Your spine bears the weight of your body, keeps your head balanced, and enables you to walk, run, and perform daily activities. That is why maintaining good posture is so important. It ensures good health of your muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones and...
Learn about celiac disease: symptoms, diagnosis, management, and when to seek help. Understand the importance of early intervention and a gluten-free lifestyle for better long-term health.
A deep tissue injury (DTI) can be painful and debilitating and lead to life-threatening issues. Even with treatment, it can quickly deteriorate into your worst nightmare, and since it's not an obvious injury, it's easy to miss. Learn all about deep tissue...
We all want to stay healthy in the most natural way and the easiest way is to look closely into your kitchen. Read about Home Remedies For Healthy Livings.
Incontinence or involuntary urination is a problem that many people including adults face. But as technology advanced we got a solution to prevent wetting our bed or pants. Adult diapers are the answer to many of our dilemmas regarding incontinence.
HPFY carries a large collection of washable underpads that protect the mattress from urine. Some of our best washable bed pads for incontinence are listed in this article. Read more to know what these underpads are.
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, then you know that even some things that are considered healthy are not exactly good for you. Hot tubs are not one of those things and can have some incredible benefits for diabetics. But there are some things to...
Iontophoresis is a process in which ions diffuse in a medium driven by an applied electric field. These phenomena, directly and indirectly, constitute active transport of matter due to an applied electric field.
Venous ulcer is a skin ulcer caused by improper blood circulation in the legs. Venous ulcers are located on the sides of the leg, usually above the ankle and below the calf. These shallow wounds are caused by leg veins not returning blood to the heart...
Try to keep the stoma area dry, do not put anything on the stoma without checking with your healthcare provider.If you are experiencing any on-going pain at the surgical site, or if something seems different in your stoma’s appearance, you should contact your...
If you have a colostomy, wear time of the pouch can be up to 7 days. Again, I am proactive in keeping the peristomal skin healthy and recommend the pouch be changed every 5 days. If you have an ileostomy, wear time is 3-4 days. The output is more acidic from...
Good health is quintessential for a happy celebration of life. Don't let old age make your loved ones sad on Halloween. Find the best Halloween gifts for adults and make their festive season healthy and happy.
Healthy living has become synonymous with healthy eating. The social media, print media, health journals are all full of the super foods we should eat for maintaining good health. It is all doable as long as we have the ability to orally ingest, chew and...
Biofeedback is a therapy to measure your body’s response to key functions with the help of sensors. This information helps you learn more about how your body works, gives you control over body functions, and insights into health conditions. Learn all about...
For those living with an ostomy, the seemingly unlimited number of ostomy wafers available can make your head spin. It certainly doesn’t seem like trial and error would be a sane option. So how do you know which ostomy wafer might be right for you? Let’s take...
The most common burn injuries are the result of scalds from hot liquid and flame burns. Approximately 80% of these burns occur in the home and 70% of them occur in males. Burns in children younger than 5 years of age account for 20% of yearly burn injuries...
With temperatures and humidity increasing during the dog days of summer, it’s more important than ever to understand and identify signs of distress brought on by excessive heat. The heat of summer can affect us in many negative ways, such as hyperthermia...
Getting the right fit for pouching your stoma is not always easy. Using a systematic approach to the characteristics of your body shape and stoma is very helpful
