Promoting a Healthier Way of Life
Empowering people across the island of Ireland to improve their medical conditions and live healthier and happier lives.
Kidney Stones
Kidney stones are a very common and recurrent medical problem. Urine contains several minerals and nitrogen-containing compounds. Normally these dissolve and get eliminated in the urine.
In some people the concentration of these ingredients increases and they crystallize forming stones in our kidneys. People with certain conditions (obesity, diabetes, gout) are more likely to develop kidney stones. Source: Devicare Patient Information.
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (often abbreviated OA) is a very common disease and a leading cause of disability in patients over 55. It is part of a group of conditions called arthritis. There are many forms of arthritis, the most common being OA. Osteoarthritis may be caused by previous joint injuries or surgery. It may affect weight bearing joints such as hip or knee, but also the shoulder or smaller joints in the hands and toes. Source: Suplasyn.
Hip, Knee & Spine
Knee: In knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty), a damaged, worn or diseased knee is replaced with an artificial joint. Knee replacement is a routine operation for knee pain when the knee joint has been severely damaged, most commonly by arthritis. Source: NHS.
Hip: A hip replacement is a surgical procedure to replace your hip joint with an artificial version. It provides a long-term solution for worn or damaged hip joints caused by injury or disease, such as osteoarthritis, which can cause severe pain and loss of mobility. Source: NHS.
Spine: Around half of us have back pain at some time in our lives. It often heals in time, but for some people the pain doesn’t go away and surgery is the only answer. Source: NHS
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence is very common among women of all ages and increases as you get older. Apart from aging, other factors include childbirth, obesity or some form of a pelvic floor disorder.
Stress urinary incontinence is caused by a weakness in your pelvic floor, preventing your urethra (the tube that urine comes out of) from closing fully when sudden pressure is put on your bladder. This can allow urine to leak out during normal daily activities for example when you cough, laugh, walk or exercise. Source: Bulkamid Patient Information.
Menorrhagia
Heavy menstrual bleeding, known medically as menorrhagia, affects 1 in 5 women physically and mentally. It can affect your mood, energy, work, social life and your general well-being. Approximately one half of all cases of heavy menstrual bleeding have no obvious cause. In other cases, the possibility of uterine abnormalities or hormonal imbalances may exist. Other physical problems may also cause menorrhagia and might include uterine fibroids or polyps, infection, cancer, or a bleeding disorder. Source: Thermablate Patient Information.
Cystitis
Cystitis is the medical term for bladder inflammation. The GAG layer of the bladder is deficient in cystitis. This deficiency contributes to the clinical symptoms in the “diseases” such as interstitial cystitis, cystitis caused by infections, trauma, urolithiasis, urinary retention, neoplasia and radiation induced cystitis. Source: Cystistat Patient Information.