Gloves for wheelchair users are especially helpful because of many unique advantages. If you're utilizing a self-propelled wheelchair you will most probably need a way of guarding your hands, particularly if you're utilizing your wheelchair a lot.

A good range of gloves for wheelchair users are sold in the market today. They are produced from a wide range of materials such as leather, neoprene and different waterproof canvas and rubber materials for additional grip. Because...

Millions of people have suffered from carpal tunnel pain for centuries. There are many treatments for this pain, but the majority of these treatments only provide temporary relief.

Carpal tunnel pain first starts with the fingers feeling stiff and swollen. Then the hand starts having a burning or itching sensation in the palm and feels tingly like it's "asleep" and needs to be shaken awake. As symptoms gradually worsen, sharp, shooting pains are felt in the wrist and...

Aerophagia is defined as a condition when a person swallows too much air. This air is usually goes to the stomach. People with Aerophagia are believed to have excessive belches due to air swallowing. You probably also heard terms like constant or chronic belching or burping. These conditions are closely related to aerophagia but not necessarily caused by it.
Since chronic burping (or some called it excessive belching) happened to me several times I always was curious why the heck...

With a brain injury, and possibly physical injuries, the injured person may be a shell of who he/she once was.  Because of this, caregivers often become 'married widows' because of the loss of the relationship they had prior to the injury.  They may no longer have an equal partner.  With the many changes in their spouse, social occasions with friends and family may also gradually become fewer and fewer.  This places the 'healthy' partner in a 'social limbo'...

This is because dyslexics learn completely differently from other children. When I got into high school math, I had trouble writing numbers in a format where I would remember which number was in which line making it increasingly difficult for me to find the correct answer to the problem.

Signs Of Dyslexia In Adults

While dyslexia torments and greatly frustrates the people that suffer with it, employers and those that live with the dyslexic are equally frustrated...

With recent advancements in understanding of dyslexia and its causes it is now possible to ascertain whether a person has dyslexia or not using online dyslexia tests. These tests are designed by experts and can accurately determine whether a person is suffering from dyslexia or not. There are many symptoms that can point at dyslexia but therein lays one of the biggest problems with dyslexia; it has so many common symptoms with other learning disabilities such as dyspraxia, dyscalculia,...

Take the time to compare options when buying a power wheelchair; it is an important purchase and you need to take several factors into account. Different models are best for different disabilities, different spaces through which the user normally moves, and different budgets, including contributions from insurance or Medicare.

Electric wheelchairs offer mobility for the disabled without the strain of pushing a wheelchair. If you are unable to use a manual wheelchair because...

Having suffered a fairly serious shoulder injury at the start of this year I know how worrying and frustrating it can be.  You may or may not be able to think of something that you did but suddenly your shoulder has gone from working perfectly to giving constant pain almost overnight.

Lifting your arm above shoulder height is near impossible, reach behind you, no chance, not without some serious pain relief.  Forget for a moment and make a sudden movement and you get...

If you think that you have dyslexia then getting yourself properly diagnosed is the first most crucial thing that you should be doing. As an adult, dyslexia screening tests can be of great tool for understanding the underlying causes of your problems and developing coping strategies against them.

Most people suffering from dyslexia actually remain undiagnosed well into their adulthood and thus miss out on a lot in their life. Their problems remains effectively hidden as they are...

One million facebookers, bloggers and twitterers, a quarter of a million deafblind people  in the UK,  40 venture scouts,  five short films,  two continents, one celebrity photographer.

The UK deafblind charity Sense is marking Deafblind Awareness Week on the 22nd  – 28th June with a truly worldwide web of initiatives including a series of filmed documentaries, a virtual gallery to experience deafblindness and...