Posts by Team VIVA!
Kylie, 43 – Long-term government employee, dog lover & recovering addict, PERTH
Long-term government employee and dog lover, Kylie, 43, Perth was the antithesis of a “party-girl.” She didn’t smoke, drink heavily or use illicit substances. In 2010, however, Kylie, who was living with kidney failure, and a collapsed lung filled with fluid, was hospitalised, and treated with codeine and opioids, including oxycodone to numb her pain.…
Read MoreNicole, 36 – Mother-of-two, Clinical Support Officer & recovering addict, Tweed Heads, NSW
At 13 years of age she has smoked marijuana, and by 14 years of age, was comfortable “having a drink”.Mother-of-two, Clinical Support Officer and recovering addict, Nicole, 36, Tweed Heads was tinkering with illicit drugs and alcohol during early adolescence. Nicole first dabbled with amphetamines at 18 years of age, and following her first hit,…
Read MoreA physiotherapist’s perspective on osteoarthritis – a painful, yet manageable condition – Feb 1, 2016
Osteoarthritis or OA is one of the most common causes of pain seen by physiotherapists. Nearly everyone has heard of osteoarthritis, but not that many know what it is, or what you can do to help manage the symptoms associated with the condition. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common forms of arthritis. It is…
Read MoreWorld’s biggest gamblers & ecstasy users flocking to Thailand for offshore rehabilitation
Groundswell in Aussies attending private Thai rehab facility over past five years. “Rehab tourism” is on the rise, with new figures revealing a more than doubling of Aussie patrons to a leading five-star drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Thailand over the past five years.1 Between 2010 to 2015, Australian visitors to DARA Drug and…
Read MoreOestrogen affords women protection against flu – January 28, 2016
Ladies, you’ll be relieved to know that you’re better equipped than men to fight the flu due to your circulating oestrogen! According to a study conducted by researchers at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA, and published in the American Journal of Physiology – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology on January…
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