Friday, 16 January 2015

EMOTIONAL ABUSE




Not all abuse is physical in nature and may not necessarily involve sores and bruises, some are verbal or silent. Emotional abuse is often very destructive and harmful, leaving the victims with unseen pains and scars that would take years and years of  counseling  to overcome. Regrettably, because there are no ugly scars or bruises,  society  doesn’t  lend as much credence to  emotional abuse as it should,  and even the victims play down on this ill.

Wednesday, 14 January 2015

COUGHS



Coughing is the body’s way of removing foreign material or mucus from the lungs

COLDS



Cold is caused by many viruses. The symptoms of a cold are a runny nose, red eyes, sneezing, sore throat, dry cough, headache and general body aches.

Tuesday, 13 January 2015

INJURIES THAT OCCUR DURING EXERCISE


Injuries are common among physically active people. Most sports injuries are due to either traumatic injury or overuse and can be avoided by proper conditioning, training and equipment.

LEG PAIN AND MUSCLE CRAMPS



Leg  and muscle pains are very common. They often occur during exercise especially during hot weather or at night.  Leg and muscle pains could be caused by various factors

Friday, 9 January 2015

HEADACHES


HEADACHES ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMMON HEALTH COMPLAINTS.  POSSIBLE CAUSES OF HEADACHES INCLUDE TENSION, INFECTION, ALLERGY, INJURY, HUNGER, CHANGES IN  THE FLOW OF BLOOD IN THE VESSELS OF  THE HEAD OR EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS.

WEAKNESS AND FATIGUE




WEAKNESS IS A LACK OF PHYSICAL STRENGTH  THAT CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN MOVING OR INABILITY TO MOVE ARMS, LEGS OR OTHER MUSCLES.
FATIGUE ON THE OTHER HAND IS A FEELING OF BEING TIRED OR EXHAUSTED, OR A LACK OF ENERGY.