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COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and is characterized by progressive damage to the airways that carry air into the lungs, as well as to lung tissue. This damage gradually reduces pulmonary function, causing breathing difficulties. If you have been newly diagnosed with COPD, you are likely to have a lot of questions about this disease and how it will affect your life in the coming years.

If you are looking into long term care options for yourself or a loved one, you have probably already discovered that there are various types of facilities that provide that care. So which type should you be looking at? Each type of facility provides a different level of care, so which is best suited to meet your needs depends upon exactly what those needs are. Here we'll go over the types of facilities available and what sort of care needs they serve.

So you've followed the standard advice for choosing a long term care facility and have created a list of facilities in your area. Given the fact that Alabama is home to well over 200 such facilities, chances are good that your list is rather long. So what now? How do you go about choosing your best option from that list? Your first step is to narrow your selection, which can be done through a process of researching your listed options and asking questions – a process that we'll outline here.

Choosing the right Alabama long term care facility can be difficult, whether you're looking for a shorter term recovery stay or a more permanent arrangement. Chances are that the experience of choosing such a facility is a new one for you, which can cause a bit of anxiety along the way. Knowing the right things to look for and the right questions to ask as you tour long term care facilities in your area can help ease that anxiety, giving you the tools to make a well-informed and confident decision. Here we'll go over important factors to look into as you tour Alabama long term care facilities.

Has your health care team suggested rehabilitative therapy to help you get back in shape after serious medical challenges or surgery? If so, you have probably already discovered that there are two basic options for getting the therapy you need; enrolling in an inpatient short term rehab program or making use of outpatient rehabilitative services. So which would be best for you? That depends on your individual circumstances, and here are some situations when it may be wise to choose short term rehab over outpatient therapy.

Knee replacement surgery is a very effective treatment for chronic knee problems, offering patients significant pain relief and restoring mobility and quality of life. If you have recently had this procedure, taking good care of yourself during recovery and rehabilitation is the best way to ensure that you are among the majority of patients who obtain those successful results. Here are the basic things you need to know.

Cellulitis is a common and potentially serious bacterial skin infection. It typically appears as a swollen, red patch of skin that feels hot and tender to the touch, and it often spreads rapidly. The most common area for this infection to occur is on the lower legs, but cellulitis can affect any area of the face and body. The infection may affect only surface skin but can also extend into underlying tissues, and in some cases, can spread to the lymph nodes and bloodstream, a development that can become a serious or even life-threatening medical problem.

For patients who will be spending time in an inpatient rehab program, the thought of sharing a room with another patient can be a cause for concern, perhaps even anxiety. While it is understandable to be a little nervous about moving in with a total stranger for a few weeks, in most cases the experience turns out to be a rewarding one, and knowing a few things about how to manage your privacy in a semi-private room can help ensure this.

If you are having joint replacement surgery in the near future, physical therapy will be essential to your recovery – second only to the surgery itself in terms of your future health, comfort and mobility. Why is it so important? Here we'll answer that question in detail, outlining the crucial role that physical therapy plays in aiding, healing, and recovery, as well as helping you safeguard your new joint.

Joint replacement surgery, first performed in the 1960s, is on the rise. In fact, it has become one of the most common orthopedic surgeries in the United States today, done in ever-increasing numbers as improvements in technology and techniques have made these procedures steadily safer and more reliable over recent years.

As the frequency of these procedures has increased, so too has the amount of available information related to them, and some of it is quite interesting. Here, we've assembled a list of 10 startling statistics on joint replacement surgery.