Survivors of strokes face a scary, uncertain future. Up to 50% of victims have moderate-to-severe impairment afterward. So, choosing the best rehabilitation fit in your particular situation can make a real impact on retaking control of your life after a stroke.
Rehab Options
After initial treatment, the next big decision that stroke patients and their doctors must make is where to seek rehabilitative treatment. There are situations where this choice is made easy.
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Writing the eulogy for a loved one can be a difficult and stressful time for many. Following a period of mourning, you are being asked to relive all of your favorite memories with the deceased and summarize them in a short speech, which can be overwhelming for some. However, it doesn't have to be stressful if you approach it in the right way:
Treat It As a Gift
Being asked to condense all of your memories into three or four minutes can be stressful.
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Torticollis is the medical term used to describe a strain in the neck. This usually occurs when the neck is twisted sharply to one side, or held in an awkward position for any length of time. Typically, torticollis is 'acute', meaning the pain has occurred due instantaneously rather than developing over a longer period of time.
What Are The Symptoms?
As torticollis is an acute injury, it is common for people to go to sleep pain-free and wake up the next morning with a stiff and/or painful neck.
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Before returning to school for a new school year, it can be a good idea to have certain medical exams and tests completed. These exams ensure that you are healthy and ready to take on a new school year. This article will talk about 3 different medical tasks that you should have completed before you return to school.
Have Your Eyes Checked
Before you return to school, it is a good idea to have your eyes checked.
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When you are hired as registrar at a hospital, you don't know exactly what to expect. The job was explained to you as being clerical in nature with required skills such as data entry, collecting billing and insurance information, and keeping hospital demographic records. However, there is much more to working in a hospital than any job description will tell you. You may think you are just an office employee, but the expectations are much higher.
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