist will replace your missing teeth with an implant, or create a bridge that is secured to your mouth with titanium rods. The teeth will look and feel natural, while giving you the smile that you want.…
A larger, fuller bust is something that many women desire. For those who are looking to change the shape and size of their breasts, there are many different breast enhancement procedures available. There are a variety of factors that can affect breast enhancement. Things like weight, body frame, and even height are factors when it comes to determining which breast enhancement procedures and what type of implants work best for a patient.…
Many people enjoy getting a massage, but pleasure isn’t the main benefit of a massage. A massage is a form of physical therapy that has several health benefits. For example, it has been found beneficial to those dealing with the following four health issues:
Fractures
Massage therapy can help a fracture heal fast by improving muscle tone and improving blood circulation. However, massaging the exact spot of the fracture, or its immediate surroundings, isn’t advisable.…
Women that have recently undergone the surgical removal of breast cancer usually have additional treatments after surgery for eradicating any cancer that may still be hanging around. Cancer cells that are left behind after their removal from the breasts can appear in other parts of the body. Adjuvant therapy is given to destroy any leftover cancer cells. Learn more about adjuvant therapy and how it can benefit you after breast cancer surgery.…
In the fall, many children strap on their cleats and head to the soccer field. In general, soccer is a healthy activity for young people. As in any sport, accidents do happen, but your focus should be on prevention. Safety gear is important, but so is good health care. Foot issues are common, so you need to take care of your soccer player’s feet.
Proper Cleats
Soccer players frequently suffer from ingrown toenails, often caused by ill-fitting cleats.…
Primary care physicians are facing increased responsibilities in today’s health insurance climate. They’re now relied upon to manage patients’ diverse acute injuries, chronic illnesses, and genetic abnormalities that were once handled by teams of specialists.
This is good news for patients and primary physicians in three important ways:
Lifelong familiarity with a patient is developed
A patient with lifelong, chronic diseases, injuries, and anomalies is often best examined and treated by one central health care practice.…
If you suffer from chronic neck pain, you may think that it is related to muscle tension, improper positioning, carrying a heavy backpack, or sleeping in an awkward position. While these are common causes, there are other, less common reasons for your neck discomfort. Here are three unusual things that may be causing your neck pain, and what you can do about them:
Dental Infection
If you have a tooth infection, or abscess, you may experience severe pain, swelling, drainage, and swelling around the affected tooth.…
As we age, being able to be independent is important. The restroom can sometimes be an area of the home that can be increasingly difficult to navigate as we get older though. If you are having a hard time doing the things that you used to be able to do in the restroom, consider making some changes to the space to better suit your new needs. The guide below walks you through a few customizations to consider adding to your bathroom to make aging gracefully a bit easier for you.…
Your eyes are often the last thing to develop and the first thing to deteriorate on your body. This is because of how often they are used and how little attention they are given. With recent developments in the digital world, your eyes tend to get strained more frequently. This is known as immense eye fatigue and can present itself with sore and watery eyes, blurred vision, double vision and/or sensitivity to light.…
If you have shoulder pain that has not been diagnosed yet, you may believe that the source of your discomfort is related to overuse, injury, or poor posture. There are, however, a few unusual things that may cause or even worsen existing should pain that are unrelated to injuries, muscle strain, or poor posture. Here are three uncommon reasons for shoulder pain and what you can do about them:
Acid Reflux…
