Archive for May, 2011

Ayurveda Is The World’s Oldest Still Practiced Medical System

Ayurveda the ‘Science of Life’ is known as the alternative medicine of ancient India and is famous for immunization, rejuvenation and prevention from the diseases. It’s based on Vedic philosophy of healthy living and provides remedies for various illnesses and tells about the ideal lifestyle towards healthy life.

Ayurveda and Kerala have an ancient relationship, this beautiful place has a wealth of herbs and medicinal plants with rich natural resource best suited for Ayurvedic treatments. The climate of Kerala is best suited for all ayurvedic treatments, but during June to November (monsoon) is ideal time for ayurvedic procedures.

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Challenges Facing the Implementation of Electronic Medical Records

Through my previous years of working in the mental health field, the move from hard copy data to electronic data has exploded over night. Though retrieval of data electronically has benefits the down fall is loading all that data by human efforts. Mistakes can be made through transposing numbers or names, misspelled names and changes of address often takes place. Finding competent and willing people whom have the patience and eye for detail is another challenge.

After all the implementations the next hurdle will be maintaining the security of all the records. In the end weathering the storm of entering all that data, I believe the benefits will exceed the risk to transfer hard copy information to an Electronic Medical Records System.

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Brain Injury – How to Beat the Medical System Legally

Most people may think that brain injuries don’t occur very often. A couple million people deal with a brain injury every single year, and many people are left with lifelong problems that they never recover from. Brain injuries that kill many people, can leave others with motor skill problems or mental disabilities.

Circumstances that cause brain injury can differ greatly. Vehicle accidents often result in these types of injuries. Brain injuries can also be caused by falls, child abuse, environmental exposures, sport injuries, and even violence. Brain injury damage is permanent and the learning of ways to compensate for the injuries requires physical therapy in order to overcome physical and mental limitations.

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