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How do we provide comfort to our seniors in pain?

It has been 5 weeks that I and other caregivers are taking care of a 92 year old with Dementia, leg and knee pain and depression. After 5 weeks, she grimaces less and complain less of pain as we provide comforting words and massages to her. She likes the hugs and comforting words as she lives alone , feeling like abandoned for many years. 

We use all kinds of massage oil from coconut oil with fresh ginger and turmeric powder to Desitin, as she is bed-ridden and can be prone to bed sores. Sunlight is very important to her to remove her blues and move her from bed to wheelchair with exercise. It warms her body and she loves to be in the sun.

Toning or making elongated vowel sounds to heal your body

Practice making elongated vowels sound to become centered in your body, balance brain wabes and release fear and other emotions. This practice helps your body especially the temporal lobe of the brain Ah evokes a sense of relaxation… Ee or Ay helps in concentration, releasing pain and anger… Oh or Om warms skin temp andContinue reading “Toning or making elongated vowel sounds to heal your body”

Bursts of Beta Waves, Not Sustained Rhythms, Filter Sensory Processing in Brain

In both human and animal subject, bursts of beta wave activity in the brain help to filter distraction in order to process different sensations, a new study reports. What does this mean? When we are busy focusing or doing some focused task, we cannot feel some other sensation including pain. So I experimented on childbirth pain issue by focusing on the baby coming out of the birth canal and when my focus is off, I can feel more pain.

Lesson we learn from our disabilities – never give up

At the abilities.com fair last weekend in San Mateo Event Center, there are many distributors of products to help disabled families.

One attendee reminded me of not giving up in every health issue we encounter in life. She is in her 80s and both her daughter and grandson are battling a rare disease.

Sensory neurons regulate how we recognize pain, touch, and the movement

Sensory neurons regulate how we recognize pain, touch, and the movement and position of our own bodies, but the field of neuroscience is just beginning to unravel this circuitry. Now, new research from the Salk Institute shows how a protein called p75 is critical for pain signaling, which could one day have implications for treating neurological disorders as well as trauma such as spinal cord injury.

Current Health News: Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens

Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens  How can we help lower Opioid use amoung our young adult population? Email motherhealth@gmail.com We should have alternative pain herbal or holistic solutions instead of narcotics. Educating our population on the adverse side effects of narcotic pain medications is a must. We must stop using narcoticContinue reading “Current Health News: Fatal Opioid ODs on the Rise Among U.S. Teens”

How to End America’s Opioid Addiction

Prescription for Change — How to End America’s Opioid Addiction Visit the Mercola Video Library Story at-a-glance More Americans now use prescription opioids than smoke cigarettes. Opiates such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl and morphine also kill more Americans than car crashes each year In 2015, 27 million Americans used illegal drugs like heroin and/or misusedContinue reading “How to End America’s Opioid Addiction”

Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally

Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally Summary: Researchers find brain areas associated with pain and empathy may be involved in the social transfer of pain in mice. Source: SfN. Pain sensitivity associated with alcohol withdrawal may activate the same brain region in both drinking and non-drinking mice, finds a study published in eNeuro. Monique Smith and colleaguesContinue reading “Mice Feel Other’s Pain, Literally”

When Lovers Touch, Their Breathing and Heartbeat Syncs While Pain Wanes

Summary: Study explores how interpersonal synchronization could help to decrease pain. Source: University of Colorado at Boulder. Fathers-to-be, take note: You may be more useful in the labor and delivery room than you realize. That’s one takeaway from a study released last week that found that when an empathetic partner holds the hand of aContinue reading “When Lovers Touch, Their Breathing and Heartbeat Syncs While Pain Wanes”

Forearm Exercises to Build Strength and Reduce Wrist + Elbow Strain

Treatment options for tennis elbow Tennis elbow is a painful condition that usually comes from overuse or repetitive use of the muscles and tendons of the forearm and the elbow joint. Several layers of treatment can be implemented at home or after consulting a physician. First, rest is important. The rest allows the tiny tearsContinue reading “Forearm Exercises to Build Strength and Reduce Wrist + Elbow Strain”

Heel Pain, caring for your feet

What causes heel pain? 8 possible conditions Your foot and ankle are made up of 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 tendons. The heel is the largest bone in your foot. If you overuse or injure your heel, you may experience heel pain. This can range from mild to disabling. If you developContinue reading “Heel Pain, caring for your feet”

Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain

Background:   Yoga is effective for mild to moderate chronic low back pain (cLBP), but its comparative effectiveness with physical therapy (PT) is unknown. Moreover, little is known about yoga’s effectiveness in underserved patients with more severe functional disability and pain.   Objective:To determine whether yoga is noninferior to PT for cLBP. Design:12-week, single-blind, 3-groupContinue reading “Yoga, Physical Therapy, or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain”