My Views on Patient's RightsWritten by Lynda Appell
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3. Request changes in treatment or services. 4. Refuse treatment or services if one truly believes one can not tolerate such treatment. 5. If surgery is recommend to know risks, benefits and if there are any alternative treatments to surgery. 6. Know name, reason for taking, possible side effects, adverse reactions, when to call doctor and how to take medication. 7. Refuse to take prescription medicines if you truly feel you can not tolerate them and ask about alternatives if any. 8. Have your family involved or not. 9. No participation in experimental treatment unless permitted by you and only with full disclosure of risks and benefits. 10. No verbal, physical abuse, harsh, unfair treatment. 11. To have complaints heard, a quick response and no mistreatment as a result of such complaint. This especially applies to HMOs. 12. File a grievance if complaint not resolved to one's satisfaction. 13. Review hospital, health records and decide who can see them. 14. All rights of being of being a citizen of what ever country you are f rom should be upheld. Well that's it. Now it's your turn to let me know what you think.
Disabled disability activist for over twelve years in the greater Phila. area for various disability rights agencies.
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This is a great program for elderly. Because of soft nature of exercise there is very little risk of injury. Because of circular flowing motion, there is little strain on joints. The horse stance, which is used throughout Cardio Karaticise, will develop all of leg muscles. The muscles surrounding knee are developed which will support joint taking much of strain of everyday life off of joint. The gluteus maximus muscles are focused on. Strengthening these muscles will develop stability and balance and tend to straighten body creating a better centerline. Centerline is a principle inherent in only a few disciplines. It simply means that spine remains erect through all movements. This takes strain off of back and teaches us to use our back properly. I have seen many with bad backs who have if not completely fixed problem, they have learned to control it and not move in a way that would injure spine. Not only will centerline help back, but also help with balance. Finding ones own center greatly enhances balance. When kicks are done, a person always comes to center first when practicing properly. This practice will teach to constantly adjust center to a balanced position, further developing balance. There is a lot of important footwork in Cardio Karaticise. Again, it will take a little longer to learn but is essential to a safe, effective workout. The footwork in Cardio Karaticise teaches to push from ground rather than lifting foot. This again increases balance and strength and teaches one to be more purposeful. When a person lifts foot, it tends to slightly pull off of balance. When foot is pushed from ground it maintains balance. This difference can be seen in watching different people walk. Watch someone who is purposeful in there action, they push from ground when they walk. Creating a fast stride. Other people trudge. A trudge is really a series of fall and catch. There is no forward push, more of an up and down. This takes a lot of energy with little result and creates a great deal of impact. As personality and mood are evident in body motion and posture, opposite is true also. Body motion and posture can affect personality and mood. If a person mimics body motion and posture of a personality trait, eventually he will possess that attitude or personality trait. For good or bad. Ever hear of having a spring in your step? Power Yoga, while not a high intensity cardiovascular workout, has many benefits. Since original intent of yoga itself was to achieve a state of mindfulness which brings on a state of unity. The breath is used to draw attention to whatever is being done at moment. Because of this you will tend to leave your stress behind. Being mindful of what is taking place will not allow you to have thoughts of day's trials and tribulations. Power Yoga will give you greater flexibility, endurance and strength and is fantastic stress relief. Pilate's, originally called "contrology", is creation of German immigrant Joseph Pilates. It was created as a rehabilitation exercise. Pilate's became very popular among New York dancers. Pilate's is a method of exercise, which utilizes full range of motion of muscle. Very beneficial in creating long sinewy muscles. The exercise begins as mat work, similar in many ways to Yoga. It then progresses to machines designed to promote elongated muscle growth, Very beneficial in developing great muscle tone. Nia is an eclectic, artful form of exercise. It incorporates principles of Martial arts, dance, healing arts and self-expression. NIA, which stands for Neuromuscular Integrative Action, is developed to fit instructor's personality and can be very free form. Its goal is to connect oneself, or to integrate entire body and mind. There are many forms of mindful exercise, explore them and find what is right for you. An index of links to sites that specialize in gentle forms of exercise and healing arts can be found at http://www.karaticise.com/gentle_exercise/links/
Phil Weaver, the author, is the co-creator of the kung fu based aerobics video, Cardio Karaticise. He is also a full time Kung Fu instructor. He and His wife Liz Weaver operate a Kung Fu school in Burson Ca, which teaches authentic Mandarin Kung Fu called Shou' Shu', They offer free lessons on how to properly do martial arts based aerobics program, while minimizing the risk of injury at their website http://www.karaticise.com/
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