The bursa might be looked upon as pillows or cushions meant to protect the joints from friction between them and other body parts like tendons or bones. Bursas (also called bursae) are plump sacs filled with a fluid to provide cushioning and prevent irritation and...
If you have begun to feel like one of those hamsters running endlessly in a wheel, perhaps it’s time to step back and take a look at how your life is going. We’ve all heard how the modern world has provided us with a mountain of labor saving devices, but it seems...
It is estimated that approximate five percent of the senior population is in a nursing home at any point in time. The reasons why elderly people are placed in nursing homes includes physical or mental disability and/or the lack of resources or support to maintain an...
If you have found yourself jittery, depressed, or anxious lately, you are hardly alone – Australia, along with most of the developed world has experienced an epidemic of stress in recent decades. Stress levels are much higher than they were 25 years ago, a statistic...
Undoubtedly one of the saddest effects of aging is the onset of dementia. Dementia is a loss of the normal thinking processes, and is considered to be a progressive disorder without a cure. Alzheimer’s disease is one form of dementia that most people are familiar...
