"According to the latest study, back pain is commonly managed by prescribing medicines such as anti-inflammatory painkillers. The study, involving more than 6,000 people, also found patients taking anti-inflammatory painkillers were 2.5 times more likely to suffer problems such as stomach ulcers and bleeding." Physical therapy treatment vs Painkiller medication The Water Tank Problem and Pain Just imagine a problem, a big water tank which has a hole in it. We try to fill the tank with water,  but the water gets drained away gradually.  Because of the hole, the water will not stay in the tank, instead, it leaks out.  Here, what could be done? We have to fix the hole or Try to fill the tank with water infinitely. Yeah, we would all agree to take the wise decision of fixing the hole in the tank. Logically treating the root cause of the problem (i.e., fixing the hole in the tank) is the best-suited method.  But, often in real life we instead of fixing the hole in the tan...

 Most of us are familiar with the term pneumonia but how many of us know what pneumonia is, how it is caused and what are the treatments available. Here is the answer for all the above mentioned questions and role of physiotherapy and its importance in treating Pneumonia. "We all are aware about the antibiotics treatment for pneumonia but have you ever heard or thought about the Physiotherapy management for Pneumonia?" Pneumonia is an acute respiratory infection which affects one or both lungs. Pneumonia is generally classified depending upon the region it is affecting and organism it is causing. They are Community acquired Pneumonia (CAP), Hospital acquired Pneumonia / Ventilator associated Pneumonia (VAP) or Pneumonia occurring in the immunocompromised host (i.e., with low immune power). Incidence Pneumonia is often called as "old man's friend" since it predominantly affects old age people and also children, but people of all age groups have the risk o...