What is Palliative Care? Some people are confused about what palliative care means. The world health organisation definition is: “Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification … | More »
Anaphylaxis Management This month the Panaceum have been educating you on Allergies. For patients with severe allergies – exposure to an allergen can cause life-threatening reaction known as Anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis affects a person’s whole body and usually occurs within minutes of an exposure. Signs and Symptoms of anaphylaxis include: Difficult/noisy breathing Swelling of tongue Swelling … | More »
Allergy and Asthma Allergies play a significant role in asthma. Allergies are one of the major contributing factors that are linked to the cause and persistence of asthma. Approximately 80% of people with asthma have positive results for allergy testing. People who have a diagnosis of asthma may experience a narrowing of their airways. This … | More »
Allergy Testing Allergy testing is commonly performed on patients who present with likely reactions to foods, or insects, or who are showing symptoms of their asthma being exacerbated with link to exposure to an allergen. Allergy testing can be done by blood tests and also by skin prick testing. At the Panaceum, our GPs can … | More »
Allergies – what are they? An allergy occurs as a result of a person’s immune system reacting to something in the environment that is usually of no harm to others. These substances are known as Allergens. Examples of allergens include dust mites, pets, insects, moulds and foods. When a person has an allergic reaction to … | More »
Part 4 of Physiotherapist Thomas Knight’s Pain Series. What to do about it / Management: Turning down the volume… Slow down, trying to fight pain is like putting petrol on a fire Remember that it is just pain. It’s not fun but it’s also not dangerous Breath slowly and deeply, When pain strikes, slowly breath … | More »
Part 3 of Physiotherapist Thomas Knight’s Pain Series. A few things you may not know regarding pain, particularly Low back pain (LBP): LBP is a common and normal experience, much like a sprained ankle. 80% of the general population will experience LBP at some point in their life Scans will not show the cause of … | More »
Part 2 of Physiotherapist Thomas Knight’s Pain Series. As Human beings our nervous systems are plastic and are designed to learn. What this means is that we are not hard wired and are capable of change and adaptability. These changes can be good, such as the body learning to walk again after a spinal cord … | More »
Part 1 of Physiotherapist Thomas Knight’s Pain Series. What types of pain are there? Acute pain: this is pain that lets us know we have been hurt or are in danger of being hurt. It is useful pain and stops us from further injuring our body. Acute pain is designed to stop us from injuring … | More »
It’s the time of the year that we all enjoy being outside. Whether it be swimming, playing sport, riding a bike, gardening, having a BBQ, a picnic, walking to the shop, or even that mundane job of hanging out the washing, where our skin suffers from the harsh UV (ultra violet) rays. So it’s … | More »
