Heart Health Month

Heart Health Month

While most people recognize February as the month of Valentine’s day, there is another part of February to shine light on. February is Heart Health Awareness month. Your heart is a vital organ that circulates oxygen throughout your body, pumps blood, maintains your...
Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes 

Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes 

Cognitive Impairment and Diabetes  Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide, and its prevalence in the United States has been steadily rising. While much attention is given to the physical complications of diabetes—such as heart...
Lifestyle Choices and a Healthy Brain

Lifestyle Choices and a Healthy Brain

The brain controls thought, movement and emotion. Billions of nerve cells in your brain, called neurons, send information to the rest of the body. When these neurons are not working properly, there are symptoms that could appear. Symptoms can include slower thinking,...
Adaptive Equipment for Lower Body Dressing

Adaptive Equipment for Lower Body Dressing

Adaptive equipment can improve an individual’s safety, efficiency, and independence with daily activities. There are various types of adaptive equipment for all ADLs (bathing, personal hygiene/grooming, toileting, eating/feeding, dressing, and transferring). However,...