Knee replacement surgery is a blessing for people who have bad knees. However, the days that follow your surgery can involve some work and a lot of physical therapy. Here is a look at why post-surgery physical therapy is important after knee replacement surgery.
1. Physical therapy helps your body grow accustomed to your new joint.
Even though medical technology has made it possible for replacement joints to be as functional and lifelike as possible, they are still a foreign object.
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There is plenty of marketing for eye surgery out there, and you the consumer have no doubt heard about the merits of undergoing a Lasik procedure for myopia, hyperopia, and perhaps astigmatism medical eye conditions as well. Lasik surgery is a laser vision correction procedure that results in vision that eliminates your dependency on contacts or glasses to correct refractive errors in your eye. State-of-the-art laser technology allows your Lasik surgeon to perform 100 percent bladeless Lasik surgery that quickly helps you to recover from a refractive error procedure.
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You may have a sleep disorder and be sleep deprived without realizing that you have a problem. Even if you think you've slept for eight hours a night, your brain may not be rested enough. Sleep deprivation has been known to contribute to several mental and physical health problems. Here are some subtle signs that you are not sleeping enough as well as common causes and solutions to help you sleep better.
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If you have visited your ear, nose, and throat doctor, you may have been recommended for septoplasty, or a septum surgery. Perhaps you were born with a deviated septum, or maybe an injury to the nose pushed things out of place, prompting a need for medical attention.
What Is Septoplasty?
Septum surgery is often used to fix a displaced septum. The septum is the part of cartilage in your nose that divides your nostrils into two sides.
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Quitting opiates is difficult, but there's help available in the form of medication-assisted treatment. These treatment methods use another medication to help reduce opioid cravings while you work on your recovery, and they also give you another safety net by blocking the effects of recreational opioid drugs while you're on them.
Suboxone and Vivitrol are two medication-assisted treatments that have been very effective in helping people finally recover from opiate dependency, and both are widely available.
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