A multimodal pain management regimen that combines medications and complementary techniques can help increase pain relief in obese patients. Recognizing the patient’s pain and working with the patient to help minimize the effects of the pain can lead to a more positive outcome. Obesity is linked to several chronic pain conditions like low back pain, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and can worsen existing pain. A multidisciplinary approach to pain management in obese patients is recommended.
This document provides guidelines for the management of cancer pain. It discusses that pain is a common symptom in cancer patients, with a prevalence of over 50% depending on cancer stage. While pain is undertreated in many cancer patients, comprehensive assessment and appropriate treatment including opioids can effectively manage cancer pain. The guidelines cover principles of cancer pain management, diagnosis and assessment of pain, classification of cancer pain, and tools for assessing pain intensity and quality.
1) Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients facing life-threatening illness through pain relief and prevention of suffering. It addresses physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems.
2) High-quality palliative care is competent, compassionate, and well-coordinated across different care settings and disease stages. It treats the whole person.
3) Effective pain management for cancer patients requires a holistic, interdisciplinary approach that treats both physical pain and psychosocial suffering using pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods. The goal is to relieve suffering and improve quality of life.
Case study on lowback pain using Physioball, yoga And Dietry Measures.iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences is one of the speciality Journal in Dental Science and Medical Science published by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The Journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope work in all areas related to medical and dental science. The Journal welcome review articles, leading medical and clinical research articles, technical notes, case reports and others.
Ortho ob aging and growing stronger by jonathan sylvain rptLisa Pilato
1) The document discusses how physical therapists can play an important role in preventing disease and disability in elderly patients through exercise programs that focus on strength, balance, and flexibility training.
2) These exercise programs are designed to slow the aging process and can reduce the risk of chronic diseases, falls, and loss of mobility by targeting common issues like loss of bone density and muscle mass.
3) Physical therapists are well-qualified to develop and implement individualized preventative exercise plans due to their extensive knowledge of exercise techniques, the aging body, and disease progression.
No poison can kill a positive thinker and no medicine can cure a negative thinker. Pain is a complex perceptual experience. Pain is a major public health problem. Beat back pain without surgery and conquer pain without painkillers. Delays have dangerous ends. Knee braces invite injury. Chronic pain affects one in three people in the United States. There are more Americans suffering from chronic pain than with diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Chronic pain is caused by degeneration, illnesses, injuries, surgeries, and treatment side effects. Pain is a major public health problem and is the most common reason why Americans use complementary and integrative health practices. Recent imaging evidence suggests a possible hypothalamic origin for a headache attack, but further research is needed. A migraine is associated with a modest increase in the risk of ischemic stroke.
The document discusses aging well through maintaining physical activity and an engaged lifestyle. It suggests occupational therapists can help older adults through preventative interventions that promote independence and reduce healthcare costs. Evidence shows occupational therapy can improve health, function and quality of life for older clients. The workshop encourages reflection on how participants intend to age well themselves and whether their views on working with older clients have changed.
The document describes a study that analyzed audiotaped consultations between clinicians and actors portraying patients to discuss either smoking cessation or healthy eating. The analysis found that smoking cessation consultations clearly outlined what needed to change, how to change, and how progress would be monitored, while healthy eating consultations lacked consistency and clarity on these points. Advice on dietary changes was often vague or superficial compared to the specific guidance provided on quitting smoking.
Osteoarthritis is a common form of arthritis that damages joints through wear and tear. While there is no cure, physiotherapy can help manage osteoarthritis symptoms by reducing pain, improving movement and posture, and strengthening muscles. Physiotherapy treatments for osteoarthritis include exercises tailored to each individual, as recent research shows exercise is effective for managing knee osteoarthritis. Exercises help maintain movement, improve joint nutrition and strength, and support general fitness.
This document provides guidelines for the management of cancer pain. It discusses that pain is a common symptom in cancer patients, with a prevalence of over 50% depending on cancer stage. While pain is undertreated in many cancer patients, comprehensive assessment and appropriate treatment including opioids can effectively manage cancer pain. The guidelines cover principles of cancer pain management, diagnosis and assessment of pain, classification of cancer pain, and tools for assessing pain intensity and quality.
1) Palliative care aims to improve quality of life for patients facing life-threatening illness through pain relief and prevention of suffering. It addresses physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems.
2) High-quality palliative care is competent, compassionate, and well-coordinated across different care settings and disease stages. It treats the whole person.
3) Effective pain management for cancer patients requires a holistic, interdisciplinary approach that treats both physical pain and psychosocial suffering using pharmacological and nonpharmacological methods. The goal is to relieve suffering and improve quality of life.
Case study on lowback pain using Physioball, yoga And Dietry Measures.iosrjce
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences is one of the speciality Journal in Dental Science and Medical Science published by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR). The Journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope work in all areas related to medical and dental science. The Journal welcome review articles, leading medical and clinical research articles, technical notes, case reports and others.
Ortho ob aging and growing stronger by jonathan sylvain rptLisa Pilato
1) The document discusses how physical therapists can play an important role in preventing disease and disability in elderly patients through exercise programs that focus on strength, balance, and flexibility training.
2) These exercise programs are designed to slow the aging process and can reduce the risk of chronic diseases, falls, and loss of mobility by targeting common issues like loss of bone density and muscle mass.
3) Physical therapists are well-qualified to develop and implement individualized preventative exercise plans due to their extensive knowledge of exercise techniques, the aging body, and disease progression.
No poison can kill a positive thinker and no medicine can cure a negative thinker. Pain is a complex perceptual experience. Pain is a major public health problem. Beat back pain without surgery and conquer pain without painkillers. Delays have dangerous ends. Knee braces invite injury. Chronic pain affects one in three people in the United States. There are more Americans suffering from chronic pain than with diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. Chronic pain is caused by degeneration, illnesses, injuries, surgeries, and treatment side effects. Pain is a major public health problem and is the most common reason why Americans use complementary and integrative health practices. Recent imaging evidence suggests a possible hypothalamic origin for a headache attack, but further research is needed. A migraine is associated with a modest increase in the risk of ischemic stroke.
The document discusses aging well through maintaining physical activity and an engaged lifestyle. It suggests occupational therapists can help older adults through preventative interventions that promote independence and reduce healthcare costs. Evidence shows occupational therapy can improve health, function and quality of life for older clients. The workshop encourages reflection on how participants intend to age well themselves and whether their views on working with older clients have changed.
The document describes a study that analyzed audiotaped consultations between clinicians and actors portraying patients to discuss either smoking cessation or healthy eating. The analysis found that smoking cessation consultations clearly outlined what needed to change, how to change, and how progress would be monitored, while healthy eating consultations lacked consistency and clarity on these points. Advice on dietary changes was often vague or superficial compared to the specific guidance provided on quitting smoking.
Osteoarthritis is a common form of arthritis that damages joints through wear and tear. While there is no cure, physiotherapy can help manage osteoarthritis symptoms by reducing pain, improving movement and posture, and strengthening muscles. Physiotherapy treatments for osteoarthritis include exercises tailored to each individual, as recent research shows exercise is effective for managing knee osteoarthritis. Exercises help maintain movement, improve joint nutrition and strength, and support general fitness.
This study examined whether pain-related psychosocial factors predicted whether treatment gains were maintained following participation in a physical rehabilitation program for musculoskeletal injuries. The study assessed 310 individuals at admission to rehabilitation, discharge, and 1-year follow up. It found that individuals with high scores on measures of pain catastrophizing and fear of pain at discharge were more likely to experience a return of their pain symptoms and failure to maintain treatment gains at the 1-year follow up. The results suggest that treatment gains may not be sustained long-term if end-of-treatment scores on catastrophizing and fear of pain remain elevated.
June 1, 2018
Historically and across societies people with disabilities have been stigmatized and excluded from social opportunities on a variety of culturally specific grounds. These justifications include assertions that people with disabilities are biologically defective, less than capable, costly, suffering, or fundamentally inappropriate for social inclusion. Rethinking the idea of disability so as to detach being disabled from inescapable disadvantage has been considered a key to twenty-first century reconstruction of how disablement is best understood.
Such ‘destigmatizing’ has prompted hot contestation about disability. Bioethicists in the ‘destigmatizing’ camp have lined up to present non-normative accounts, ranging from modest to audacious, that characterize disablement as “mere difference” or in other neutral terms. The arguments for their approach range from applications of standards for epistemic justice to insights provided by evolutionary biology. Conversely, other bioethicists vehemently reject such non-normative or “mere difference” accounts, arguing instead for a “bad difference” stance. “Bad difference” proponents contend that our strongest intuitions make us weigh disability negatively. Furthermore, they warn, destigmatizing disability could be dangerous because social support for medical programs that prevent or cure disability is predicated on disability’s being a condition that it is rational to avoid. Construing disability as normatively neutral thus could undermine the premises for resource support, access priorities, and cultural mores on which the practice of medicine depends.
The “mere difference” vs. “bad difference” debate can have serious implications for legal and policy treatment of disability, and shape strategies for allocating and accessing health care. For example, the framing of disability impacts the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and other legal tools designed to address discrimination. The characterization of disability also has health care allocation and accessibility ramifications, such as the treatment of preexisting condition preclusions in health insurance. The aim of this conference was to construct a twenty-first century conception of disablement that resolves the tension about whether being disabled is merely neutral or must be bad, examines and articulates the clinical, philosophical, and practical implications of that determination, and attempts to integrate these conclusions into medical and legal practices.
Learn more: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/2018-petrie-flom-center-annual-conference
This study examines how social status, life contexts, and individual factors influence participation in vigorous exercise among adults. Using data from a national survey, the researchers find that higher earnings are linked to more exercise among women, but higher educated women experience a steeper decline in exercise with age. Among men, those with less education show the steepest age-related decline in activity. Black adults exercise less than whites, which is partly explained by living in less safe neighborhoods and having more health problems. Overall, contextual factors from multiple domains independently impact exercise habits.
Physiotherapy is a primary healthcare profession that
promotes wellness, mobility and independent function. It’s a
scientific discipline used to support and treat a diverse range
of conditions by improving the movement of muscles, joints
and limbs. Physiotherapy plays a significant role in the
further damage.
The document discusses pain and psychological perspectives in terminal Motor Neurone Disease (MND) sufferers. It defines terminal illness and MND, describing the physical and psychological pain associated with MND. Regarding physical pain, it discusses types, measurement using scales like the SF-36, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological management approaches. For psychological pain, it covers measurement using tools like the BDI and management methods. The document also addresses comorbidities like depression, desire for death, and suicidal thoughts in terminal MND patients. It concludes that managing pain in terminal illness requires a multidisciplinary approach including both medical and psychological support.
The document discusses aging and rehabilitation, covering several key points:
1. It outlines different categories and types of aging, and defines optimal aging as maintaining high functional capacity and quality of life without disease.
2. Physical activity is recommended to reduce health risks in aging, and a comprehensive exercise program incorporating aerobic, resistance, and flexibility training provides benefits.
3. When prescribing rehabilitation exercises, a personalized approach is needed to consider an individual's needs, health status, and motivation levels.
4. A biopsychosocial model of care that considers medical, physical, and psychological factors is recommended to effectively treat chronic pain conditions in aging patients.
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy can play emerging roles in treating anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Physiotherapy includes supervised exercise to increase body fat, muscle strength, and improve mood without adverse effects. Occupational therapy promotes independence in daily activities and meaningful occupations to interrupt disordered eating patterns and develop social skills. Both physiotherapists and occupational therapists can implement treatments like group exercises, meal planning, relaxation techniques, and leisure activity exploration for patients with eating disorders. Precautions include monitoring for depression, suicide risk, and cardiac issues.
Elderly compliance to physical therapy programs is an important issue, as noncompliance can lead to negative health outcomes. Studies have found that one-third to two-thirds of patients are not fully compliant with prescribed exercises. The Health Belief Model and Self-Determination Theory can help explain factors influencing compliance. Key factors include a patient's perceived susceptibility, severity of their condition, barriers/benefits to treatment, and level of intrinsic motivation. Improving patient education and autonomy support can increase long-term compliance to physical therapy programs.
Yoga has benefits for cancer patients by reducing stress, inflammation, and side effects of treatment. It can help regulate stress hormones, lower inflammation, reduce fatigue, and improve quality of life. A study on breast cancer patients found that those who practiced yoga during radiation therapy had greater reductions in cortisol levels and reported less fatigue post-treatment than other groups. Yoga may help cancer patients manage the transition after active treatment by providing a coping skill. A study on cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation found those who practiced yoga had less increase in blood pressure and blood sugar levels compared to the control group.
Anne Ashford was able to avoid knee surgery and significantly reduce her osteoarthritis pain after participating in a Kolling Institute research study that involved losing 10% of her body weight through diet and exercise. The study led by Professor David Hunter found that patients who undertook weight loss through diet and exercise reduced their osteoarthritis pain by an average of 50% on completion of the program. Researchers at the Kolling Institute are conducting numerous studies to develop non-surgical interventions for osteoarthritis aimed at reducing pain and the need for joint replacement surgery.
This document discusses a holistic approach to lifestyle management for diabetics. It presents various modalities of diabetes care including non-pharmacological/non-interventional approaches like exercise, stress management, foot care, education, self-monitoring of blood glucose, smoking cessation, and diet. These lifestyle factors are interconnected and impact glycemic control and health. Regular physical activity, stress management, foot care education, self-monitoring, and smoking cessation can all effectively, safely, and affordably improve health outcomes for diabetics when implemented as part of a comprehensive care program.
This document summarizes research on using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat obesity. It finds that traditional psychological treatments are ineffective for obesity beyond short-term weight loss due to weight regain. ACT aims to reduce experiential avoidance, increase psychological flexibility, and focus on valued actions rather than weight loss. Studies show that acceptance and defusion strategies can reduce food cravings and consumption compared to suppression. Several studies also found that ACT interventions for obesity can effectively target factors like experiential avoidance that maintain unhealthy behaviors.
Dr. Michael Antoni of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center discussed stress management for cancer patients at the 2011 WellBeingWell Conference in Miami.
Mamta Parihar presented a 10 minute microteaching session on changes in aging to nursing students. She began with introducing herself and the topic. She defined geriatric nursing and listed factors that influence aging such as heredity, nutrition, and environment. Mamta then described normal age-related physiological changes like decreased cardiac output and lung function. She also discussed psychological changes like social isolation and cognitive changes including delirium and dementia. The session aimed to provide students with knowledge of geriatric nursing and the changes associated with aging.
1. The book "Yoga as Medicine" discusses how yoga benefits both healthy people and those facing health challenges through stretching, strengthening, breathing, and meditation practices that calm the mind and improve physical health.
2. It provides general yoga information and guidelines as well as specific yoga practices for 20 common health problems as described by experienced yoga therapists from different traditions.
3. Scientific studies have shown yoga benefits various health conditions, and the book compares risks and benefits of different yoga styles, recommending some styles over others for certain medical issues. It provides illustrated therapeutic yoga sequences for conditions like anxiety, arthritis, and diabetes.
Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) plays a key role in diabetes management and prevention. MNT involves nutritional assessments, diagnoses, and monitoring provided by a registered dietitian. It focuses on helping patients achieve normal blood sugar, lipid, and blood pressure levels and prevent complications. MNT is more individualized than diabetes self-management training and relies on multiple sessions and feedback over time. MNT has been shown to improve glycemic control and is an important part of primary, secondary, and tertiary diabetes prevention and treatment.
Bridgepoint Health Bulletin discusses the rising crisis of complex chronic illness. 60% of healthcare spending is for people with complex chronic illnesses. Modern medicine has improved treatment of deadly illnesses but not found cures, converting many to chronic illnesses. As lifespans increase, more people are living with multiple chronic conditions or complex chronic illness, which is the leading cause of death, disability, and rising healthcare costs. Bridgepoint Health specializes in patients with complex illnesses and sees addressing their care as the new frontier in healthcare.
Yoga has benefits for cancer patients by reducing stress, inflammation, and side effects of treatment. This document discusses the role of stress and inflammation in cancer development and progression. It outlines different types of yoga and their benefits. Studies show yoga lowers stress hormones and inflammatory biomarkers in cancer patients. One study found breast cancer patients who practiced yoga during radiation therapy had better quality of life and physical functioning after treatment compared to other groups. Another study found yoga helped maintain blood pressure and blood sugar levels in cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.
Obesity: Effective Treatment Requires Change in Payers\' PerspectiveRhonda Greenapple
This article discusses the results of a survey of payers representing over 100 million covered lives and 42 physicians who treat nearly 500 obese patients monthly. The survey aimed to examine perspectives on obesity management. Key findings include:
1) Only 24% of payers track obese and morbidly obese patients, making it difficult to provide intervention.
2) Weight-loss drugs are not widely covered by employers and payers see them as lacking efficacy.
3) Physicians consider a 5-10% weight reduction in 6 months sufficient to show treatment efficacy, while payers require 18% weight loss to cover a product.
4) Reimbursement issues significantly impact physicians' treatment plans, ranking equally with efficacy and safety
This study examined whether pain-related psychosocial factors predicted whether treatment gains were maintained following participation in a physical rehabilitation program for musculoskeletal injuries. The study assessed 310 individuals at admission to rehabilitation, discharge, and 1-year follow up. It found that individuals with high scores on measures of pain catastrophizing and fear of pain at discharge were more likely to experience a return of their pain symptoms and failure to maintain treatment gains at the 1-year follow up. The results suggest that treatment gains may not be sustained long-term if end-of-treatment scores on catastrophizing and fear of pain remain elevated.
June 1, 2018
Historically and across societies people with disabilities have been stigmatized and excluded from social opportunities on a variety of culturally specific grounds. These justifications include assertions that people with disabilities are biologically defective, less than capable, costly, suffering, or fundamentally inappropriate for social inclusion. Rethinking the idea of disability so as to detach being disabled from inescapable disadvantage has been considered a key to twenty-first century reconstruction of how disablement is best understood.
Such ‘destigmatizing’ has prompted hot contestation about disability. Bioethicists in the ‘destigmatizing’ camp have lined up to present non-normative accounts, ranging from modest to audacious, that characterize disablement as “mere difference” or in other neutral terms. The arguments for their approach range from applications of standards for epistemic justice to insights provided by evolutionary biology. Conversely, other bioethicists vehemently reject such non-normative or “mere difference” accounts, arguing instead for a “bad difference” stance. “Bad difference” proponents contend that our strongest intuitions make us weigh disability negatively. Furthermore, they warn, destigmatizing disability could be dangerous because social support for medical programs that prevent or cure disability is predicated on disability’s being a condition that it is rational to avoid. Construing disability as normatively neutral thus could undermine the premises for resource support, access priorities, and cultural mores on which the practice of medicine depends.
The “mere difference” vs. “bad difference” debate can have serious implications for legal and policy treatment of disability, and shape strategies for allocating and accessing health care. For example, the framing of disability impacts the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and other legal tools designed to address discrimination. The characterization of disability also has health care allocation and accessibility ramifications, such as the treatment of preexisting condition preclusions in health insurance. The aim of this conference was to construct a twenty-first century conception of disablement that resolves the tension about whether being disabled is merely neutral or must be bad, examines and articulates the clinical, philosophical, and practical implications of that determination, and attempts to integrate these conclusions into medical and legal practices.
Learn more: http://petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/details/2018-petrie-flom-center-annual-conference
This study examines how social status, life contexts, and individual factors influence participation in vigorous exercise among adults. Using data from a national survey, the researchers find that higher earnings are linked to more exercise among women, but higher educated women experience a steeper decline in exercise with age. Among men, those with less education show the steepest age-related decline in activity. Black adults exercise less than whites, which is partly explained by living in less safe neighborhoods and having more health problems. Overall, contextual factors from multiple domains independently impact exercise habits.
Physiotherapy is a primary healthcare profession that
promotes wellness, mobility and independent function. It’s a
scientific discipline used to support and treat a diverse range
of conditions by improving the movement of muscles, joints
and limbs. Physiotherapy plays a significant role in the
further damage.
The document discusses pain and psychological perspectives in terminal Motor Neurone Disease (MND) sufferers. It defines terminal illness and MND, describing the physical and psychological pain associated with MND. Regarding physical pain, it discusses types, measurement using scales like the SF-36, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological management approaches. For psychological pain, it covers measurement using tools like the BDI and management methods. The document also addresses comorbidities like depression, desire for death, and suicidal thoughts in terminal MND patients. It concludes that managing pain in terminal illness requires a multidisciplinary approach including both medical and psychological support.
The document discusses aging and rehabilitation, covering several key points:
1. It outlines different categories and types of aging, and defines optimal aging as maintaining high functional capacity and quality of life without disease.
2. Physical activity is recommended to reduce health risks in aging, and a comprehensive exercise program incorporating aerobic, resistance, and flexibility training provides benefits.
3. When prescribing rehabilitation exercises, a personalized approach is needed to consider an individual's needs, health status, and motivation levels.
4. A biopsychosocial model of care that considers medical, physical, and psychological factors is recommended to effectively treat chronic pain conditions in aging patients.
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy can play emerging roles in treating anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Physiotherapy includes supervised exercise to increase body fat, muscle strength, and improve mood without adverse effects. Occupational therapy promotes independence in daily activities and meaningful occupations to interrupt disordered eating patterns and develop social skills. Both physiotherapists and occupational therapists can implement treatments like group exercises, meal planning, relaxation techniques, and leisure activity exploration for patients with eating disorders. Precautions include monitoring for depression, suicide risk, and cardiac issues.
Elderly compliance to physical therapy programs is an important issue, as noncompliance can lead to negative health outcomes. Studies have found that one-third to two-thirds of patients are not fully compliant with prescribed exercises. The Health Belief Model and Self-Determination Theory can help explain factors influencing compliance. Key factors include a patient's perceived susceptibility, severity of their condition, barriers/benefits to treatment, and level of intrinsic motivation. Improving patient education and autonomy support can increase long-term compliance to physical therapy programs.
Yoga has benefits for cancer patients by reducing stress, inflammation, and side effects of treatment. It can help regulate stress hormones, lower inflammation, reduce fatigue, and improve quality of life. A study on breast cancer patients found that those who practiced yoga during radiation therapy had greater reductions in cortisol levels and reported less fatigue post-treatment than other groups. Yoga may help cancer patients manage the transition after active treatment by providing a coping skill. A study on cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation found those who practiced yoga had less increase in blood pressure and blood sugar levels compared to the control group.
Anne Ashford was able to avoid knee surgery and significantly reduce her osteoarthritis pain after participating in a Kolling Institute research study that involved losing 10% of her body weight through diet and exercise. The study led by Professor David Hunter found that patients who undertook weight loss through diet and exercise reduced their osteoarthritis pain by an average of 50% on completion of the program. Researchers at the Kolling Institute are conducting numerous studies to develop non-surgical interventions for osteoarthritis aimed at reducing pain and the need for joint replacement surgery.
This document discusses a holistic approach to lifestyle management for diabetics. It presents various modalities of diabetes care including non-pharmacological/non-interventional approaches like exercise, stress management, foot care, education, self-monitoring of blood glucose, smoking cessation, and diet. These lifestyle factors are interconnected and impact glycemic control and health. Regular physical activity, stress management, foot care education, self-monitoring, and smoking cessation can all effectively, safely, and affordably improve health outcomes for diabetics when implemented as part of a comprehensive care program.
This document summarizes research on using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat obesity. It finds that traditional psychological treatments are ineffective for obesity beyond short-term weight loss due to weight regain. ACT aims to reduce experiential avoidance, increase psychological flexibility, and focus on valued actions rather than weight loss. Studies show that acceptance and defusion strategies can reduce food cravings and consumption compared to suppression. Several studies also found that ACT interventions for obesity can effectively target factors like experiential avoidance that maintain unhealthy behaviors.
Dr. Michael Antoni of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center discussed stress management for cancer patients at the 2011 WellBeingWell Conference in Miami.
Mamta Parihar presented a 10 minute microteaching session on changes in aging to nursing students. She began with introducing herself and the topic. She defined geriatric nursing and listed factors that influence aging such as heredity, nutrition, and environment. Mamta then described normal age-related physiological changes like decreased cardiac output and lung function. She also discussed psychological changes like social isolation and cognitive changes including delirium and dementia. The session aimed to provide students with knowledge of geriatric nursing and the changes associated with aging.
1. The book "Yoga as Medicine" discusses how yoga benefits both healthy people and those facing health challenges through stretching, strengthening, breathing, and meditation practices that calm the mind and improve physical health.
2. It provides general yoga information and guidelines as well as specific yoga practices for 20 common health problems as described by experienced yoga therapists from different traditions.
3. Scientific studies have shown yoga benefits various health conditions, and the book compares risks and benefits of different yoga styles, recommending some styles over others for certain medical issues. It provides illustrated therapeutic yoga sequences for conditions like anxiety, arthritis, and diabetes.
Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) plays a key role in diabetes management and prevention. MNT involves nutritional assessments, diagnoses, and monitoring provided by a registered dietitian. It focuses on helping patients achieve normal blood sugar, lipid, and blood pressure levels and prevent complications. MNT is more individualized than diabetes self-management training and relies on multiple sessions and feedback over time. MNT has been shown to improve glycemic control and is an important part of primary, secondary, and tertiary diabetes prevention and treatment.
Bridgepoint Health Bulletin discusses the rising crisis of complex chronic illness. 60% of healthcare spending is for people with complex chronic illnesses. Modern medicine has improved treatment of deadly illnesses but not found cures, converting many to chronic illnesses. As lifespans increase, more people are living with multiple chronic conditions or complex chronic illness, which is the leading cause of death, disability, and rising healthcare costs. Bridgepoint Health specializes in patients with complex illnesses and sees addressing their care as the new frontier in healthcare.
Yoga has benefits for cancer patients by reducing stress, inflammation, and side effects of treatment. This document discusses the role of stress and inflammation in cancer development and progression. It outlines different types of yoga and their benefits. Studies show yoga lowers stress hormones and inflammatory biomarkers in cancer patients. One study found breast cancer patients who practiced yoga during radiation therapy had better quality of life and physical functioning after treatment compared to other groups. Another study found yoga helped maintain blood pressure and blood sugar levels in cervical cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.
Obesity: Effective Treatment Requires Change in Payers\' PerspectiveRhonda Greenapple
This article discusses the results of a survey of payers representing over 100 million covered lives and 42 physicians who treat nearly 500 obese patients monthly. The survey aimed to examine perspectives on obesity management. Key findings include:
1) Only 24% of payers track obese and morbidly obese patients, making it difficult to provide intervention.
2) Weight-loss drugs are not widely covered by employers and payers see them as lacking efficacy.
3) Physicians consider a 5-10% weight reduction in 6 months sufficient to show treatment efficacy, while payers require 18% weight loss to cover a product.
4) Reimbursement issues significantly impact physicians' treatment plans, ranking equally with efficacy and safety
Obesity is a chronic, debilitating, life long disease giving rise to many other diseases. Severe obesity is
associated with co-morbidities including type 2 DM, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnoea,
obesity hypoventilation syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, stateohepatosis, asthma, back and lower
limb degenerative problem, cancer and premature death. Morbid obesity has acquired epidemic proportions in the west. Traditional approaches to weight loss including diet, exercise and medication achieve no more than 5-10 % reduction in body weight with high relapse rates. So far, there was no effective remedy for morbid obesity. Bariatric surgery is the only effective means of achieving long term weight loss in the severely obese. The international guideline for bariatric surgery are BMI > 40 kg/m2 BMI > 35 kg/m2 together with obesity related disease. Bariatric surgery can achieve sustained weight loss durable to at least 15 years and causes marked improvement in co-morbidities.
Managment of Diabesity (Obesity in diabetes mellitus) Tarek Al 3reeny
This presentation summaries state of the art management of obesity in diabetes mellitus (diabesity) including definition and classifications of both obesity and diabetes. Multidisciplinary approach , pharmacotherapy & bariatric surgery
Surgery should be reserved for carefully selected patients who have not achieved significant weight loss with nonsurgical methods, or for patients with life-threatening obesity-related conditions who may benefit more from early surgical intervention.
A crisis of fat? - Background informationXplore Health
This guide provides background information on obesity, its causes, consequences and treatment, as well as providing an insight into the ethical, legal and social aspects associated with this disease.
The document discusses obesity and its associated risks. It defines obesity as a chronic energy imbalance where calories consumed exceed calories expended. Individual behaviors, environment, and genetics all contribute to obesity. Excess weight gain is associated with increased risks of several health conditions like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers. Untreated hypertension can damage vital organs and increase risks of heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, and vision loss.
1) Diabetes is a chronic disease caused by either the body's inability to produce insulin (Type 1) or cells becoming resistant to insulin (Type 2). It affects over 23 million Americans and costs over $174 billion per year in the US.
2) Regenerative medicine approaches for diabetes include stem cell therapies to preserve insulin-producing beta cells and protect them from immune system rejection. There are also 24 clinical trials testing stem cell therapies for diabetes.
3) Regenerative medicine holds promise for treating many diseases by repairing and regenerating damaged tissues and organs through cell-based therapies and other approaches.
The document discusses diabetes and obesity. It defines the three main types of diabetes - type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is most common and is associated with obesity. The document also defines obesity clinically as a BMI over 30 kg/m^2. It notes that approximately 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are obese. The South region of the US has the highest obesity rates, which may be due to factors like poverty, fried foods, and limited access to healthy foods. There is a strong positive correlation between obesity and type 2 diabetes.
4. Medication therapy for diabetes management.pptxVEERESHKADEMANI1
This document discusses medication therapy for diabetes mellitus. It covers topics like understanding the actions, side effects and contraindications of different medication classes like metformin, sulfonylureas, and thiazolidinediones. It also discusses insulin therapy preparation and administration. The role of diabetes educators in patient education and counseling is explained. Finally, it discusses identifying long-term complications of diabetes and seeking appropriate help.
Obesity in women by Dr. Sharda Jain presented on 17th August 14 at DMA Cente...Lifecare Centre
This document summarizes a presentation on obesity in women given by Dr. Sharda Jain and others. It discusses the increasing prevalence of obesity in women globally and in India. Unique aspects of medical history taking and physical examination in obese women are covered. The document reviews the medical issues associated with obesity like infertility, pregnancy complications, and increased risk of diseases. Lifestyle changes including diet and exercise as well as pharmacological and surgical options for obesity management are presented. Specific considerations for obesity and infertility treatment and pregnancy are also summarized.
Updates on obesity managment including basics and recent updates of 5 As of Canadian Obesity network
If any one needs this presentation you can email me Tarek1.mohamed@mu.edu.eg
Obesity is defined as having a body mass index over 30. It is caused by an imbalance between calorie intake and expenditure. Diagnosis involves measuring BMI, waist circumference, and potentially blood tests. Complications include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and psychological issues. Management involves diet, exercise, behavior changes, prescription medications, and potentially weight loss surgery. Prevention focuses on daily exercise and maintaining a healthy diet.
The document outlines an assignment to create a presentation on diabetes prevalence using the Health Belief Model. It will include information on incidence, prevalence, high-risk groups, demographics of those affected. An overview of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention stages and how the model can be applied to improve diabetes management will also be provided.
Bariatric surgery mechanisms, indications and outcomesMerqurio
1) Obesity is a growing global epidemic causing major health problems and costs. Only bariatric surgery has proven able to achieve substantial and durable weight loss.
2) Gastric banding and gastric bypass are the most common bariatric procedures. Choice depends on availability of long-term follow up support.
3) Bariatric surgery leads to 30-35kg weight loss on average, resolving many obesity-related diseases and improving quality of life. It is indicated for adults with BMI over 30 who have failed lifestyle methods.
Preventing diabetes and obesity in mental health disordersHealthXn
This document summarizes a presentation on preventing diabetes and obesity in patients with mental health issues. It discusses how mental health disorders are associated with higher risks of diabetes and metabolic syndrome due to genetic and lifestyle factors as well as some medications used to treat mental health conditions. Treatment of diabetes and other vascular risk factors is essential for patients with mental health issues since premature death is often due to cardiovascular disease rather than suicide. The presentation emphasizes preventing and early identification of diabetes and metabolic syndrome through lifestyle counseling, monitoring weight and metabolic markers, and treating obesity and diabetes when present.
Frequency of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder in obese females and t...Alexander Decker
This study examined the prevalence of bulimia nervosa (BN) and binge eating disorder (BED) among obese females in Iraq and compared individual characteristics between obese females with and without eating disorders. The study found that 21% of 190 obese females met criteria for BN or BED, with 16.84% having BED and 4.23% having BN. Obese females with eating disorders tended to be younger, live in cities, be married, and have higher education levels compared to obese females without eating disorders. They also reported greater body shape stress, history of diabetes, preferring fatty/mixed meals, and regular meal/snack consumption. The study aimed to better understand the relationship between obesity and eating disorders
The document discusses obesity, including its prevalence, complications, and treatment. Some key points:
- Obesity is defined as having a BMI of over 30 or excess body fat of over 20%. It results from consuming more calories than expended.
- It is common worldwide and in countries like India and China. In the US, over 30% of adults are obese, costing $147 billion annually.
- Obesity increases the risk of conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and some cancers.
- Treatment involves lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. For higher-risk patients, treatment may include medication or surgery to help with weight loss and reduce
Over 23 million Americans have diabetes, which can lead to serious health complications like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and blindness. Medical Network One is a physician organization that develops wellness programs and active care plans for patients with chronic conditions like diabetes through education on managing blood sugar levels, nutrition, physical activity, and medications. Their Diabetes Self-Management Education program teaches individuals how to adjust their lifestyle and maintain control of their diabetes through group and individual sessions with doctors, nurses, dietitians and other experts.
This document discusses the surgical management of obesity. It begins by describing the definition and prevalence of morbid obesity. It then outlines the medical complications associated with obesity and discusses the limitations of medical therapy and lifestyle changes in achieving durable weight loss for morbidly obese patients. The majority of the document focuses on various bariatric surgical procedures, including restrictive procedures like adjustable gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy, and malabsorptive procedures like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, and duodenal switch. It provides details on how each procedure is performed and their typical outcomes and weight loss results. Throughout, it emphasizes that bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for achieving long
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Travel Clinic Cardiff: Health Advice for International TravelersNX Healthcare
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Statistics- Statistics is the science of collecting, organizing, presenting, analyzing and interpreting numerical data to assist in making more effective decisions.
A statistics is a measure which is used to estimate the population parameter
Parameters-It is used to describe the properties of an entire population.
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5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT or Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that serves a range of roles in the human body. It is sometimes referred to as the happy chemical since it promotes overall well-being and happiness.
It is mostly found in the brain, intestines, and blood platelets.
5-HT is utilised to transport messages between nerve cells, is known to be involved in smooth muscle contraction, and adds to overall well-being and pleasure, among other benefits. 5-HT regulates the body's sleep-wake cycles and internal clock by acting as a precursor to melatonin.
It is hypothesised to regulate hunger, emotions, motor, cognitive, and autonomic processes.
The Children are very vulnerable to get affected with respiratory disease.
In our country, the respiratory Disease conditions are consider as major cause for mortality and Morbidity in Child.