I never remember a year in my life wherein I'm free of colds and asthma attacks - whenever these occur, I get very short-tempered, I gasp for breath, even eating and lying down is terribly tiresome, my nose is full of mucusÂ…ugh! Luckily, though I'm always having colds and allergic of certain allergens, I never suffered worse sinus infections.My mom is different. She is a terrible allergic - very sensitive to almost all types of allergens....more
Safety on the wheels is a concern for everyone. The question is how.Keeping a safe environment for wheelchair users is easier said than done. There are a diverse set of factors that are involved which make ensuring safety on wheels quite difficult. However numerous these may be, a general set of tips is helpful to decrease the occurrence of wheelchair-related accidents if not totally eradicate it. We are working on a premise that the rider is...more
Persons who have become disabled since birth and/or even due to accidents are more open-minded nowadays. They think of their situation as something that doesn't tell them that it's already the end of the world. Otherwise, it gives them the chance to ponder on the other things that they can do now. They do engage in various activities that can help them overcome their condition and become more confident about themselves. In fact, some of them already established integrity and a good reputation in various fields including sports. Along this fact is their need to have something - I'm talking about wheelchairs - that can "support" them in carrying out these activities.According to the article "Wheelchair Seat Angle" by Gary Karp which was posted at www.spinlife.com, your chair seat does not necessarily need to be parallel to the ground. Seats can slope down toward the back. The angle of the seat compared to the ground is known as "seat dump" or "rake". Having some degree of seat dump makes those persons with disabilities more stable in their seat. People with higher level spinal disabilities gain security and safety with the use of seat dump. Manual riders are able to exert more push...more
Traveling on Holidays has always been fun. Actually, it has become one of our itineraries during this most anticipated season of the year. But you know what guys; even disabled persons love to travel. They love to stay out of the confines of their wheelchairs, enjoy their lives to the fullest, and realize that there's still a wonderful world that's...more
Bothered by your sinuses? You are not alone. An estimated 15% of people in America suffer from sinus infections. Treating this disorder should be a priority as it has been found out to have a significant effect on worker productivity and school performance on an individual level. Our sinuses are hollow spaces in our facial bones designed to help...more
Have you ever felt like your head is going to explode? Felt intense pressure behind your eyes making it next to impossible to concentrate. Had headaches, pain in the upper jaws, fever, coughs and runny nose? If your answer is yes, then you could be suffering from Sinus infection. According to Mark Cichocki, our sinuses are air pockets located inside the bones in the skull. They are located to either side of the nose (maxillary), behind and in between the eyes (ethmoid), in the forehead (frontal), and there is one much further back in the head (sphenoid). These spaces contain mucus that drains by way of small pin holes in the sinuses. When these sinuses grow swollen and prevents the proper drain of mucus, sinusitis is the result. Sinusitis attacks may last until 12 weeks or more depending on the gravity of the infection. Unlike colds which is viral, sinusitis may sometimes be caused by bacteria. The accumulated mucus from the plugged sinuses serves as the breeding ground for these microorganisms. At least 30% of the population suffers from sinusitis each year. Sinusitis can be treated with the right dose of antibiotics usually from fourteen to twenty-one days of continued...more
Why do people end up in wheelchairs? And what can be done to help them? Thousands of Americans are involved with spinal cord injuries each year which relegate them to a "chair bound' life. A small percentage of these "riders" have been born with...more
Does your work wear you down? Does your computer set exhaust you rather than help you reduce your work load? If your answer to these questions is yes, then, you must understand the word "ergonomics".Ergonomics is the study of work. It aims to develop...more
It's time for part two of the series to reduce environmental stress in your life. In Five Ways to Reduce Environmental Stress - Part One, I shared with you five ways you can immediately reduce stress by controlling your environment. Now I will share...more
Jill is a 21 y/o college student who used to do well until about a few months ago when she started to experience "weird" attacks almost daily. She described her experience as "horrible." When she has the attack, she feels that she's about to die or...more
I'm sure you've heard the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses." It used to mean creating a life-style that had quality, pizzazz, and followed the "trends." But what if you live in a culture where "the Joneses" our kids see every day on TV...more
Adults with ADD are not "wired" for details. We're creatives, entrepreneurs, inventors, idea generators, and big picture thinkers. When an adult with ADD is confronted with too many details to tend to, overwhelm quickly sets in. This is not a...more