Facial reconstruction surgery can be a life-changing procedure for people with facial disfigurement. There are many different types of facial reconstruction surgery, each designed to correct a specific problem. Take a look at some of the most common facial reconstruction procedures. Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Cleft lip and palate are congenital disabilities that cause gaps in the upper lip and roof of the mouth. This repair surgery is often done soon after birth, but it can also be performed later in life.

Runner's knee is the common term for pain that affects one's knee while running, or pain that develops as the result of running. Many runners suffer from this condition at some point, although many manage to get over it and return to pounding the pavement in no time. Physiotherapy can help in both the prevention and treatment of runner's knee. Read on to find out more about this condition and how a good physiotherapist can help.

It is important to visit your doctor if you have any type of back pain. They will give you advice and explain the various treatment options depending on the cause of your pain. There are also many treatments that are available for those with chronic or recurring pains from physical therapy to surgery. If you are looking to control and manage lower back pain, this is the article for you. Read on to find out more ways you can manage lower back pain.

Lower back pain can have a significant impact on your ability to carry out everyday tasks and when the pain is longstanding, it can leave you feeling down and defeated. Lower back pain can have a number of causes including poor posture putting stress on your muscles, trauma and nerve damage or trapped nerves. Chiropractic treatment is considered an effective treatment for lower back pain and can be used alone or in conjunction with the treatment options commonly offered by your GP, such as painkillers and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Once you've had a baby, it can take time to feel like yourself again. Your physical health and wellbeing can be impacted by changes to your body and lifestyle, and it can be difficult to find time to look after yourself. However, self-care is vitally important if you are to adjust in a healthy way to the growth of your family and the increased demands on your time. Take some time to review how you are currently feeling and commit to taking positive steps, however slow or small, to address any physical or emotional issues that have arisen since the birth of your child.

Although you can't see it, your pelvic floor plays an important role in your wellbeing. As a group of muscles that lies at the base of your pelvis, it helps to keep your bladder, uterus and bowel in the right position. As you get older, your pelvic floor will weaken. Women are especially prone to pelvic floor weakening as life events such as the menopause and childbirth take their toll. Fortunately, treatment options such as physiotherapy can make a big difference.

An often forgotten fact is that the biggest organ your body has is the skin, with the average person carrying around 3.6 kilograms around on the body. Of course, the weight of the skin is not the most impressive part but rather the sheer size of it, as it covers nearly all of your body apart from the eyes and mouth. This is by far the biggest organ by surface area as well as weight, which means that there are a lot of places that bad things can begin to develop without you noticing.

Ultrasounds, also known as sonograms, utilise high-frequency sound waves to visualise a particular part of the body. Many people relate ultrasounds to pregnancy as one of the most notable uses of ultrasound technology is in pregnancy where the health of the unborn baby is checked on periodically during a pregnancy. However, ultrasounds can be used to examine a range of other body parts, including the heart, kidneys, abdomen, blood vessels and other organs.

People are more concerned about their health than ever before. Thanks to multiple educational schemes, people have become aware of many health conditions and have learnt to recognise symptoms specific to these conditions. This means that they seek medical advice and treatment before their condition can worsen. There are a multitude of specialists each specialising in a particular area of medicine allowing patients to obtain disease-specific treatment. However, before patients can be referred to specialists, they will initially visit their preferred general practitioner (GP) for their check-up and any routine tests.

If your dentist offers bleaching treatments that you administer at home after you've had custom trays made, then you have to manage any whitening sessions you do out of the clinic. While it's important to make sure you follow your dentist's dosage and frequency instructions closely, you also have to follow other rules. For example, you may need to eat and drink differently while you're going through home bleaching treatments. What do you need to know?