Monday, October 26, 2009

Negligent doctors?

Clinical negligence, also known as medical negligence, can occur at anytime. Medical negligence is when a doctor, nurse or any other medical professional acts wrongly which results in the pain and suffering of another party.

For example, if a doctor provides a misdiagnosis or wrong diagnosis to a patient, and as a result the patient suffers from injuries or other complications as a result, the patient may be eligible to file a clinical negligence claim against the doctor, clinic or hospital.

In one case, a doctor acted negligently after failing to sport a fracture in a man’s arm. The man had hurt his arm and went to the hospital. Staff at the hospital carried out minor checks and allowed the man to go home.

Although an x-ray had been carried out, a fracture was not seen.

In the documents of a compensation claim. it was stated that the hospital had failed to carry out other checks which could have spotted the fracture.

In a recent case, a man who's arm was left disfigured after on-going operation cancellations by a hospital, has filed for compensation for the act of clinical negligence.

The man is unable to carry out his normal daily tasks and is worried that he will not be able to drive and work in the future.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Pain Stopping Lower Back Exercise

Lower back relief as well as lower back exercise are extremely popular searches on the web. Why? Because so many people suffer from pain in this area. Here I examine some of the reasons for and some ways to avoid back pain.


What’s the Cause and Solution?

There are two sides to the story of back pain, two main causes. One cause is simply the amount of wear and tear the back goes through on a regular basis. Sitting or standing, the back is under constant pressure. If you then add overuse to the mix, it’s surprising to me that more people aren’t plagued by back pain! Lack of lower back exercise is the second main cause. obviously, a medical reason may also be the reason for your back pain, but the focus here will be the two causes you can realistically do something to avoid.

What can you do to avoid the first cause? You can reduce the wear and tear on your back by reducing the pressure placed on it and using it more appropriately. This means watching your posture! This is critical when you are lifting, standing or sitting. When standing a natural curve forward should exist in your back. It’s also important to wear shoes with sufficient arch support. Lower back exercise will help with maintaining the proper curve, but if this doesn’t come natural to you, you will have to make a conscious effort to maintain this curve. When sitting, a good ergonomic chair is your best friend! Most importantly, it has to provide sufficient support for your back, to prevent it from curving outward. When lifting, do NOT bend at your waist. Not bending at the waist forces your legs to do the work, rather than making your back do the work! Addressing the second main cause is simple… get more lower back exercise! These exercises will assist you in stretching and strengthening your back muscles, which can help with current pain and help prevent future injuries.

Which Exercises Should I Do?

Both strengthening and stretching are important to avoiding back issues. Let’s address the strengthening issue first. There are quite a few exercises that work best with free weights or health club type machines or equipment. personally I prefer at home workouts, mostly without weights. However, I know that some of you still insist on going to the a health club, so here are a few select lower back exercises you can ask about at the health club the next time you visit:

Deadlift
Machine Back Extensions
Exercise Ball Lower Back Extensions

There are others that draw on the lower back to a degree, but these focus on the lower back almost exclusively. Therefore, it is important to start off with little to no weight when doing the first two exercises.

As far as stretching goes, there are a number of basic and fad stretches that exist, but the most effective method I’ve found is centuries old! This method is called yoga. In my opinion, it is the most effective lower back exercise out there! Put simply, the series of poses that make up yoga, safely stretch not only the lower back and other the rest of your muscles, but it also stretches your ligaments and tendons too. New practitioners have seen increases in flexibility of more than 35% in as little as eight weeks!

I am not a doctor, but these exercises have made a world of difference for me…

Saturday, October 24, 2009

How to Find the Best Medical Assistant School For Yourself?

Many students who found themselves interested in medical assistant program have no clue on how or where to start looking for key information. Now you do not need to look any further. Tabled below are some of the steps which you may follow through to find yourself the best medical assistant school or program. Finding a good program or school for yourself can be a pretty tricky process if you cannot find the proper guidelines.

  • You can seek for advice from friends, relatives and family members on which programs to enroll in. you can also search for the required information through the internet, which is available 7 days per week, and 24 hours a day. You can also seek consultation from your college professor or lecturers.
  • As there are so many different types of medical assistant schools to choose from, with their own advantages and disadvantages to weigh and consider. By carefully analyzing all the relevant criteria and areas of the program / school will give you a good idea on the program or University to sought for.
  • When looking for a medical assistant program, first you need to consider the flexibility of the program/courses, such as does it allow students to learn based on by your own pace or does it has a predefined schedule which you can accommodate. Does it have any 100% online programs where their students can study from the comfort of their home and rule out the need for travelling physically to the University campus.
  • Also check out the total cost required for the whole program. Do not blindly grab the cheapest program that you found, but to carefully check out all the necessary details before doing so. A cheaper degree or bachelor program can be due to a lot of reasons; they might not be accredited, or they may not be covering every modules seek elsewhere, or they might even not very up to date facilities or technologies to facilitate their online programs. So be cautious before finalizing your choice.
  • Find out the length of duration for anyone to complete the degree or bachelor program of that University, and check out if there are any possible ways to shorten this duration at all. It is always advantageous to being able to graduate in a shorter duration, with the same quality accredited degree or bachelor certification as from other Universities which request for a longer duration to complete its whole program.
  • Make sure the program that you are looking forward for is accredited and well recognized by the Ministry of Education as well as local Government or authorities. You may contact your state department of Education to get the list of accredited schools for good reference.
  • Establish good network with some of your local medical practice where you can seek valuable advice from anytime you feel the urge to. You may even get the opportunity to hook up with some of the potential employers through effective networking.
  • Determine if there is any specific area of professionalism which you would like to seek for apart from getting the certification of medical assistant. Some find themselves fond in working in nursing house, psychological, pediatric, physical therapy, emergency rescue ward or others.
  • There is no single way as of how you can find yourself the best medical assistant school, there are a lot of methods where one can sought to get to what you are looking for; whichever way, the key is to focus on what you are looking for, and spend some additional time and effort for researching and analyzing the best medical assistant school or program for your own self.