Care assistants are persons that enjoy helping people and that want to make a difference in other people’s lives. Care assistants help persons that have difficulties in doing their daily activities. They can work with people that have learning or physical disabilities, older persons or children. They have plenty of experience in this domain, and are friendly and caring with the persons they work with. Because they can work with so many...

The modern society is highly concerned about finding as many treatments and solutions as possible, making sure that in this manner, the quality of life can be improved. While modern medicine has its own path and its own areas to investigate, several other practices that do not necessarily involve the use of drugs seem to gain more and more popularity. Physiotherapy is one field that seems to be more and more sought after by patients. The...

Anxiety disorder refers to different forms of the same psychiatric disorder that is characterized by a series of fears about the future that lead to a feeling of extreme apprehension. Excessive worrying and uneasiness can seriously affect people’s mental and physical health.Due to a hectic lifestyle and uncertainties with regards to the future, real or imaginary, people develop common panic disorders or phobic disorders that have different...

Stress is undoubtedly one of today’s most burdensome problems. With its damaging power, this 21st century condition is affecting more and more people all over the world, unable to come up with a proper remedy so far. Stress is sadly ever-present and extremely harmful through its manifold shapes, creating various, difficult to overcome problems, including major health problems. Scientists have carried out elaborate studies and have proven...

Insomnia and depression often go hand in hand. Insomnia is very common among depressed patients, it is actually a hallmark of this disorder, which can change your life for the worse if not taken seriously. At the same time, evidence suggest that people with insomnia have a ten-fold risk of developing depression compared with those who sleep well. Insomnia and depression have a strong connection, they are basically two sides of the same...

Winter after winter, cold temperatures are a reason to be both happy and concerned. Of course it is a pleasure to have fun in the snow and do all sorts of winter sports, but at the same time a thermometer which indicates below 0 degrees also makes us think of a common winter condition: frostbites. Frostbites are skin lesions caused by prolonged exposure to cold and wind without protective apparel such as gloves. The most affected body...