Taking Control of Stoma: A Comprehensive Tutorial on All You Need to Know
This post is dedicated to helping you take control of your stoma. Whether you’re living with a stoma yourself, caring for someone who has one, or simply trying to increase your knowledge, this tutorial is here to provide you with all the information you need.
Living with a stoma can present unique challenges, but with the right guidance and support, you can keep/ regain your confidence and lead a normal, fulfilling life.
Discover everything you need to know about stomas, from the basics to practical tips and emotional support…
Sitting with a Disability: 12 Trusted Solutions for Disability Lower Back Pain Made Worse by Sitting Down
Unlocking Comfort: Trusted Tips for Disability Lower Back Pain Made Worse by Sitting Down.
Sitting with a disability and struggling with worsening lower back pain? Don’t worry! Explore our blog post for 12 proven solutions to ease your pain while sitting…
The Cost of Living in the UK and How it’s Affecting People With Disabilities
The cost of living in UK is increasing at a rapid rate. Rising costs affect everyone, but disabled people are particularly affected by them.
Specialist equipment, therapies and accessible transport are often extremely expensive and make life difficult for people with disabilities. We also need to pay extra for petrol due to the lack of public transport. Even the benefits that we receive do not cover the costs.
The added costs often cause extreme hardship, particularly for people with complex disabilities…
How to Improve Blood Circulation in Legs While Sitting: 7 Top Tips
Considering how to improve blood circulation in legs while sitting? You can do several simple things: exercises, compression stockings, yoga, and dry brushing are just a few of the easy, natural solutions discussed in this article.
We are spending more time sitting than ever, and that lack of movement can affect the blood circulation in our legs. Pins and needles, throbbing, and swelling are some of the symptoms of poor circulation.
And they can also be signs of more serious health problems…
How to Make Money When You’re Disabled
Are you searching to find out how to make money when you’re disabled? Well, there are many low-stress ways to make money while being disabled. For example, working from home is one way to make money when you’re disabled.
There are no strict rules and no hassles involved. You can even use your mobile phone to make money.
These low-stress ways of earning money discussed here are ideal for people who are retired, disabled, or are looking for extra income…
How to Boost Your Immune System When You Have a Disability/ Medical Condition
How to boost your immune system when you have a medical condition is an often asked question when one has a disability or health condition. If you regularly get unwell with your disability, it might be time to boost your immune system.
Vaccines, exercises, and fermented foods can all help boost your immune system. But first, it is best to consult your doctor because of your specific condition. They can help you determine whether the problem is due to an underlying immunodeficiency.
These precautions are especially important at this time of epidemics, when public health authorities are scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
How to Have Easy Daily Living Routines Everyday: Elderly Health
Your Daily Living Routines such as bathing, feeding, sleeping, moving … may seem more of a burden as you slow down with age. Or face a disability.
Just because your body is gradually changing and slowing down, doesn’t mean that you should give up on the things that are an important part of you…
7 Brilliant Hair Care Tips for Disability: How to Take Care of Your Hair When You’re Disabled
Hair care tips for disability – how to take care of your hair when you’re disabled – That’s what our discussion is all about today!
It’s a great idea to wash your hair at least once a week. You can achieve your perfect hairstyle with a simple brush and the right hair care products for you.
With your disability, you might find it difficult to use a hand-held mirror, or even lack the flexibility to move your hands. This can put a strain on your muscles and cause an inability to move easily and without pain. You can still maintain healthy hair though, even with your mobility and/ or sensory limitations.
Let’s explore more hair care tips for disability…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Worse at Night: 5 Tips on How to Reduce Pain and Sleep Better
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a long-term condition, so cannot be cured. It can only be managed. To manage Rheumatoid Arthritis pain worse at night, look to your sleep routine for solutions. Keep your bedroom optimal for sleep – cool, quiet, and dark.
Also, to at least reduce late-night joint pain, you might want to take pain relief medication before you go to bed. Ask your doctor to recommend the right dose, so it works throughout your sleep cycle and not halfway through.
It can be hard to cope with the unpredictable nature of rheumatoid arthritis. Some days, the pain and stiffness can be a lot worse than others, and there’s no means of knowing when a flare-up will occur…
Activities of Daily Living: 21 Tips to Prevent Loss of Independence
The Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) refer to your everyday self-care routines, and general care routines. They include things you do daily to look after yourself – walking/ mobility, bathing, cooking, dressing/ undressing, grooming/ personal hygiene and general toileting needs.
As a person with a disability/ frailty, your ability to perform these self-care activities – to whatever degree – determines your level of independence.
At the heart of independence is the ability to make decisions for yourself. That ability to perform your activities of daily living – eat, wash, toilet, groom, perform activities – when you want to, in a manner that is both comfortable and acceptable to you.
Choosing The Right Wheelchair to Meet Your Mobility Needs
With so many mobility wheelchairs on offer, it may be easy to get distracted from choosing the right wheelchair to meet your needs. So, we’ve put together 5 Buying Tips and Recommendations to guide you in your search. The First – and Most Important Factor – is to Determine your Mobility, Strength and Abilities. Do you have arms and […]
Daily Problems and Challenges of Using a Wheelchair
The daily problems/ challenges of using a wheelchair, is mostly unrecognized by non-wheelchair users. I hope, by highlighting some of those challenges in this article, everyone becomes more aware of them. So we can all work together to create a safer and fairer world for ourselves, our families and communities. The problems include but are […]
The Challenges of Disability and Poor Mobility
Poor mobility, due to a disability or ageing is mostly something that happens at a definite point in time in our lives. Many people living with a disability now, used to be active, independent and full of life! And surely, most of our elderly or ageing seniors could also remember a time when skipping up the stairs 2 […]
Pressure Sore Prevention for Wheelchair Users
How do wheelchair users prevent pressure sores? Pressure sores – How long does it take to develop one? How can I tell if I have a pressure sore? What do I do about my pressure sore? How is damage caused by a pressure sore? Are pressure sores serious? How can you prevent pressure sores? Questions abound […]