Category: Injuries

How to Support a Loved One After a Serious Injury

No matter the cause, accident victims can feel a deep sense of isolation and aloneness. Their world has been turned completely upside down, and activities that used to be mindless and simple are now challenging and require a lot of effort. They need companionship, help, and care from their family and friends while recovering. Here…

3 Tips for Using Crutches

Accidents happen to everyone. No matter how healthy you are, all it takes is one missed stair or unseen patch of ice to put you on crutches. If you’ve never used crutches before, you may think there’s nothing to it—after all, it looks pretty straightforward, right? Well, things are a little different than how they…

Managing Neck Pain & Helpful Accessories

As adults, we spend most of our “awake hours” at our jobs. For most of us, it’s around 40 hours per week and sometimes more. It’s important that we take advantage of these working hours and keep an eye on our health. Eating right, exercising, and making sure you get enough sleep are all important…

How Cold Weather Affects Senior Citizens

As the weather changes for a large majority of the country, cold weather is just a few short months away. Cold rain showers, heavy wet snow, and below freezing temperatures are inconvenient for all of us but these extreme weather conditions can have a major impact on senior citizens. Cold weather can cause major issues…