Osteoarthritis (OA) is the number one cause of chronic knee pain, affecting nearly a quarter of people 40 or older. A recent study of people with overweight or obesity and OA showed that telehealth visits can be an effective way to provide care and may even help with weight loss, which can improve symptoms and prevent OA from worsening.
Parents may feel exasperated when young children persistently resist small or big requests. Yet this behavior pattern can be disrupted: first it’s necessary to identify the reasons for the opposition, then apply appropriate strategies to invite better behavior.
Men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer have to make difficult choices about medical therapy, and hope that they will not later regret their treatment decisions. But a study found that such regrets are common, mainly because of differences between their expectations and actual experience.
It’s commonly believed that poinsettia plants are poisonous, but are they? If they are dangerous, what can happen if some is ingested? What about other popular holiday-season plants like mistletoe or holly? If you have any of these in your home, what should you know about them?
We all know that motivation is key to accomplishing our goals, but even if you have a much-desired goal in mind, it’s too easy for motivation to dissipate. Before setting a goal, it’s critical to identify why it is important to you, to create a detailed plan that outlines how you will achieve it, and to make a to-do list so you can track your progress.
If you want to cut down on your alcohol consumption, or just want to start the new year on a healthy note, consider joining the Dry January challenge. Does a month seem like a long time? Here are steps you can take to improve your chances of success.
Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation where we question our own abilities, minimize our successes, and overemphasize what we perceive to be our failures. When this happens, it’s helpful to try to view the situation more clearly and from a more balanced point of view. This takes practice, but the process starts with awareness.