Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain‚ fatigue‚ and multiple tender points. "Tender points" refers to tenderness that occurs in precise‚ localized areas‚ particularly in the neck‚ spine‚ shoulders‚ and hips. People with this syndrome may also experience sleep disturbances‚ morning stiffness‚ irritable bowel syndrome‚ anxiety‚ and other symptoms. Fibromyalgia affects 3 to 6 million Americans. It primarily occurs in women of childbearing
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grounds or within the blue “no smoking” lines surrounding the Hospital” (Saint Francis Hospital‚ 2013). This Hospital for instance goes above and beyond to help its employees to quit smoking. Saint Francis Hospital offers classes and programs such as acupuncture and a hypnotist to help their employees to quit smoking. With a hospital‚ the image is all about having a clean bill of health. They do not want the first image in your mind when you come to a hospital is to see people smoking right outside the
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Forrest Palis Health Class Lola May 7‚ 2014 Exercising Stress Relieving stress can be done by nearly any kind of exercise (Mayo Staff). Exercising or being active boost the endorphins that make you feel emotionally and physically good. The exercises one does can vary from person to person‚ one may find they like yoga‚ lifting‚ or aerobic exercising more; but no matter the activity they all help manage stress. Exercising can do many great things for not only your physical health and looks but also
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changes in lifestyle‚ but also must recognize that many alternative or complementary treatments are not based on mainstream medicine. Through further training‚ home health nurses can become proficient with alternative healing modalities such as acupuncture‚ oriental medicine and homeopathy. A nurse’s role is to facilitate open communication about the various treatment options‚ while at the same time honor the patient’s right to choose the path of care (Burkhardt & Deveneau‚ 2016‚ pp.
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HIV/AIDS Amber Findley HCA/240 01/27/2013 Shannon White HIV/AIDS HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)/AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) was first discovered in the early 1980s. These cases were seen in men who had multiple sexual partners with other men and IV drug users. “AIDS is now a pandemic.” (Zelman‚ Tompary‚ Raymond‚ Holdaway‚ & Mulvihill‚ 2010) The purpose of this paper is to describe what HIV/AIDS is. This paper will also
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disorders as well to the view that these disorders are diseases of the mind. Because it’s more to do with the psychological aspect‚ methods of treatment are different from a physical disability. A physical disability may involve treatment like acupuncture and traditional medicine whilst a mental illness (disability) treatment involves physical‚ psychological and medical approach. Mental illness is difficult to understand because there are no physical effects and as a result theories have being
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There are many people around the world who experience some sort of psychological disorder. It is not limited to one specific disorder but a wide range of disorders. One specific disorder that seems to affect roughly 20.9 million American adults (DBSA - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance‚ 2009) is mood disorders. Depression‚ mania‚ and bipolar disorder are classified as mood disorders. To just be upset about something and react irregularly than normal would not classify someone as having
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Jerome David Salinger was one of the most prominent writers of the 20th century. His crowning achievement was The Catcher and The Rye. Along with this he also boasted A “Perfect Day for Bananafish”‚ For Esmé – with Love and Squalor‚ and the Glass family novellas‚ to name a few. Most of his works involved adolescent youths growing up and loss of innocence in harsh times. This is probably to his rough early years‚ his involvement in WWII‚ and the myriad of his relationship and religious changes.
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Section A: Case Study This section carries 50 marks. INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE BOOKLET PROVIDED. 1. Read the following case study carefully and answer the questions that follow. Case Study You are the lawyer for Audrey Lim‚ a training consultant. Last month‚ Ms Lim was involved in a car accident. As far as she is concerned‚ the traffic light was in her favour at the junction and she had the right of way. According
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currently pursuing my undergraduate degree in Chinese medicine on full scholarship‚ to be completed in June has facilitated my education into the field of Chinese medicine through lessons that cover a broad of range of topics including herbology‚ acupuncture and Moxibustion. It is this education that has shaped my understanding of complementary alternative medicine in integration with the conventional treatment and influenced my decision to pursue medicine further‚ specifically Integrated Medicine with
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