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Richard Chandler - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Richard Chandler researches, tests, and reviews health related consumer products for a variety of conditions at ActiveForever in Scottsdale, Arizona. This includes products for arthritis, fibromyalgia, Parkinson's, and back pain as well as home exercise equipment and physical therapy equipment. He contributes to a number of blog sites, including the Medical Supplies Blog and the Stroke Rehab and Recovery Products Blog.
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- Songbird Hearing Aid - Innovative Disposable Hearing Aid Offers Sleek Design, Better Sound Quality
[Health-and-Fitness:Ears-Hearing] The Songbird Hearing Aid has revolutionized the way those with mild to moderate hearing loss live independent lifestyles. Affordable and available for purchase for the first time in almost 4 years, the completely disposable Songbird Flexfit has been newly redesigned, based on the feedback of consumers, to be the ideal hearing device for virtually anyone.
- How to Choose the Right Portable Oxygen Concentrator For Home and Travel Use
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Portable oxygen concentrators offer users an incredible amount of freedom that is often unavailable to those on oxygen therapy. However, that convenience also carries a price, so a portable oxygen concentrator can be expensive depending upon the features you are looking for. It is important to consider your options carefully when before making a purchase to ensure that you find the right portable oxygen concentrator for you.
- Fall Prevention Guide - Seven Ways to Prevent Falls in the Home For the Elderly
[Home-and-Family:Elder-Care] Each year, thousands of seniors are hospitalized with injuries due to falls in the home that could have been easily avoided by taking the right steps for fall prevention. Often these injuries can be crippling or even life-threatening. To insure the safety of you and your loved ones, this fall prevention guide will give you a few easy tips to prevent falls in the home.
- Aquatic Exercise Equipment - How to Use Your Pool for Fitness and Physical Therapy
[Health-and-Fitness:Physical-Therapy] Aquatic exercise equipment offers an enjoyable, low impact alternative to standard fitness and physical therapy programs. With summer fast approaching, now is the best time to consider the benefits of underwater therapy so that you can take advantage of the warm weather while sticking to your exercise plan. These are the ten best products for use in and around the pool for aquatic exercise and aquatic therapy.
- How To Choose The Best Air Purifier To Rid Your Home Or Office Of Harmful Airborne Pollutants
[Health-and-Fitness:Allergies] Whether you suffer from allergies or asthma, or you are simply trying to avoid getting sick during the cold and flu season, the cleanliness of the air around you can be crucial to your health. Human beings spend the majority of their lives indoors where the air quality is surprisingly of worse quality than the air outdoors. With the right air purifier in your home and office, you can rid the air of harmful pollutants such as bacteria, allergens, viruses, and pollen so that you and those around you can enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
- Hip Arthritis Help - If Glucosamine Does Not Relieve The Pain Of Arthritis Of The Hip, What Does?
[Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] As reported by MSNBC.com, a two year study by the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands recently concluded that, contrary to popular belief, glucosamine does not help relieve the pain of arthritis of the hip. That leaves many long time believers with this question: "Then what does help?" Many devices are available that can ease the pain of hip arthritis by reducing the strain placed upon your hip joints.
- Skin Care Products - How to Get the Benefits of a Spa Treatment in the Comfort of Your Own Home
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Have you ever wanted to get a spa treatment for healthier, youthful looking skin, but either couldn't find the time or didn't want to spend that much money? A variety of anti aging skin care products are available to give you the benefits of a visit with a skin care professional in the comfort of your own home, at a fraction of the price.
- How To Deal With An Elderly Relative Moving In With You - Caring for the Elderly
[Home-and-Family:Elder-Care] Whether it's a stroke, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, low vision, or simply old age, eventually everyone reaches a time in their leaves where they need to rely on someone to help take care of them. Depending on their specific situation, that could mean moving into a retirement community or moving in with a loved one. Either destination can be a big change for the retiree, but when they move in with you, it can be a stressful change of lifestyle for both parties.
- Whole Body Vibration - Machines Such as the Power Plate Offer an Assortment of Health Benefits
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] Acceleration Training through Whole Body Vibration is continuing to grow in popularity across the United States and is already a hit in the UK. It is widely used by celebrities including Madonna, Clint Eastwood, and Shaquille O'Neal as a low-impact form of exercise to tone muscles, burn fat, and quicken the healing process of injuries. Many are skeptical of the effectiveness of vibration exercise machines, but scientific testing has proven it to be a useful form of exercise and therapy.
- Stroke Recovery - Part 4, Mobility Products to Give Stroke Patients the Freedom of Travel
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Permanent physical limitations that prevent them from leading an independent lifestyle are some of the most difficult challenges stroke survivors face during the long recovery process. For those who enjoyed a busy lifestyle prior to their stroke, the inability to get around town, go shopping, and run errands can be a tough obstacle to overcome. This final segment introduces products for stroke patients that help them to get out of their house and enjoy the freedom of an independent lifestyle.
- Stroke Recovery - Part 3 - Independent Living Products Keep Stroke Patients Safe In The Kitchen
[Home-and-Family:Elder-Care] One of the most difficult challenges stroke survivors face are the permanent physical limitations that prevent them from leading an independent lifestyle. Dealing with issues of safety and convenience in the bathroom and bedroom are usually primary concerns, but what about preparing one's own food, washing dishes, and keeping the kitchen clean? This segment introduces products for stroke survivors that allow them to stay safe independent in the kitchen.
- Stroke Recovery - Part 2 - Safety in the Bedroom is the Key to Independent Living
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Recovering from Stroke can be a frustrating and challenging ordeal to go through. Stroke victims are often left with permanent neurological damage, including partial paralysis, making daily living difficult. However, with the right products around the home, recovering stroke survivors can adapt and enjoy a safe and normal life. This segment, the second of this series, focuses on safety products for the bedroom.
- Stroke Recovery - Part 1 - Bathroom Products to Keep Stroke Patients Safe and Independent
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Recovering from Stroke can be a challenging and frustrating ordeal to go through. Stroke victims are often left with partial paralysis and other permanent damage, making daily living difficult. However, with the right products around the home, recovering stroke patients can adapt and enjoy a normal life. The first segment of this series focuses on products for the bathroom.
- Pilates Training - PilatesStick Offers Benefits Of Pilates Without The Cost Of A Pilates Instructor
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] The Pilates Stick Portable Body Sculpting System was invented by physiologist and longtime personal trainer Charles Blount. Training in Los Angeles, Blount witnessed first-hand the growing popularity of Pilates and watched it expand from the wealthy to the masses.
- Pool Safety Devices - How To Help Prevent A Tragedy And Keep Children Safe Year Round
[Home-Improvement:Security] Thousands of children lose their lives each year due to accidental drownings in backyard pools. These tragedies are easily avoided if the necessary precautions are taken by anyone with a pool, not just those who have children. Year round use of pool safety devices such as pool alarms can save lives.
- How to Choose the Best CPAP Machine and Mask for Sleep Apnea
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Choosing the best CPAP machine for sleep apnea can be difficult because of the numerous models and options available. Knowing what is available and what to look for will help you find the best CPAP machine to suit your lifestyle. This article gives advice on what to look for when your doctor prescribes continuous positive airway pressure.
- Sleep Apnea Symptoms and Treatments - Saying Goodbye To Sleepless Nights, Snoring, and Exhaustion
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that consists of pauses in breathing during sleep that involves the sleeping person missing one or more breaths repeatedly throughout night. The shortness of breath can cause low blood oxygen saturation and increased neurological activity, which can lead to daytime sleepiness and fatigue due to the lack of restful sleep.
- Comparing Skin Care Products - The DermaNew Microdermabrasion Kit Vs The Clarisonic Skin Care Brush
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] The Clarisonic Skin Care Brush System was recently featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" segment "Oprah's Favorite Things", but pales in comparison to the DermaNew Microdermabrasion Total Body Experience Kit. The differences between the two products are countless, and while the Clarisonic is more than twice the price, the DermaNew proves itself to be a far superior skin treatment product.
- Travel Fitness Equipment - Exercise Products Designed To Help Busy Travelers Stay In Shape
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] Traveling for business or pleasure can put a strain on your fitness program and make it more difficult to archive your weight loss goals. In many cases, it's difficult to get back into your routine when you get back home. A variety of travel exercise equipment is available to help you stay fit while on the go.
- Counting The Steps To Physical Fitness - Pedometers Encourage Healthy Lifestyles Through Walking
[Health-and-Fitness:Fitness-Equipment] With the New Year upon us, everyone is looking for ways to keep their resolution to get fit and become more active. Pedometers, devices that measure how many steps a person takes, are a low-cost way to monitor your progress, encourage you to achieve your weight loss goal, and help you to lose weight without completely altering your lifestyle.
- Lose Weight and Get in Shape - Home Fitness Equipment Suggestions that Challenge the Everyday Myths
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] With the New Year comes resolutions to lose weight, get in shape, and lead a healthy lifestyle. An assortment of home fitness equipment is available that helps you to keep these resolutions that, when properly understood, can be beneficial to your weight loss program.
- Two New Innovations Eliminate the Hassle of Cleaning Cat Litter Boxes and the Odor of Kitty Litter
[Pets:Cats] If you have a cat, or know someone who does, you are probably familiar with the unpleasant odor and cat's litter box can leave behind. Cat owners, especially those who own more than one cat, find themselves constantly bending down to clean out the litter box in order to keep it fresh. This chore is time-consuming, nauseating, and in many cases, tough on your back.
- Back Pain - How to Find Relief From Chronic Back Aches and Back Injuries Without Medication
[Health-and-Fitness:Back-Pain] Back pain affects the majority of the population and is caused by a number of factors, including over use, pregnancy, medical condition, and sports injuries. Most people hesitate to use medications because of potential side affects and the possibility of addiction. This article offers an assortment of alternative methods of back pain relief and products associated with it.
- Car Accidents - Products to Help Manage and Relieve the Pain, and Quicken the Healing Process
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Have you been in a car accident or other type of accident and suffered painful injuries? Physical therapy and massage therapy can be expensive and are not always covered by insurance. This article offers a variety of products available to help overcome pain and speed the healing process and sorts them by the type of therapy
- Far Infrared Heat Therapy - The Latest Innovation in Pain Relief, Blood Circulation and Healing
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Infrared Heat Therapy is a highly effective yet underrated form of healing, pain relief, sports therapy, cardiovascular treatment, and beauty treatment. This article explains the science behind infrared, the extensive benefits for the human body, and devices available to use infrared heat therapy.
- Bath Safety Medical Equipment - What To Look For When Insurance Will Not Cover The Cost
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Bathroom safety products such as grab bars, toilet seats, shower chairs, and bath transfer benches are typically not covered by medical insurance. This article gives advice on how to shop for bathroom products and safety devices when your health insurance will not cover them, including how to pick a company to purchase from.
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