Laughter is the Best Medicine

The Health Benefits of Humor and Laughter

Did you know, laughing heartily 100 times a day gives the same cardio results as working out for 10 minutes

Laughter is good for your health

• Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after.
• Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.
• Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.
• Laughter protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems

Clinical Motion Analysis:

Motion Analysis have been developed to measure angles between body segments and to measure range of motion of various joints . By focusing on the trunk, pelvis, hips, knees and ankles, digital video cameras or high speed cameras 100-800 frame per second take images of a patient's movement and process the data through a high-tech computer system that analyzes the movement and reveals precisely where muscles and joints are and where they are not functioning properly. 3D motion analysis requires at least two cameras. Most movements require four or more cameras.

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Urinary tract infections:
Urinary tract infection is serious health problem affecting millions of people each year. Infections of urinary tract are the second most common type infections in the human body.

Infections of urinary tract fall into two general anatomic categories; lower urinary tract infection ( urethritis and cystitis) and upper tract infections ( acute pyelonephrites, prostatitis and intrarenal and perinephric abscesses)

Etiology:
Many microorganisms can infect the urinary tract, but by far the most common agents are the gram negative bacilli which include Escherichia coli, proteus, klebsiella, Enterobacter, pseudomonas and serratia. Gram positive cocci play a lesser role include staphylococcus saprophyticus, staphylococcus-aureus, Enterococci and staphylococcus epidermidis.
E-coli causes > 75% of community acquired UTIs in all age groups and s-saprophyticus accounts for about 10%. In hospitalized patients, E-coli accounts for about 50% of cases.