2015

4 Tips to Help a Loved One With Stroke Recovery

A stroke can have a profound effect on a person's vision, balance, memory, and cognition. It can also cause complications, such as pain and muscle spasms. If you are caring for a loved one who is recovering from a stroke, here are some key things to remember to help you keep his or her recovery on track. Be Patient with Other Caregivers During your loved one's recovery, several friends and family members may want to help care for him or her. Read More 

3 Reasons To Utilize Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is a fantastic resource that can help just about anyone improve their quality of life. Below are just three of the many great reasons to take advantage of massage therapy.  Pain Relief One of the biggest benefits provided by massage therapy is that it can help reduce your pain. In most people, massage therapy can help alleviate the tense and strained muscles that you develop throughout your day. These tense and strained muscles can become worse over time if they are left untreated, which can result in it being uncomfortable to sit down at your desk and work, move around your house, or even lay down to try to sleep. Read More 

I Could Get What?! Get To Know More About Some Lesser Known Stds

When it comes to sexual education and disease prevention and awareness, many people in the United States are only aware of the most common and scary of the sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that they could be infected with through unprotected sex.  However, the problem with this is that there are many different STDs that a person can contract when they are sexually active, many of which people have never even heard of, let alone know to get tested for if they begin to experience symptoms. Read More 

Meeting The Psychological Needs Of Your Funeral Home Employees

Funeral services (such as O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral & Cremation Services) employ over 32,000 people with approximately 97 percent of them working in the death care services. By virtue of the job you do your employees often on call every day, even on weekends. This leaves them with little personal time and not many personal boundaries in which the job does not invade. Your employees will also often find themselves surrounded by the personal trauma and grief that surrounds death and dying while experiencing a certain amount of professional isolation. Read More 

Understanding Retinal Detachment: Information For You

Retinal detachment is an eye problem that most people do not understand. In fact, many have never even heard of retinal detachment, that is until it happens to them or to someone they care about. In order to understand this eye condition and the ways that it can be treated, you need to get all of the facts about retinal detachment including the symptoms to watch out for and the treatment options. Read More