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Back to Health Dashboard- If you have heart failure, the following tips may help you deal with fluid buildup that makes it hard to breathe. Call your doctor if you have new symptoms or if your symptoms have become worse. Elevate your upper body. Sit in a chair or prop yourself up with pillows. At night, sleep with one or two pillows under your...
- Explains labor and delivery, including planning, signs of labor, pain management, types of delivery, labor stages, labor positions, medical procedures, and what happens right after birth.
- Offers tips to prevent illness and accidental injuries in babies and young children. Covers SIDS. Discusses common safety hazards. Also discusses healthy habits such as safe food preparation, using car seats, and immunizations. Covers safe baby products.
- Explains ergonomics, common office injuries due to poor ergonomics, and how to help prevent injuries, including setting up your workstation. Gives self-care tips for relieving muscle aches and provides step-by-step instructions for stretches to relieve aches.
- Having clean hair that is styled in a way that a person likes can help them feel good. It's also a time to check their scalp for any changes such as sores, rashes, or breakdown of the skin. If the person you care for is able to leave home, ask if they would like to go to the salon or barber shop. It's part of many...
- Using a walker can help you move with less pain and more stability. A walker can help you be more independent and safe as you do your daily activities. Be sure your walker fits you. When you stand up in your normal posture and relax your arms at your sides, the walker's hand grips should be level with your wrists. Then...
- Crutches can help you walk when you have an injured hip, leg, knee, ankle, or foot. Your doctor will tell you how much weight—if any—you can put on your leg. Be sure your crutches fit you. When you stand up in your normal posture, there should be space for two or three fingers between the top of the crutch and your...
- Provides three exercise routines that can be done while seated. Includes step-by-step instructions for each set of exercises.
- How climate events like extreme heat and cold, wildfires, and floods affect your health, and why it matters.
- What is a spinal cord injury? A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord. The spinal cord is a soft bundle of nerves that goes from the base of the brain to the lower back. It runs through the spinal canal, a tunnel formed by holes in the bones of the spine. The bony spine helps protect the spinal cord. The...
- National Voter Registration Day aims to register eligible voters and ensure full representation.
- Briefly discusses common sexually transmitted infections. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care.
- Our people are the heart of Kaiser Permanente.
- As we get older, our skin gets thinner and drier, so it is easier to damage. The chance of skin damage is higher for people who can't move much, or who spend most of their time in bed or in a wheelchair. The skin can develop rashes and sores, especially pressure injuries (also called pressure sores). These injuries are...
- New climate collaborative with BSR announced at joint Kaiser Permanente and World Economic Forum speaker series.
- Discusses reasons to have or not have surgery or a procedure for varicose veins. Includes info on endovenous ablation, ligation and stripping surgery, sclerotherapy, external laser treatment, and microphlebectomy. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Kaiser Permanente celebrates inclusion at Special Olympics Southern California Fall Games.
- Kaiser Permanente physicians and medical students provide medical exams for athletes.
- Guides you through ways to relieve stress. Covers tips to relax your muscle groups such as hands, arms, head, neck, and upper and lower body. Looks at roll breathing to relieve stress. Includes slideshow of roll breathing.
- As a 2024 top Military Friendly Employer, Kaiser Permanente supports veterans in many ways.
- What is neck pain? Neck pain is pain that can occur anywhere in your neck, from the bottom of your head to the top of your shoulders. It can spread to your upper back or arms. It may limit how much you can move your head and neck. Neck pain is common, especially in people older than 50. What causes it? Neck pain can be...
- Bill Coggins, who founded the Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center in 1967, wins the 2024 George Halvorson Community Health Leadership Award.
- The pain and stiffness from osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis may make it hard for you to do daily tasks, like opening doors or using a keyboard. Here are some tips and some tools that can help you at home and at work. At home Here are some changes you can make in your home that can help you move more easily and...
- Early women workers at the Kaiser shipyards diversified home front World War II defense industries and the American workforce.
- Explains strength training and its benefits. Provides tips on how much and how often to do strength training. Offers sample exercises.
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