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If you work in a somewhat crowded office like those of us here at the Medical Supplies Blog, you know how quickly one person’s illness can affect the entire staff. Bacteria and viruses, combined with mold and dust, can travel through the air quickly, infecting everyone in an enclosed area.
Madonna uses it to stay in incredible shape well into middle age. Shaquille O’Neal used it to recover from surgery for the 2002-2003 NBA season. The NFC Champion New York Giants use it to keep their players out of the training room and on the field. Finally, in a recent independent research study, it helped senior citizens in a retirement home regain lost balance and mobility after only 6 weeks of use.
When the average athlete, such as myself, first looks at a Pilates workout, they usually think, “That’s not a workout, it’s just stretching.” Then they try it… and find out that it really is a great workout!
When most people hear the word “sauna”, they think of a miserably hot room where people sit and sweat in silence. No entertainment of any sorts, just a small room kept at a suffocating temperature full of stale air. Despite this lack of comfort and amenities, saunas are widely used due to the health benefits of sweating out toxins.
Every summer, especially here in Arizona, we see commercials and billboards reminding pool owners to keep an eye on their children to protect them from falling in and drowning. Unfortunately, a child drowning in backyard swimming pools is not just an issue that needs to be addressed during the summer months. In the case of Collin Lewellen of Phoenix, Arizona, the two year boy fell in the pool two days before Christmas. His father found him a few minutes later, and he was resuscitated, but he remains in critical condition.
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