Can your sleeping position affect your risk for Parkinson’s disease?

When you’ve had a long exhausting day and are ready to crawl into bed and enjoy the comforts of your pillow, you probably aren’t giving much thought as to what position you want to sleep in. That is because generally speaking, your sleeping position comes quite naturally, and it can be challenging for some to
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5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Physical Therapy Treatments

Your physical therapist may have graduated from a prestigious accredited program and undoubtedly be highly skilled at what he or she does, but your progress throughout the course of your physical therapy treatments isn’t completely in the hands of your therapist. By taking responsibility for your recovery and/or improvement, you will be able to get
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How to Prevent the 3 of the Most Common Sport Injuries

While including sports in your day-to-day life is a great tool to help keep fit and maintain good health, the body is prone to injuries from time to time. This is because muscles, tissue and bone undergo a lot of stress during sports activities and may give way when that stress becomes too much. However, the fear
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Lemon Water: Nature’s Secret

Many individuals wonder: What changes can I make to live a healthier, more natural lifestyle? Often, their questions are met with advise and an overwhelming amount of information from many sources. This overwhelming overload of do’s and don’ts often yields the same reaction: abandoning all efforts, out of false belief that making changes to their
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Alzheimer’s: Raising an Awareness

According to recent statistics, over 44 million people throughout the world have suffered from Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is a disease of the mind, or more specifically, a type of dementia that causes mild to severe memory loss and can often affect thinking and behavior. Here are a few basic statistics regarding Alzheimer’s within the U.S.: Every
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5 Ways to Use Organic Coconut Oil

1. Protection against Dry Skin or Damaged Hair. In the cold winter months, coconut oil rubbed on the lips will keep them silky smooth and prevent chapping. Many popular commercial beauty products often combine whipped shea butter and organic coconut oil to create a luxurious soothing body balm in order to exfoliate and remove dead skin.
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Top Ranked Physical Therapy Programs for Missouri Residents

Given the fact that it is in high demand, physical therapy is a great field to go into at this time and most likely it will continue to be in the years to come. A career as a physical therapist offers many benefits, including a sizable salary. In most cases a doctorate degree is needed
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Injury Prevention in Amateur Football

Injury Prevention

The topic of football injuries has been one that is much too prevalent within the physical therapy and medical industries. This is largely because football players are much more prone to sustaining injuries due to the seemingly aggressive nature of the contact sport. However, just like any other sport, activity, or exercise, there are precautionary
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The History of Aquatic Therapy

Throughout human history, water has been used in many ways to help people suffering with painful physical conditions. The principle that water has healing capabilities holds true in what we call aquatic therapy, however, it is important to note that aquatic therapy is quite different than other forms of healing that utilize water i.e hydrotherapy.
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