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Undressing for medical checks can bring anxiety for patients - Star2.com

Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: HISTORY OF MODESTY, PART 2. It is our pleasure to introduce guest columnist Jan Henderson, PhD.

Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: HISTORY OF MODESTY, PART 2

She is a historian of science and medicine who writes about the history of the medical profession and changing attitudes towards health care. You can find more of her writing on her blog, The Health Culture. The following is the second of a two part series. History of Patient Modesty, Part 2 Convincing patients to disrobe. Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: History of Patient Modesty, Part 1. History of Patient Modesty - Part 1: How Bodily Exposure Went from Unacceptable to Required Even doctors can be embarrassed when it comes time to expose their private parts to medical personnel.

Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: History of Patient Modesty, Part 1

In an essay that appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association, a doctor describes her discomfort as she arrives for a colonoscopy appointment. [A]s a person not exactly looking forward to the morning’s adventure, I found the receptionist’s demeanor and lack of eye contact wrapped me tight within a cold, impersonal cocoon. I was a subject. Though I hadn’t shared my sentiments with anyone, I felt both vulnerable and completely sheepish about having a very human reaction to such a common procedure.

Kidney Health. Healty. 8 Ways to Reduce Belly Bloat. Page 1 of 2 Maybe you ate the wrong thing or, on a gotta-get-healthier kick, you ate too much of the right thing (think fiber).

8 Ways to Reduce Belly Bloat

The Interactive Body - MoveForward. 6 important things your body might be trying to tell you. Michelle Jones always assumed that if she caught a boyfriend or spouse cheating that would be the end of the relationship.

6 important things your body might be trying to tell you

Then the unthinkable happened. Shutterstock. 20 Ways To Get In Touch With Your Body. Getting in touch with our bodies can be challenging sometimes, especially if we have spent years being out of touch with them, and are now leading a stressful life that is dominated by competition and ideas of success and achievement.

20 Ways To Get In Touch With Your Body

However, I know that there's a way because I have witnessed many women transform themselves and their lives by fostering a deeper connection with themselves and the bodies that they inhabit. Here are 20 ways you can work on getting in touch with your own wonderful body: 1. Walk barefoot more often. Connecting with the earth is so important in order to remain grounded and calm. 2. Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: Modesty vs Morals Guest post by Suzy Furno-Maricle. Joel Sherman said...

Patient Modesty & Privacy Concerns: Modesty vs Morals Guest post by Suzy Furno-Maricle

Thanks Suzy. Modesty is such an individual emotion that no one else can ever know what one person is feeling or how they are affected. Clearly many institutions and providers ignore the issue because it's in their interest and that they have no plan for accommodating patients. February 7, 2011 at 11:55 AM Anonymous said... 13 Awkward Moments Everyone Has At The Doctor's Office. The naked patient: The modesty movement won't take it lying down. Patient modesty might seem like an oxymoron when those seeking medical care are routinely told to strip, lie back and let the professionals do their work.

The naked patient: The modesty movement won't take it lying down

But to many people, everything about those instructions induces anxiety and even anger. They fear the vulnerability that comes with being naked. They can't relax when they're ceding control over what's happening to them, and it's irrelevant that physicians and nurses have seen thousands of bare bottoms or private parts. "I don't have some magical switch that I can turn off in my head that makes me feel completely at ease with another man having intimate access to (my wife's) body, just because that man went to medical school," complained a contributor to a modesty blog. The reasons for modesty can be cultural, religious or intensely personal. Katherine Johnson, 32, of Loveland, Colo., was searching about a year ago for the right team to back up the midwife who was to deliver her baby. Nurses invent the disposable 'Digni Bra' to protect a woman's modesty during surgery.

Natalie Reid and Fiona Cartwright from Porthcawl in South Wales discovered many women dread surgery because they feel so exposedUntil now, women were only given paper knickers to wear under a gownNow their blue paper bra protects patients' modesty while allowing for essential heart monitoring and can be easily removed for cardiac massageThe garments have been on trial at a private hospital in Cardiff and have been welcomed by both patients and the medical profession By Rachel Reilly Published: 10:30 GMT, 18 June 2013 | Updated: 11:33 GMT, 18 June 2013.

Nurses invent the disposable 'Digni Bra' to protect a woman's modesty during surgery

11 Easy Ways To Slow Down & Find Balance. Mindbodygreen. University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine. What’s your stomach ache telling you? Suss out the symptoms with our expert's help With so many types of tummy ache, it’s not always easy to know what’s wrong.

What’s your stomach ache telling you?

The experts tell Kim Jones how to suss out the symptoms… How it feels: A constant severe pain on the right side under the ribs that may radiate to the centre of the back or shoulder blades, lasting from a few minutes to several hours. Episodes may be sporadic, and you may also experience vomiting, raised temperature, yellowing skin and/or whites of the eyes, shivering and itchy skin. HOW TO BEAT HEART DISEASE: Why it isn't fat that clogs up your arteries. This week, the Mail will publish series of articles on how to keep healthyThe cause of heart problems has become the subject of much debateIn this feature, we offer 15 great tips on how to keep the organ healthy By Jane Feinmann, Louise Atkinson And Abigail Butcher For The Daily Mail Published: 23:26 GMT, 19 April 2015 | Updated: 12:55 GMT, 22 April 2015 What causes heart disease?

A simple enough question, and one you might have thought was settled years ago. Patient Dignity: "It's called sticking your finger in my ass! " Warning: This post is brutally honest and NSFW (not safe for work). Physicians and other providers like to correct patients on the terms that we use. It is not a cock, a dick, a willie, mini me, or even Fred, it is a penis. Does anyone know the reason human beings don’t like to use the words like penis and vagina, but prefer “pussy,” “cock,” “privates,” “wee-wee,” etc.? Context. Those scientific terms are sterile and devoid of emotion. This is part of the problem. Consent is Missing from Male Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Screening. Consent, particularly informed consent, is the cornerstone of patients’ rights. Consent is based on the inviolability of one’s person. It means that doctors do not have the right to touch or treat a patient without that patient’s approval because the patient is the one who must live with the consequences and deal with any discomfort caused by treatment.

A doctor can be held liable for committing a Battery if the doctor touches the patient without first obtaining the patient’s consent. (Source: Farlex Legal Dictionary "Patients’ Bill of Rights" [Redirected from Federal Patients’ Bill of Rights]) Informed consent is missing from many areas of healthcare. Informed Consent Informed consent is an ethical concept—that all patients should understand and agree to the potential consequences of their care—that has become codified in the law and in daily practice at every medical institution. Women's Pelvic Cancer Screening. France to ban vaginal exams without consent. AOL Health - AOL Health.

Patient Dignity. Why sitting down can be as bad for you as smoking. Sitting for too long more than doubles your risk of diabetesInactivity is the fourth biggest killer of adults in BritainAn average British adult spends up to 70 per cent of their day sitting down By Angela Epstein for the Daily Mail Published: 00:10 GMT, 8 May 2014 | Updated: 07:20 GMT, 8 May 2014 Leaning over her nine-year-old daughter to check on her homework, Kate Lurie felt an agonising pain rip through her right shoulder and reverberate across her back. ‘I’d never felt anything like it before — it was awful, like hot pins burning into my skin,’ she says. ‘I crumpled on to a chair, trying to stop myself howling in pain.’ What's the best way to fight memory loss? Pharmacology. Healthy Living. Cold and Flu. Auto-immune Diseases. Health. Healthy Living. Matters of Digestion.

Ward Off Disease. Dr Weil's Daily Health Tips - Natural Health Information. Sport. HealthDay. 25 Instant Supermarket Secrets. If you were Justin Bieber, eating well wouldn’t be nearly as hard. Ditto for Lady Gaga, LeBron James, Ashton Kutcher, Michael Bloomberg, and Derek Jeter. All those folks have one thing in common: vast wealth. And eating well can get really, really expensive. Over the past few years, the cost of vegetables, meat, fruit, and other high-nutrition, low-calorie foods has increased by an average of 19.5 percent. Junk food, on the other hand, is getting cheaper—down by 1.8 percent.

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Physical examination. A physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination (more popularly known as a check-up or medical) is the process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease. It generally follows the taking of the medical history — an account of the symptoms as experienced by the patient. Together with the medical history, the physical examination aids in determining the correct diagnosis and devising the treatment plan. Embracing Balance. A Healthy Mind and Healthy Body. Health. Find A Great Juicer. NetDoctor.co.uk - The UK's leading independent health website. Family Health - How To Information.