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6 Techniques For Dealing With Intense Musculoskeletal Disorder Pain

6 Techniques For Dealing With Intense Musculoskeletal Disorder Pain

If you’re living with a Musculoskeletal Disorder then you know it can be painful and debilitating. Damage occurs to the musculoskeletal system over continual and gradual wear and tear to your body, such as damage to your muscles, bones or[...]
Outdated Manual Handling Practises Cause A Rise In Injuries To Healthcare Workers

Outdated Manual Handling Practises Cause A Rise In Injuries To Healthcare Workers

Working in healthcare can be a demanding job, not only emotionally but also physically. Caregiver's frequently using their own strength to provide manual assistance, whether that’s lifting, moving or repositioning a resident, puts repeated strain and pressure on their bodies.[...]
Financial Costs Assisted Living Facilities Could Easily Avoid But Don’t

Financial Costs Assisted Living Facilities Could Easily Avoid But Don’t

As Assisted Living Facilities are a business and not government-funded or a charity it’s important to keep an eye on the financial incoming and outgoing. A big outgoing, which you might not be aware of, is the expense related to[...]
5 Times Early Retirement Wasn’t All It Was Cracked Up To Be

5 Times Early Retirement Wasn’t All It Was Cracked Up To Be

In early 2014, financial services provider TIA-CREF conducted a survey which showed that 37% of Americans planned to retire before the age of 65. Have you ever considered retiring early? Fantastic… You might think. You can now have endless lie-ins,[...]
The Devastating Effects Of Long Term Manual Handling Injuries

The Devastating Effects Of Long Term Manual Handling Injuries

We all know someone that does or has suffered from a manual handling injury or has maybe even had to take an early retirement because of one which is why it’s so important these injuries are discussed. Manual handling injuries[...]
The Short Term Effects Of Manual Handling Injuries

The Short Term Effects Of Manual Handling Injuries

In our recent article, ‘The Devastating Effects Of Long-Term Manual Handling Injuries’ we discussed the long-term effects of manual handling injuries but what about the short-term ones? What immediate effects will occur after suffering a manual handling injury? To start off, the obvious[...]
7 Red Flags Of Early Onset Dementia

7 Red Flags Of Early Onset Dementia

Have you been noticing differences in yourself or someone close to you? Have you noticed subtle changes in memory, mood swings or maybe finding it harder to find the right words? We understand that contemplating the fact you or a[...]
Where To Get Help If You Think You Or A Loved One Is Living With Dementia

Where To Get Help If You Think You Or A Loved One Is Living With Dementia

If you’ve noticed that either you or someone close has been showing the early symptoms of dementia you should encourage them to go and speak to their doctor and talk about the possibility that you or they could be developing[...]
Tips on visiting a loved one living with Dementia

Tips on visiting a loved one living with Dementia

  Every 66 seconds someone in the United States develops dementia and with that millions of families and lives are affected across the country.   Have you struggled with the thought of visiting a loved one living with Dementia and[...]
5 Simple Tricks To Stop The Onset Of Dementia

5 Simple Tricks To Stop The Onset Of Dementia

    Unfortunately, we may not be at the stage where we have a cure for Dementia, but that doesn’t mean we should lose hope. We should continue to fight it and try to slow down the onset. Currently, there[...]
The Perfect Diet For People Living With Arthritis

The Perfect Diet For People Living With Arthritis

At Mangar Health, we have seen many of our customers’ living with the effects of arthritis and it got us thinking into whether there was an ‘ideal’ diet for people living with the condition. Keeping an eye on your diet[...]
Six Top Tips On How To Reduce Arthritis Pain

Six Top Tips On How To Reduce Arthritis Pain

There are around 40 million people who suffer from arthritis in the US. Arthritis causes painful inflammation of the joints and unfortunately, there is currently no known cure for the disease. However, here at Mangar Health, we have put together[...]
8 Top Tips For Traveling With A Disability

8 Top Tips For Traveling With A Disability

Here at Mangar Health, we're passionate about ensuring everyone gets to live a full and exciting life. With that in mind, we've been speaking to Rob from The Bimblers about his top tips for traveling with a chronic illness or[...]
How I Learnt To Live With Chronic Back Pain

How I Learnt To Live With Chronic Back Pain

Here at Mangar Health, we’re passionate about finding solutions to enable independence for people of all ages. We’ve been talking to Hayley about her chronic illness and how a young person feels when pain prevents her living life to the[...]
Four Ideas for Keeping Active in Old Age

Four Ideas for Keeping Active in Old Age

Here at Mangar Health, we spend a lot of time discussing what happens after an uninjured resident falls. We’ve written several posts on the matter, including the unspoken emotional impact for those that fall and the reasons why an elderly[...]
The Unspoken Emotional Impact Of Falling In Old Age

The Unspoken Emotional Impact Of Falling In Old Age

Elderly residents falling in senior living communities and hurting themselves gets discussed a lot within the care industry, the immediate physical harm a fall can have, the damage that can be done from being left on the floor for too long,[...]
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