Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and traumatic accident affecting the hip are some of the factors that may lead to surgery of the hip. After undergoing hip replacement patients are usually advice to restrict movement that may affect the hip healing process. You would imagine the crises and challenges faced by individuals who have undergone hip replacement. …
People with disability usually goes through many challenges that sometimes deprives away their dignity and personality. Simple task such as wearing socks or wiping themselves after visiting washroom and toilet usually seems like a nightmare to them. Failure to achieve such a simple task, people with disability most of time feels embarrassed and feels to …
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The fatal three refers to “dehydration, constipation, and seizures.” This condition has the potential to impact a significant impact on a person’s quality of life and sometimes can result to a life-threatening condition. This condition may affect all individuals and are worse for those individuals with disabilities. It is therefore crucial and very important to …
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At any stage of life, one may loss mobility be it from a traumatic accident, diseases or aging. Incident of this tragic event to a person may result in a new life full of challenges to a person. This reality is even more tangible, because in order to stay in the living environment of his …
A bedside commode is a device that helps any person with mobility problems access toilets or bathrooms within the bedside room. Individuals using commode or caregiver, there are certain things one should learn and remember when helping someone use their bedside commode or when one is using this commode on their own. Here is a …
Bathroom commode chairs are excellent devices to help caregivers and patients with limited mobility issues access washroom and relieve themselves with comfort and dignity while eliminating embarrassment. They make the life of those with mobility challenges especially those we love little easier and safer. Everyone needs to use the bathroom and therefore beside commode are …
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A hip replacement prosthesis is surgically implanted to replace the damaged hip joint. This usually happens when the patients have either failed to respond to conservative treatment or the disease has progressed to the point that conservative treatment is no longer adequate. People who need hip replacement surgery typically have severe joint damage from …
For people with chronic conditions like arthritis, osteomyelitis, and hip joint replacement face a lot of challenges and difficulties even to the simplest daily living activities. For instance, simple and normal routine procedures like wearing socks can be a nightmare for them. In this article, we are going to look at scope and scenarios where …
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Normal hip function is needed for mobility and to perform almost all of your usual daily activities. How conditions such as osteomyelitis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and traumatic arthritis may lead to the development of joint problems and in this case hip joint problem. When your hip is injured or if it is painful due to …
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A pressure sore is an area of the skin that breaks down when something keeps rubbing or pressing against the skin. Pressure sores occur when there is too much pressure on the skin for too long. This reduces blood flow to the area. Without enough blood, the skin can die and a sore may form. …
