El masaje con vibración complementa el masaje tradicional permitiendo un incremento de aplicaciones en los seres humanos. En la vibración se observa una oscilación en todas las direcciones. Se pueden utilizar diferentes vibradores con diferentes parámetros de tratamiento como la frecuencia de vibración, amplitud, presión profundidad y área de exposición. La conjugación de tales factores induce una respuesta biológica en el paciente de manera...

Due to the lack of formal training, self-doubt, and conflicting ideas from outside resources, most Parkinson's disease care partners and caregivers struggle and experience frustration in caring for their loved one. The challenges for care partners in the early and intermediate stages as well as the challenges for caregivers in the more advanced stages vary widely. The purpose of this book is to equip Parkinson's disease care partners and caregivers...

This "no-holds-barred" caregiver's instruction manual is, designed to teach these wonderful, compassionate servants how to FIRST take care of themselves. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become sicker than their loved ones. It's a perfect book for those, who already know this, but cannot seem to actually do it.

A Caregiver's Bible to Excellence is a revolutionary book- no other like it on the planet. It is so heartfelt and inspiring, you will not want to part with this incredible book, trust me. Florence Nightingale would be proud of Miss Star N'air. Florence believed everyone-women/men nationwide-should have basic caregiving awareness skills. Hey, you never know when someone you love will need help. This book gives you all that and more, plus it helps...

Who is a caregiver? A caregiver is anyone who is called upon to care for the needs of another. It might be as little as knowing that you need to call Dad a couple of times a week to make sure he is okay, or perhaps you are bringing meals to someone and taking them to doctor's appointments. Then there are the full-time caregivers who have dedicated their lives to the complete care of another. This book is dedicated to all of you who care about someone...

What lies behind England's crisis in adult social care, why has real change been so hard and what can be done? Ensuring effective, sustainable and affordable care and support for people of all ages is an urgent public policy challenge. This vital book outlines a different vision of social care as an essential part of the country's economic and social infrastructure that enables people to live good lives. Drawing on the history of social care, international...

Through the Rabbit Hole is exactly the reference book that the author needed for quick access to information during her experience providing care for her ill parents. It wasn't available for her, so she has written it for all the families and caregivers who are now beginning their journeys. Her parents' medical crises caused her to fall down the rabbit hole and into the maze of unfamiliar options and decisions. Having emerged from the maze, the author...

Before drug abuse left her father-in-law afflicted with dementia, Emily Wheeler already knew the troubles of the human decline having grown up around her Grandma Anna. Emily cherished opportunities to support her grandmother through the aging process because of the special bond they shared. However, absorbing the responsibility to care for her father-in-law years later, a man who'd been a disloyal, absent father, came with more hesitation. Declining...

In the beginning of my mother's journey with dementia, I was clueless. I had very little knowledge of this disease and absolutely zero understanding. I felt a need, a want, to write about our journey, not only for my own sanity but also as a tool to help others walking the same path that we were. I wanted the reader to know about my mother and experience her incredible life during the Nazi invasion of Europe and before dementia came knocking. Knowing...

According to the US Census Bureau, the US population aged 65+ years is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years, from 43.1 million in 2012 to an estimated 83.7 million in 2050. These demographic advances, however extraordinary, have left our health systems behind as they struggle to reliably provide evidence-based practice to every older adult at every care interaction. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of The John A. Hartford...