http://www.livinghealthfully.com/ Living Healthfully en Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:36:00 GMT Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:36:00 GMT info@livinghealthfully.com info@livinghealthfully.com http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy-management/ Managing Bell's Palsy involves the elimination of the cause. Anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics can aid in addressing the causes of facial nerve lesion. But taking such drugs has to be... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy-management/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy-management/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:36:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy/ Karyl of Mandaluyong asks: "What is Bell's Palsy?" Bell's Palsy is a manifestation of facial nerve damage. This nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) originates from our brainstem, and is responsible... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/bells-palsy/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:12:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/hemorrhagic-shock-and-encephalopathy-syndrome-the-markers-for-an-early-hses-diagnosis/ -by Rinka, Hiroshi et al. (2008); Published by Biomed Central Paediatrics Hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome (HSES) is a rare but devastating disorder in the young children. It is a... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/hemorrhagic-shock-and-encephalopathy-syndrome-the-markers-for-an-early-hses-diagnosis/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/hemorrhagic-shock-and-encephalopathy-syndrome-the-markers-for-an-early-hses-diagnosis/ Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:34:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/timelimited-psychotherapy-boston-universitymann/ Focus -Present and chronically endured pain -Particular image of self Goal -Resolution of pain and negative self-image Selection criteria -High ego strength -Able to engage and disengage -Therapist able to... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/timelimited-psychotherapy-boston-universitymann/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/timelimited-psychotherapy-boston-universitymann/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:45:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-focal-psychotherapy-tavistockmalan/ Focus -Internal conflict present since childhood Goal -Clarify nature of the defense, anxiety, and impulse Link the present, the past, and the transference Duration -Up to 1 year -Mean, 20... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-focal-psychotherapy-tavistockmalan/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-focal-psychotherapy-tavistockmalan/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 04:33:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-psychotherapy-and-crisis-intervention/ -Recent trend -Help people deal with current problems and crises -From psychoanalytic and learning theories -Short term -Great pressure on health professionals to contain treatment cost -1946, Franz Alexander and... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-psychotherapy-and-crisis-intervention/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/brief-psychotherapy-and-crisis-intervention/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:27:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-5/ If px has hx of knee pain, do patello-femoral grinding test -Compress the patella against the underlying femur. -Push patella distally and ask the px to tighten knee. -Flex and... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-5/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-5/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:22:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-4/ Inspect for Knee Alignment -Q-angle- 7-8 degrees -Obvious malalignment -Genu valgus (RA) -Genu varus (OA/ rickets) -Genu recurvatum (polio/ any quads weakness) Additional deformities -Fracture -Squinting patellae -Atrophy of muscles... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-4/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-4/ Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:16:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee3/2/ Passive Structures (cartilages and ligaments) Medial and lateral meniscus Increases congruency in between bones Lateral and medial collateral ligament Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments Bursae Muscles Acting on the Knee... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee3/2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee3/2/ Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:08:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-2/ Distal Femur -Lateral and medial femoral condyle -Patellar surface -Adductor tubercle -Articular cartilages Proximal tibia -Lateral and medial condyle -Tibial plateau -Tibial tuberosity -Articular facet for fibula -Tibial crest -Articular... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-2/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee-2/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee/ THE KNEE -Complex joint -Flexion, extension, rotation -Any deformity can cause malalignment of the whole body -Synovial hinge joint -Femur, tibia, fibula, patella -Tibiofemoral joint, proximal tibiofibular joint, patellofemoral joint http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/assessment-of-the-knee/ Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:59:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-knee-pain-ii/ Here are some exercises we can do: 1. Place a pillow in between knees, while your back lies flat on a surface and both knees are bent. Try to squeeze... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-knee-pain-ii/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/on-knee-pain-ii/ Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:43:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/ Lately I have been seeing a tremendous number of individuals suffering from stroke. Cerebrovascular disease or more popularly known as stroke, has been a major killer worldwide. But what is... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/cerebrovascular-disease/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:45:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-last-part/ Pepsinogen Pepsinogen release is dependent on the acetylcholine stimulation of the peptic cells, and the presence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. Pepsinogen per se has no digestive function. When... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-last-part/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-last-part/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:36:00 GMT http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-5/ Phases of Gastric Secretion Gastric secretion involves three phases: cephalic, gastric, and intestinal phase. Cephalic phase occurs even before food enters the stomach. It results from the sight, smell, thought... http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-5/#comments http://www.livinghealthfully.com/the-physiology-of-gastric-secretions-5/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT