ages‚ older adults with chronic pain are increasing dramatically. Research has found that 50 percent of the elderly who live on their own and 75-85 percent of the elderly in care facilities suffer from chronic pain (NIH Medline Plus‚ 2011). Nonetheless‚ most elders with chronic pain do not receive adequate treatment. Elder people often believe that pain is inevitable as a natural process of getting old. Society also imposes the belief that unable to endure the pain is a sign of being weak and old;
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symptoms‚ such as pain‚ irregular flow‚ or a change of the color of your period‚ there may be something wrong with your health. Here are some period symptoms that will help you to identify whether you are dealing with some health problem. Period Pain While experiencing some small amount of pain during your period is a common issue‚ excessive pain that lasts for days has to be examined by a healthcare professional. There are a few health conditions that are related to your period pain. Dysmenorrhea The
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hospital pain-management clinic specialising in back pain A viability study for the proposed hiring of a trained acupuncture practitioner Prepared for: Pain management clinic specialling in back pain Prepared by: Iain McKay Toowoomba 27 SEPTEMBER 2013 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to make argument both for and against acupuncture when treating back pain. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture involves inserting needles into acupuncture point on the
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American Psychiatric Association added Post Traumatic Disorder to DSM-III. PTSD is very unique disorder because of the great important placed on the traumatic stressor‚ an etiological agent. PTSD was a psychological condition of Veterans who were unable to face their experiences on the battlefield. PTSD is an anxiety disorder where some people develop after living or seeing event that caused or threatened serious death of a person or serious harm. PTSD is related to changes in brain structure/function
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Post Colonialism Theory To understand the post colonialism theory‚ I believe that we must first take a brief look at how we got here. In order to reach the post era‚ we first must walk through the challenges and lessons of those before us. How else would the history that we have to teach us today be there‚ how else would we have the literature to educate us? Colonialism was all about the newer‚ bigger‚ better lands and though these lands had natives already‚ they were just another obstacle. They
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Review of Related Literature Topic Description: The performance of natural disaster and risk reduction management of Malabon City in the past 5 years. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The review of the literature for this study gives emphasis in the creation‚ strengthening‚ and evolution of the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Management System (PDRRMS) that provided an integrated approach in dealing‚ not only with the country’s preparedness and responsiveness towards natural disasters
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It’s a distraction. It’s irritating. It’s Tinnitus. Ringing of the ears can change your life drastically‚ and usually not on the good side. We know that at the moment‚ there is no outright cure for tinnitus. This ringing will stay and might get worse. And while our doctors and scientists work hard in finding a cure‚ we can‚ by ourselves find ways on how to handle tinnitus so it won’t affect our lives. While a cure is not available‚ managing ringing of the ears is feasible. The first step‚ when tinnitus
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The Physiology of Fitness Acute/ Short term effects of exercise Task… In 4 equal groups‚ each group will be assigned a system to research. You need to make sure your group researches your particular area thoroughly and covers the following responses depending on what system has been assigned. Your group will then present back the findings to the rest of the group through a detailed and informative A3 poster. • Musculoskeletal response: increased blood supply; increase in muscle pliability; increased
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Acute VS Chronic Leukemia Eric Strole University of Phoenix COM/155 Wendy Schmidt Aug 10‚ 2013 Cancer is one of the most catastrophic and debilitating diseases known to mankind. There have been many types of cancer that have been discovered over the years. Most people that have had cancer undergo chemotherapy‚ radiation‚ or both. Leukemia is one of the most feared types of cancer. “Leukemia is cancer of the blood or bone marrow. It is classified by an abnormal increased
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America’s Post Civil War Growing Pains History 105: Contemp U.S. History July 23‚ 2013 Professor Lewis There was a period around the time the Civil War ended known as the Post Civil War. This was a time America named Growing Pains. This name was given due to all the troubles and things they went through. There was so much that happened during this time and this is what made this era a known time period. During 1865-1900 post civil war periods‚ two major turning points would be segregation
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