Word: patient
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Whatever the cause, autism is treatable, and more and more people will come to understand that treating the whole patient and not merely the symptoms will produce the best results. A good rehabilitation program will be a structured one that provides therapeutic stimulation to a nervous system that has failed to mature properly. Treatment should also include advice regarding diet, nutrition and lifestyle issues, including sleep and behavior. In this way, it may be possible to get the best results for children and adults who suffer from autism as well as many other neurological disabilities. Basil Ziv, Executive Director Association...
Sean Dixon lies on a treatment table at a clinic in central London as acupuncturist Bernard Nolan inserts 10 tiny needles into his feet, ankles, shins, hands and abdomen. "Can you feel that?" Nolan asks. "Yeah," his patient answers, wincing slightly. Dixon isn't entirely comfortable with needles but he's paid $120 for the weekly sessions since February, after six months of traditional physical therapy failed to cure his strained neck. Six weeks into acupuncture with Nolan, he is feeling much better. "I have no idea why it works," Dixon, 41, says, "but this problem is almost gone." Nolan...
...however, you or a loved one is running a high fever, has a lot of redness or shows signs that an abscess is forming, you need to get to a doctor right away. "It never hurts for a patient to say something like, Could this be an MRSA infection?" says Dr. Jack Edwards, chief of infectious disease at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. It could make all the difference in the world...
Egan is a pediatrician in Jacksonville, Florida. Some names in this column have been changed to protect patient privacy...
...that same vein. When parents hear a diagnosis of autism, they might assume that their children will never get better. But they do. Martin Bounds Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Whatever the cause, autism is treatable, and more and more people will come to understand that treating the whole patient and not merely the symptoms will produce the best results. A good rehabilitation program will be a structured one that provides therapeutic stimulation to a nervous system that has failed to mature properly. Treatment should also include advice regarding diet, nutrition and lifestyle issues, including sleep and behavior. In this...