Dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs can be a difficult and stressful process, especially when physical pain or other conditions are already making daily life difficult. The appointments and paperwork can be difficult to deal with alone, but with the assistance of a primary care physician outside of the system, you may be able to gather independent evidence to make your appeal more successful. Take the time to understand a few traits of the Veterans Affairs (VA) claim system and ways that a private primary care physician can help.
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Just as human joints can begin to become painful and inflamed over time, dogs can suffer from arthritis too. Arthritis in dogs commonly occurs in the knees or hips but can also be in the shoulders or wrists. There are several methods of physical therapy you can try if your dog has been diagnosed with arthritis.
Range-of-Motion Therapy
Canine physical therapists can teach you several range-of-motion exercises you can do with your dog to help relieve the pain of arthritis.
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Hospice care is well known as an end-of-life care option, but it can provide much more than simple pain and symptom management. In most cases, hospice can provide an integrative approach to patient care that helps coordinate and manage medications, physician care, spiritual and mental health support, and support for family and caregivers.
Coordinated Care
When a patient enters hospice, they gain the support of an extended network of care providers.
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If you've recently been diagnosed with cancer and your doctor has scheduled you to begin chemotherapy, you're probably pretty nervous about your first session. That's normal. You've just been given a scary diagnosis, and you'll be walking into a treatment facility to receive a treatment that, while effective, is notoriously rough on the body. What's more, you won't really know how your body will react to the chemo until you begin the treatment, so it's hard to know what to expect.
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