742 results found
Medical tests
… same day or the next day. There are several types of brain waves. Alpha waves are present only when you're awake with your eyes closed but you are mentally alert. Alpha waves go away when your eyes are open or you are …
Health topics
… muscles and improve flexibility and range of motion. Heat therapy to improve blood circulation in the jaw. Ice … motion. Ultrasound therapy, which uses high-frequency sound waves directed to the TM joint, to reduce pain and swelling … muscles and improve flexibility and range of motion. Heat therapy to improve blood circulation in the jaw. Ice …
Medical tests
… A VER test can find problems by showing how brain waves respond to certain things you look at during the test. … response (VER) A computer records changes in your brain waves while you look at patterns. Electrical signals are … visual field. A computer records the response of your brain waves. The test measures the time of response (latency) and …
Medical tests
… Overview A Doppler ultrasound test uses reflected sound waves to see how blood flows through a blood vessel. It … device is called a transducer. It sends and receives sound waves that are amplified through a microphone. The sound waves bounce off solid objects, including blood cells. The …
Health topics
… a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) , you can try ice or heat to relieve your pain. Put either an ice pack or a warm, … a day. You can try switching back and forth between moist heat and cold. Gently open and close your mouth while you use the ice pack or heat. Apply moist heat to your jaw to relieve sore, tense …
Health topics
… cancer: On this page: Keep your baby out of the sun and heat Dress for protection Use sunscreen Put sunglasses on your baby Keep your baby out of the sun and heat Babies younger than 12 months of age should not be … your baby alone in a car. Do not let your baby get overheated. Make sure your baby has plenty of breast milk to …
Medical tests
… Information Test Overview A breast ultrasound uses sound waves to make a picture of the tissues inside the breast. A … back and forth over the breast. A computer turns the sound waves into a picture on a TV screen. The picture is called a … put on your breast so the transducer can pick up the sound waves as it is moved back and forth over the breast. A …
Medical tests
… Overview An echocardiogram (also called an echo) uses sound waves to make an image of your heart. A device called a … It looks like a microphone. The transducer sends sound waves that echo off your heart and back to the transducer. … on the left side of your chest to help pick up the sound waves. The transducer will be pressed firmly against your …
Health topics
… can be done. The doctor uses a device to focus sound waves on the calcium deposit. No anesthesia or incisions are needed. The sound waves travel through your skin to the calcium deposit and … can be done. The doctor uses a device to focus sound waves on the calcium deposit. No anesthesia or incisions are …
HealthLinkBC files
… or overcast days. Too much sun exposure can cause sunburns, heat stroke/heat exhaustion, skin cancers, cataracts and other eye … take extra precautions to protect my baby from the sun and heat? Yes. Babies younger than 12 months of age are …
