Sports Injury Clinic: Understanding the Basics of a Shoulder Arthroscopy

If you are experiencing pain in your rotator cuffs or any ligaments in your shoulders, getting a proper diagnosis from a sports injury clinic is fundamental to your recovery. Most of the time, when basic treatments, like physiotherapy and cortisone shots are not able to sufficiently heal the injury, many professionals would recommend getting a shoulder arthroscopy. If you are unfamiliar with the term and the concept, this article will help you understand just one of the few options available to you. Read More 

Can’t Hear Every Sound Around You? Ask A Specialist About Advanced Hearing Aids

If you're having difficulties hearing certain sounds, ask your hearing aid specialist about the newest hearing and sound devices on the market. One of the biggest issues you face from not wearing the right auditory aids is not hearing everything around you. You may turn up the volume on your hearing aids to compensate for the loss. In addition, the high volume on your hearing aids may create hissing and crackling sounds that damage your ears even further. Read More 

How Diabetes Affects Eye Health And What You Can Do About It

Instances of diabetes are rising rapidly in North America. By 2013, 1.9 million Canadians had diabetes, and those rates are just going up. Most people are aware how diabetes affects weight gain and increases the risk for heart disease, but did you also know that diabetes significantly increases your chances of vision loss and developing diseases in the eye?  Diabetic Retinopathy This is the most common eye problem that diabetic persons face. Read More 

Recognizing And Treating Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects 2.5 million people around the world. Detecting the disease early can help you to receive specialized treatment right away, so it is important to know if you are at risk and what symptoms to look out for. What is Multiple Sclerosis? Your immune system is intended to defend your body against foreign organisms that could get you sick. When it malfunctions and begins to attack your body's own central nervous system, it is called multiple sclerosis. Read More 

5 Reasons Why You May Want To Rethink That Tattoo

Are you thinking about getting your first tattoo? Perhaps you already have one or more tattoos, and you're itching to get another. You may want to rethink that ink. While tattoos are more commonplace and accepted, they still have their pitfalls. Here are 5 things to think about that may change your mind. Tattoos may hurt your job prospects. More and more people are getting tattoos today. In fact, a recent Pew Research study found that 40 percent of people between 18 and 29 years old have at least one tattoo. Read More