LP shunt: Lumboperitoneal shunt complications
What is Lumboperitoneal Shunt?Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is an artificial connection created by neurosurgeons which allows excess of cerebrospinal fluid to leave the subarachnoid space and enter the peritoneum. From there...
Benefits of a massage: Deep tissue massage
Massages are body tissue manipulationtreatments designed to relieve pain and treat certain medicalconditions, while, at the same time, promoting health and well-being.There are many types of massage treatments, specially designed...
Physiotherapy for stroke patients
When a person rapidly loses brain functions and such loss is closely connected with disturbance with the blood supply to the brain we say that he/she is suffering from stroke...
Activities in occupational therapy
Many people undergo occupationaltherapy after they have suffered an injury or some other kind ofdebilitating health problems. People usually have problemsdistinguishing physiotherapy from occupational therapy. However, thetwo are quite different.Namely...
Swedish massage therapy
The origins of Swedish massageEven though the greatest majority of people might get theimpression that the origin of Swedish massage is in Sweden, the sources claim that aDutch is responsible...
Children and occupational therapy
Children and Occupational Therapy Occupational therapy (OT) is the kind of therapy which strives to help physically and/or mentally challenged individuals achieve as much independence as possible. By working on...
Importance of occupational therapy in elderly patients
Occupational therapy is a form oftreatment and therapy which focuses on helping people learn how tomanage performing daily activities in life without any problems,regardless of the form of illness or...
Occupational therapy for autistic children
Autism and Occupational Therapy (OT)Autism is a developmental disorder that interferes with the individual’s ability to communicate, interact and sometimes perform everyday activities, depending on the severity of the disorder...
Types of psychiatric therapies
Two professions which commonly overlap are psychiatry and psychology, often being combined in order to help people deal with some of the health problems they might be facing. Together, the...
Drug abuse health risks
It is a common problem for alcoholics to find that the recovery period that they experience can often lead to experimentation with other kinds of drugs. This often leads to...