Workplace health is a huge concern for many corporations, as studies have shown that when employees are offered formal fitness programs at work, employers are able to significantly cut costs. Promoting wellness in the workplace is a preventative measure to avoid injuries and illness. As a result, employees are less likely to take sick days,
Hip arthritis symptoms can develop at any age, but the condition is more common in older adults. By age 85, the Center for Disease Control reports that 25% of all people may develop hip arthritis symptoms. There is no known cause for arthritis of the hip, and there is no group that is more at
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Obesity, Diabetes, and Healthcare reform The need to improve the health of Americans through the creation of medically based fitness programs by Chris Lopez, MSPT, OCS, CSCS Healthcare reform (i.e., Obamacare) efforts have had two goals in mind: improve the quality of healthcare in the US and spend less money doing it. Politicians and
Many Americans find themselves facing the various pains of arthritis. What some may not realize, however, is that one-third of people over 50 suffer from some degree of a torn meniscus, the crescent-shapes cartilage that cushions the knee, and that pain is often mistaken for a result of arthritis. People who tear their menisci are generally