Health Care is a whole-of-society approach to health that aims at ensuring the highest possible level of health and well-being and their equitable distribution by focusing on people’s needs and as early as possible along the continuum from health promotion and disease prevention to treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care, and as close as feasible to people’s everyday environment.
Introduction- Caffeine is a naturally occurring, CNS stimulant. It is sourced from coffee beans and certain types of tea, also being used as an additive in sodas and energy drinks. It is most commonly used to overcome drowsiness and fatigue, thus…
What is diabetes? A metabolic condition in which blood glucose levels are not regulated because of deficient insulin production or inability of the insulin produced to work efficiently, Refers to diabetes. Types of diabetes- Type 1 : Insulin Dependent Diabetes…
Introduction- Taping Method is a therapeutic tool and a modality used in pain management, soft tissue injury, tissues and joints malalignment, oedema and more. Properties- Kinesio Tex Tape contains either 100% cotton and elastic fibres or it can be a…
What is cardiac arrest? The sudden cessation of cardiac activity, causes a cardiac arrest. This causes the individual to become unresponsive, with no normal breathing and no signs of circulation. If corrective measures are not taken rapidly, this may be…
Understanding the core muscles- The core muscles maintain spinal and also pelvic stability and can be divided into two groups, depending on the function they perform. The deep core muscles which are stabilising in nature whereas the global muscles which…
Introduction- In a state of sleep, our responsiveness to external environmental stimulus is actually reduced. .We have two sleep states, namely rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and a sequential rotation occurs about 5-6 times while…
Introduction- Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mineral density caused by altered bone structure and may lead to fragile bones, thus causing fractures. In 2004, the WHO defined it as a “BMD that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average…
What is body mass index? BMI or Body mass index is n indicator which is used to determine a person’s healthy weight range for their height. It can also be considered alongside waist circumference to assess the amount of central…
Introduction- Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable diseases, including lung pathologies. It is proven that smoking cessation is one of the most important preventive measure to be taken to reduce morbidities and mortalities. Why Quit? Evidences suggest that…
Background- Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection found mostly in urban and also in the semi-urban areas. Symptoms of dengue however differ from cases to cases. Although most cases are asymptomatic, but in rare cases, dengue fever leads to a more…