Health Conditions Series

Urinary incontinence is the loss of bladder control causing an involuntary leakage of urine. It causes inconvenience and can greatly affect your quality of life.

Even though statistically there are more people age 60 and above diagnosed with cancer as compared to the young ones, but nowadays, cancer is no longer an ageing disease.

Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints that causes intense pain and affects your mobility. There are over 100 different arthritis with different causes and treatment methods. Two of the most common types are osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Lower Crossed Syndrome is the postural imbalances that involve lower back, pelvis, and hip joints, it is usually associated with prolonged sitting or standing position together with poor posture.

Upper Crossed Syndrome is a poor postural ergonomics condition that is commonly seen in a sedentary lifestyle.

Sleep disorders have been affecting many people, especially the older adults. It affects not only their quality of sleep but also quality of life in the long run.

One-third of your life is spent sleeping. Sleep helps your body to recharge and your cells to repair. Without quality sleep, you are prone to many health conditions.

A heart attack, also known as myocardial infarction, occurs when there is an interruption of blood flow to the heart, leading to one or more areas of the heart muscle not getting oxygen and nutrient supplies. The blockage could caused by a build-up of fatty deposits, including cholesterol and other substances, which form a plaque and narrow the wall of heart arteries or block the small blood vessels entirely.

Hypertension also known as high blood pressure, it is a chronic medical condition in which the heart is pounding stronger to supply oxygen and nutrient to whole body, but blood vessels are narrow because of blockage or increased viscosity in blood leading to persistently elevated blood pressure.

A stroke can happen when the blood vessels or capillaries in the brain is blocked or rupture, leading to the interruption or reduction of blood supply to part of your brain, causing a cut of oxygen and nutrients to the brain tissue, within minutes, the brain cells go into shock and begin to die.