Therapeutic massage can be a great way to enhance your mental and physical health. This treatment can be catered depending on the health requirement of the individual. It not only helps to relieve stress but also helps you to relax for a more extended period. The soothing massage can play an essential role for lower muscle pain, enhance sleep quality, mood and lowers the stress for the body. But massage is not only limited to relaxing purposes, but it also has medical purposes too. The therapeutic massage can help to treat various medical problems. 

The licensed professionals are allowed to take up the therapeutic massage techniques. These professionals focus on some problematic regions, thereby treating pain in those areas. The central point of focus in these areas includes soft tissues of the body such as muscles, ligaments, and tendons.  These therapeutic massages are an efficient form of physical therapy enabling to treat the various health conditions in people. It gives the deceased person the ability to move and function. Many people consider undergoing customized physical therapy. 

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A Business Case for System-Level Implementation of eConsult Platforms Across CHCs

By Adam Darkins

At a time when community health centers (CHCs) are challenged to integrate care across the continuum and deliver value, eConsult platforms are a means of digitally enhancing safety-net capacity by increasing access to specialist care while retaining patients in primary care settings when it is appropriate and more cost-effective to do so.

Safety-Net Services

Over 24 million Americans rely on CHCs, including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), as their initial point of access to healthcare services. The health services being offered to these “safety-net patients” must evolve to meet the changing demographics and health needs of this complex population. CHCs must evolve their service-delivery models from just identifying and treating patients with acute conditions to being able to manage this population with a high prevalence of chronic and complex conditions, across a continuum of care. Up to 25 percent of CHC visits generate referrals to outside providers, and these sites could benefit from improved solutions to deliver closer integration between hospital and clinic-based components of care.

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The technological advancements in the 21st century have brought about a revolution in every sector, and the cosmetic industry is no different. The cosmetic industry has greatly benefitted from the technological advancements and has grown by leaps and bounds.

Growth in the cosmetic sector has resulted in people being able to control how they look and feel more intimately. The cosmetic industry earlier had products for external use only. However, with the advent of the modern era, it has added several complex and useful procedures to its arsenal. One such process is the injection of Botox into the human body.

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By Lyndean Brick

Like 2018, 2019 will be focused on reimbursement, access to care, patient safety, and quality. Look to 2019 as a year for new thinking, ideas and incremental changes. 

1.  Big Pharma

President Trump will seek bipartisan success against Big Pharma. Trump wants price disclosures, the removal of gag clauses that keep consumers in the dark and changes in how prices and co-pays are calculated, along with increased negotiating power for insurers to drive down prices. Dems want Medicare to negotiate prices, caps on out-of-pocket drug costs and a ban on delaying tactics that keep cheaper alternatives from market. 

Look for the two parties to find common ground for selfish reasons to the benefit of consumers trimming Big Pharma.  

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By Annette Bechtold

Every two years the country elects a new Congress and as we welcome the 116^th Congress in January, a new cycle of education, priorities and legislation will begin. 2019 looks to bring several changes: adding to the fact that the House now has a Democratic majority while the Senate has a Republican majority, over 100 are first time Senators and Representatives. This mix of people, power and expertise will certainly effect the timeline for healthcare changes or improvements in the new year.

The Changing ACA 

The newest element to enter the picture is the declaratory judgement confirming that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. Now we have a much more interesting dynamic at hand. Most assuredly there will be appeals requiring the Circuit court and, eventually, the Supreme Court to decide the fate of the ACA. The Supreme Court has a different make-up than they did in 2012 when they determined the constitutionality of the individual mandate and Medicaid expansion. The timeline for this new court journey is unknown and could be quite lengthy. 

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Dry lips are a common problem for most people even those using some other types of inferior lip balm. Dry lips can lead to cracking of the lips and even bleeding and extreme pain. With cracked lips, it will be hard for you to enjoy eating your favorite meals as it can be quite painful when the spices and the salt in the food touch your open wound. To get the best protection for your lips, you should try using a top-quality solution like EOS Lip Balm. This lip balm is made from quality ingredients using industry leading techniques.

Benefits to expect for using this quality lip balm

There are numerous benefits associated with using this particular high-quality, well-made lip balm. These benefits are what make this lip balm stand out from the rest in the market. These benefits include:

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Having winter blues is a common occurrence to anyone even when they are not suffering from a seasonal affective disorder or any other type of depression. The cold and short days can be pretty taunting. It’s essential that you consider taking precautions that will help you avoid falling into a dark –place mentally and give you joy. You can take this opportunity to find yourself and get in line with your feelings. Take a moment to evaluate your emotions to find out if you get affected by the colder weather negatively. If this has been the case, then you have nothing to worry about. Here is a Talkspace guide to cheer yourself up and be joyful.

Consider light therapy

According to some studies, the feelings of sadness during winter is usually brought about by the lack of sunlight. These feelings of sadness will usually throw off your body’s clock. You can use light therapy to keep of the feelings of sadness. There are special lamps that produce similar light to the sunlight that you can use. The lights can be used both at home and in the office. Your happiness should always come first and not what people think about you. You can choose any lamp that suits you. It’s also crucial that you consult your doctor about what lamp to pick.

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