A few years ago I had a new client (I’ll call her Karen) come in that was in considerable pain due to tendinitis in both elbows. She told me during our initial interview that she was an avid kayaker but could no longer participate in her favorite pastime. She had gone to see her doctor who prescribed the standard fare – anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant medications …
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Here comes winter and with it the cold and wind as well as the dry air that causes and/or worsens pretty much every known skin condition. As the dry air of winter pulls the moisture from our skin it then cracks and peels shedding excessive skin cells…
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Febrile seizures are convulsions that occur in conjunction with a sudden rise in body temperatur. Febrile seizures are fairly common occurring in 1 out of every 25 children and they occur in both boys’ and girls. Almost all febrile seizures occur in children between 6 month and 5 years, though it is rare for them to occur after 3 years of age…
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Sydenham’s chorea is a movement disorder. It is the most common type of aquired chorea. Meaning your child isn’t born with it, it is “aquired” after birth. Sydenham’s chorea is usually diagnosed in children between 5-15 years of age and it is twice as common in girls as boys. Sydenham’s chorea can also run in families…
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by Kimberly Allen, RN One of the reasons many adults today don’t get tonsillitis is...
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Over a decade ago I had a client come see me for a massage. During the health history she mentioned that she had been diagnosed with a condition called Fibromyalgia. I had never heard of this condition and was unsure how to help her within the context of massage therapy. She said that she had been seeing a massage therapist for some time but she had retired from the profession and decided to get an appointment with me…
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Tonsillitis is another one of those upper respiratory conditions that is more prevalent in winter. Tonsillitis means inflammation of the tonsils, “itis” means inflammation so when you see “itis” at the end of a word you know that whatever the word it’s inflammed…
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