Hypertension (high blood pressure) affects 31.1% of the adult population worldwide and contributes to the burden of health problems. [1] Hypertension increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure, and accounts for about 9.4 million deaths every year in the world. [2] A recent study finds that people who take a midday nap […]
A big misconception about physical therapy (PT) is that you have to have heavy equipment and expensive tools to have a rehab program that works. This in not always the case. If you are rehabbing from a total hip or knee replacement, a stroke, or even problems like Parkinson’s disease or multiple sclerosis, being at […]
With our 2022 recognition in Best of Denton for both home health and hospice, Aspen Healthcare Services is being recognized as an established institution in the Dallas-Fort Worth healthcare arena. See more in the Texas News Journal: https://thetexasnewsjournal.com/Business/aspen-healthcare-services-named-2022-best-of-denton-for-both-home-health-and-hospice/ “The Best of Denton County designation serves as an important business signal indicating a local history of […]
Your mother probably told you it is not healthy to sit and watch TV so much, but you thought she was just making it up. Actually, over the past 40 years, a number of studies have shown negative health effects related to watching TV for hours each day. A recent addition to this collection of […]
