Alzheimer's Disease: Most Popular Articles

What Causes Alzheimer's?
While scientists are still trying to determine what causes Alzheimer's, they have pinpointed several factors that increase a person's risk for developing the disease. Understanding how plaques and tangles, age, family history, and lifestyle affect risk can empower people to accept the factors they cannot change and make adjustments in the areas over which they do have control.

Symptoms of Alzheimer's
Although each person with Alzheimer’s is different, most individuals advance through a series of stages characterized by progressively more serious symptoms. Seven stages developed by researchers and physicians describe how a person’s functioning changes over time, from a normally functioning adult to someone with severe, advanced Alzheimer’s disease.

MMSE
The most common mental status exam used in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), a research-based set of questions that provides a score about a person's general level of impairment. Learn what types of questions are included in the MMSE and how the MMSE is scored.

Alzheimer's Web Resources
These nine websites offer information about Alzheimer's disease services, caregiving resources and related organizations that might have a chapter or office near you.

Preventing Alzheimer's
There's a lot of information out there about preventing Alzheimer's, but can the disease really be prevented? Find the difference between prevention and risk reduction, as well as the four lifestyle changes you can make to improve brain health.

Treatment of Alzheimer's
Although there is currently no way to cure Alzheimer’s or stop its progression, researchers are making encouraging advances in developing medications to halt the disease in its tracks. In the meantime, other medications and non-drug treatments can promote symptom management.

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
Although there is no single test that can definitively diagnosis Alzheimer's disease, a qualified physician can diagnose Alzheimer's with over 90% accuracy. Learn what to expect during a diagnostic workup and what kinds of specialists may be involved in the process.

Ginkgo Biloba
The properties of Ginkgo Biloba have been suggested for use in cases of dementia such as Alzheimer's

What is Alzheimer's?
What's the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia? How common is Alzheimer's, and can other disorders mimic it? What symptoms indicate that a person might have Alzheimer's, and how is it diagnosed and treated? Learn the basics about this complicated disease.

Living
The key to coping with Alzheimer's is to understand the relationship between your brain and your behavior. Once you understand this relationship, you can approach your diagnosis with compassion and courage. Consider these ten tips your credo for living with Alzheimer's disease.

Shower Aids
Get help when showering with our pick of useful aids

Alzheimer's Disease - TopPicks
An index of TopPicks for the Alzheimer's Disease guide site.

Books
Books relating to Alzheimer's and aging

Vascular Dementia
Vascular dementia is one of the second most common types of dementia, along with Lewy body dementia. Learn about the prevalence, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of vascular dementia.

Plaques
If you're wondering why you keep hearing about "plaques and tangles" in relation to Alzheimer's disease, find out what plaques are and how they affect the brain.

Home security products
Safety and security in the home can be enhanced with one or more of these products from our Top Picks range.

Alzheimer's Disease - GuideReviews
An index of GuideReviews for the Alzheimer's Disease guide site.

How to Take Blood Pressure
How to take someone's blood pressure. A step by step guide with illustrations.

Early Onset Alzheimer's
Early onset Alzheimer's is defined the development of the disease before the age of 65 years of age. There are some genetic factors but early onset Alzheimer's can affects anyone.

Aricept
Get the facts on Aricept, or donepezil HCL, one of the most widely used drugs to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Learn how Aricept works, its uses and dosages, possible side effects and interactions, precautions, and most importantly, its effectiveness.

Namenda
Get the facts on Namenda (memantine HCL), a unique drug used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Learn how Namenda works, its uses and dosages, possible side effects and interactions, precautions, and most importantly, its effectiveness.

Simple Word Test Diagnostic
A simple word test may be the key to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

Types of Dementia
Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia -- in fact, almost two-thirds of dementia cases are due to Alzheimer's disease. However, a host of other conditions can also cause dementia, including vascular dementia, Lewy body disease, HIV/AIDS, normal pressure hydrocephalus, Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Pick's disease, Parkinson's disease, head trauma, and Huntington's disease.

The Alzheimer's Brain
The Alzheimer's brain looks very different from the normal brain. Plaques, tangles, size and shape can all be affected.

Blood Pressure Machines
Check out our top picks for automatic blood-pressure machines.

Alzheimer's and Sundowning
People with Alzheimer's might exhibit sundowning, or a marked increase in agitation and confusion in the late afternoon and evening. Learn how to manage sundowning in Alzheimer's disease.

Clock Drawing Test
The clock drawing test is an assessment that can be used as a part of a neurological test or as a screening tool for Alzheimer's and other types of dementia.

Images of Normal and Alzheimer's Brain
Images of the normal brain and alzheimer's brain.

Stages of Alzheimer's 1 & 2
Stages of Alzheimer's, stage 6 & 7

Pressure sore prevention
Also known as pressure ulcers, bed sores, or skin ulcers; pressure sores are areas of damaged skin and tissue at the points on the body where sustained pressure, friction or moisture leads to the skin being injured.

Pick's Disease
In Pick's disease the brain tissue changes and loss occurs in focal areas of the brain rather than the generalized damage associated with Alzheimer's.

Warning Signs
Before a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, people often notice early indicators -- either about themselves or about a relative -- that signal possible Alzheimer's. Be aware of the ten classic warning signs first identified by the Alzheimer's Association.

Mini Mental State Examination
Score results of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) are used in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

Mini-Cog Test
The Mini-Cog test takes about 3 miniutes to administer and is often used in emergency departments for people who appear to have some type of dementia like Alzheimer's disease.

Celebs with Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease does not discrimate when it comes to who is and who is not affected. Here is a list of famous people and celebrities that have Alzheimer's.

Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy body dementia is one of the second most common types of dementia, along with vascular dementia. Learn about the prevalence, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of Lewy body dementia.

Razadyne
Get the facts on Razadyne, or galantamine HBr, a commonly used drug to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Learn how Razadyne works, its uses and dosages, possible side effects and interactions, precautions, and most importantly, its effectiveness.

Exelon
Get the facts on Exelon (rivastigmine), a drug used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Learn how Exelon works, its uses and dosages, possible side effects and interactions, precautions, and most importantly, its effectiveness.

Reminiscence
Reminiscence is something we all do and the older we get the more likely we are to fall back on our memories. This perfectly natural activity can have a great therapeutic effect with people who suffer with memory loss for recent events. Tapping into a persons past can not only reveal a rich seam of insight and wisdom, but it can be a real tonic for someone who has memory difficulties as a result of their condition. Read more about reminiscence therapy.

Diagnostic Criteria
Alzheimer's disease is difficult to diagnose, but the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) outlines a detailed set of criteria that must be met in order to assign a diagnosis of Alzheimer's.

What causes Alzheimer's ?
What causes Alzheimer's Disease?

Blood Pressure Explained
Blood pressure results from two forces. One created by the heart as it pumps blood into the arteries through the circulatory system. The other is the force of the arteries as they resist the blood flow.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Quiz
Alzheimer's caregiver quiz

Alzheimer's Disease
Is Alzheimer's disease the same as dementia?

Young People with Dementia
Younger people with dementia, their caregivers and children have to face problems that older people with Alzheimer's disease do not. Roughly a third of young people with Dementia have Alzheimer's disease. Early onset Alzheimer's can develop in some very rare cases in people in their thirties.

Condom Catheters
In Alzheimer's disease incontinence often becomes a major source of stress for the person with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. In this article I look at the condom catheter for men.

Memory
When a person has a memory impairment, what does that mean?

Cortical, Subcortical Dementia
Depending on which part of the brain is suspected as the cause of dementia, the dementia may be classified as either cortical or subcortical.

Can cells cure Alzheimer's?
Can stem cells cure Alzheimer's?

Behavior Management
Alzheimer's disease can create challenging behaviors such as aggression, agitation, apathy, confusion, hallucinations, repetition, sundowning, suspicion, and wandering. Learn how to manage the challenging behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Dementia
What's the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's?

Parkinson's Dementia
Parkinson's disease has a number of key features that are similar to Alzheimer's disease.

Communication tips dementia
Communicating and talking with someone who has dementia requires a few modifications. Here are a few ideas to help you communicate in the most effective way

Stem cell research
Stem cell research has a number of high profile supporters. Christopher Reeve, Michael J Fox and Nancy Reagan are just a few.

Huntington's Disease
Huntington's disease is an inherited progressive form of dementia in which personality, memory and mood changes as the disease advances.

Healthy Brain Plan
You've heard that taking care of yourself can keep your brain sharp, but where do you begin? Follow these instructions to develop your personal plan for a healthy brain, and you'll be on your way to better brain health in no time.

Urinary Tract Infection
Urinary tract infection in the elderly or in people with Alzheimer's can profoundly affect not only their health but can result in significant behavioral changes.

Step by Step: Hand & Nail Care
Step by Step hand and nail care in Alzheimer's. Step 5 - cut the nails.

Frontal lobe brain damage in Alzheimer's
Areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's dementia - frontal lobe damage

Medication Questions
If you're going to ask your doctor about Alzheimer's medications, it seems like your first question should be, "Which one works the best?" But according to the latest research, that's not exactly the case. Learn what to ask your doctor about treatments for Alzheimer's disease.

Movies About Alzheimer's
The 2008 Oscar nominations include two Best Actress nods for performances in movies that deal with Alzheimer's disease. Here are 10 movies you shouldn't miss that handle the difficult subject of Alzheimer's with grace, dignity, and sometimes, a much needed laugh.

Who discovered Alzheimer's
Did Dr Alzheimer discover Alzheimer's Disease, or was it pure chance that his name has become associated with the disease?

Adjustable Beds
Adjustable Beds & Accessories

Extrapyramidal Symptoms
The extrapyramidal motor system is a neural network located in the brain that is involved in the coordination of movement.

Communication Basics
Although we often take it for granted, communication is important to our relationships, goals, and self-worth. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease creates barriers to communication that can strain our relationships with our loved ones. Learn how Alzheimer's affects your loved one's ability to communicate and how you can become a better listener and communicator.

Alzheimer's and Hallucinations
People with Alzheimer's might experience hallucinations, which can be upsetting for the caregiver as well as the person with the disease. Learn how to respond to hallucinations associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Down's syndrome dementia
Despite the fact that people with Down's syndrome have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's little is known as to why. Read more about Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's

Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa). Atypical Antipsychotic medication for treatment of agitation and psychosis in Alzheimer's

Prognosis for Alzheimer's
Although there's no cure for Alzheimer's, there's often confusion about whether it's a fatal disease. Learn about the prognosis for someone who's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Temporal lobe brain damage in Alzheimer's
Areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's dementia - temporal lobe damage

Imaging Procedures
Imaging procedures produce detailed pictures of the brain to detect changes in brain structure or size that are common among those with Alzheimer's disease. Learn about the most common imaging procedures used in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, including CT scans, MRIs, and PET scans.

Alzheimer's and Agitation
People with Alzheimer's might exhibit agitation, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage agitation in Alzheimer's disease.

cerebral_cortex
image normal cerebral cortex

Memory Screenings
Now that Alzheimer's disease is recognized as a growing health problem among older (and sometimes, younger) adults, a variety of memory screenings have been developed and offered as means of early detection. There are arguments on both sides of the issue regarding whether memory screenings are a good idea. The decision is up to you, but in order to make an informed choice, here are six things you should know about memory screenings.

Cognitive
What does it mean when my doctor refers to cognitive symptoms?

Parietal lobe brain damage in Alzheimer's
Areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's dementia - parietal lobe damage

Symptoms of UTI
Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Alzheimer's Disease

Stop Repetative Thoughts
Loop-thoughts, repeated bothersome unnecessary thoughts (rumination), can occur at any time to anybody. I use this technique when I am under stress and begin to find myself thinking about a situation or have concerns that keeps repeating over and over with no resolution. I have also seen the technique used very successfully in therapeutic situations with all types of problems and people.

Blood Tests
Screening for Alzheimer's: Blood Tests. Before a diagnosis of Alzheimer's is made a number of routine tests will be run in order to rule out conditions that can mimic Alzheimer's

Catheter Care
If you can assist the catheterized person in their hygiene rather than doing it yourself. Make the judgement yourself.

Mood Stabilizing Medication
Mood stabilizing medications are being increasingly used to help treat symptoms of dementias such as Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's Disease - Articles
An index of Articles for the Alzheimer's Disease guide site.

Occipital lobe brain damage in Alzheimer's
Areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's dementia - occipital lobe damage

Types of urinary incontinence
Incontinence is a fact of life for millions of people but the causes and types of incontinence do differ and so therefore do the treatments. Incontinence is not necessarily an inevitable part of Alzheimer's so in this article I explain the importance of investigating incontinence and the types of urinary incontinence it is useful to be aware of.

Exercise Prevents Dementia
A new study suggests that regular exercise not only keeps people fit and healthy it may actually help to prevent the onset of dementia. But, before you start with the weights, why not have a quick look over the article?

Canna Lilly
Alzheimer's is a time of change and reflection. Gardens make a wonderful place for colors, textures, seasonal changes. Secure gardens for people with dementia like Alzheimer's are easy to develop.

Is there a cure for Alzheimer?
At the present time there is no treatment to cure or stop the progress of Alzheimer's. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration has approved five drugs that may temporarily relieve some of the symptoms, they are Donepezil (Arecpt), tacrine (Cognex), galantamine (Razadyne), Rivastigmine (Exelon)and memantine (Namenda)

Alzheimer's and Suspicion
People with Alzheimer's might exhibit suspicion, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage suspicion in Alzheimer's disease.

Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rapid, progressive neurological disease that can affect people and animals. Caused by prions, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a rapid, progressive neurological disease that affects humans and also can affect animals

Neurosyphilis Dementia
Neurosyphilis a dementia caused by syphilis

Safe Return Program
The Alzheimer's Association Safe Return Program is government-funded program . It is for the identification and safe return of people who have wander and become lost

Incontinence Aids
Incontinence aids for men and women

Explaining Alzheimer's To Kids
Explaining what Alzheimer's disease is to kids and telling young children about the changes that are occuring in their loved one is important. You want to do it in a way that is imformative but not too frightening. Here are some tips.

Types of Stem Cells
What Types of Stem Cells Are There?

The Alzheimer's Quiz
The Alzheimer's Quiz

Coffee Reduce Alzheimer's?
Could caffeine reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease? Researchers at the Byrd Alzheimer's Institute in Florida have found caffeine intake not only appears to protect against Alzheimer's but may actually help those who already have the disease.

Garden Design for Dementia
Good garden design is great for people with Alzheimer's who are very restless or agitated and who like or need to walk a lot. You can include someone with dementia in design, maintenence and plant choice. Activity will help to maintain mobility and interest in their surroundings

50 Activity Ideas for Dementia
Fifty ideas for activities for Alzheimer's.

Choosing Best Nursing Home
Nursing homes vary considerably. Cost and location need to be balanced with the quality of staff in the nursing home or care facility. There are so many things you have to consider, design training of caregivers, location, whether the care facility is a specialized unit for people with dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. This will help you focus on some central issues of choosing care for your loved one

Scooters & Wheelchairs
Mobility Aids: electric scooters, wheelchairs and lifts

Walkers
Walking aids. Zimmer frames, wheeled walkers and different styles of walker

Alzheimer's and Wandering
People with Alzheimer's might exhibit wandering, which can be stressful for the caregiver and dangerous for the person with the disease. Learn how to manage wandering in Alzheimer's disease.

Activities
Participating in activities with your loved one is good for both of you, both physically and emotionally. It helps you continue to share enjoyable experiences together, and it can reduce the frequency of difficult behaviors such as agitation and wandering.

How is Alzheimer's diagnosed?
How is Alzheimer's diagnosed?

Caregiver Burnout
Alzheimer's caregivers are at high risk for burnout due to the demanding tasks of caregiving. Learn how to prevent burnout by caring for oneself and reaching out to others.

Neuropsychological Tests
Neuropsychological testing is sometimes used in the evaluation of Alzheimer's disease to learn more about the nature and level of a person's impairment. Learn about neuropsychological tests commonly used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease, such as the ADAS-Cog, Blessed Test, CANTAB, Clock Drawing Test, Cognistat, and NPI.

Reversible Disorders
If you think your loved one may have Alzheimer's, it's important to obtain an accurate diagnosis because the cause may be a reversible disorder. Learn about reversible medical conditions that can look like Alzheimer's, such as pseudodementia, thyroid problems, dehydration, malnutrition, infections, and medication problems.

Challenging Alzheimer's
The term 'challenging behavior' is a catch-all term for a series of frustrating or hair-tearing behaviors that we see in others. The challenge is really to try and understand the reasons why the behavior of others can frustrate us so much. In learning more about challenging behavior we become better able to cope.

Financial Costs Alzheimer's
What are the costs in the USA of Alzheimer's disease? Statistics about the financial costs of Alzheimer's disease are a stark reminder about the seriousness of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is a growing problem because more and more of us are living longer and the costs are high.

Beta Amyloid
How does beta amyloid contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease?

Behavior
What does it mean when my doctor refers to behavioral symptoms?

10 Dementia Support Tips
Offering support to a friend or relative who has been told they have Alzheimer's is hould you make them talk about their diagnosis? Is it wrong to talk about things that you will find upsetting? There are 10 tips to help friends or relatives support someone with Alzheimer's Disease.

Diet and Nutrition
Research suggests that a key to Alzheimer's prevention is adopting a "brain-healthy" diet. Learn how diet and nutrition can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's and Repetition
People with Alzheimer's might exhibit repetition, which can be stressful for the caregiver and the person with the disease. Learn how to manage repetition in Alzheimer's disease.

apoE4 genotyping
apoE genotyping may help confirm a diagnosis of late onset Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's Quiz II
Alzheimer's Quiz II

Fecal Incontinence Causes
Fecal incontinence is stigmatizing, embarrassing and causes misery to both with person with Alzheimer's and their caregiver.

Binswanger's Disease
People who have Binswanger's Disease commonly have strokes from which they make partial recovery.

Alzheimer's vs. Normal Aging
Is there a difference between Alzheimer's disease and normal age-related memory loss? While people do experience minor changes in their memory and thinking as they age, these changes don't affect daily functioning or the ability to live independently. Learn about the differences between normal age-related memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

Treating fecal incontinence
Fecal incontinence treatments can help alleviate the problem of fecal incontinence in people with dementia and ALzheimer's disease.

Depression and Alzheimer's
Depression is a common experience for people who have dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. Up to 50% of people with dementia experience depression. Find out about the symptoms of depression in Alzheimer's and dementia.

Marijuana May Prevent Alz
Marijuana May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

Iris Murdoch Alzheimer's signs
Iris Murdoch's last book 'Jackson's Dilemma', published in 1995, demonstrated her use of simpler sentences and words, revealed later as signs of Alzheimer's.

Counting Fs and the Brain
It is not a wonder that as Alzheimer's disease disrupts and destroys brain tissue that someone with the disease gets confused, has memory problems and experiences so many other symptoms. A good way to demonstrate this is for someone without Alzheimer's to try this word game.

Caregiver Coping
Alzheimer's disease changes the lives of those with the disease as well as their caregivers. If you are a caregiver, learn how to cope with your loved one's disease by learning about it, planning ahead, and adjusting your expectations.

Nurse's Story Alzheimer's
A nurse who works with people with Alzheimer's says it has changed her life for the better. It was great to receive this reader's story about Alzheimer's disease from someone who works with patient's in a care home. It will give many families comfort

Executive Functioning
How do I know if Alzheimer's is affecting executive functioning?

Tangles
You've probably heard the phrase "plaques and tangles" in relation to Alzheimer's disease. But what are tangles, and how do they affect the brain?

Intimacy & Sex
Sexual interest and levels of intimacy may be put under strain as Alzheimer's develops.

What is Dementia?
The term dementia can be found since Roman times in medical texts and in the philosophical works of Cicero.

Experience Dementia 7 Insights
7 ways in which we can gain some insight into what it is like to have dementias such as Alzheimer's disease

Anger Alzheimer's & Faith
Hielio's Story is about his anger about Alzheimer's disease. Anger that society seems to accept that age equates to Alzheimer's and that somehow makes it OK. Through anger Hielio finds that faith and God redeem the sadness through love.[br] A beautiful story contributed by a reader of Alzheimers at About.com readerdirectly

Alternative Treatment Alz
Alternative treatments for Alzheimer's disease include some that appear to have preventative and protective treatments for Alzheimer's. Some that have been said to be of use do not help at all and can be dangerous

cerebral_cortex1
In the early stages of Alzheimer's people complain that there memory is not all it used to be.

Prevent Wandering & Alzheimer'
Here are a few simple steps that you can take to make your response and the response of professional agencies to wandering behavior more effective.

Mixed Dementia
Can a person have Alzheimer's and another kind of dementia?

Tau
How does tau contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease?

Volunteering
When your life is affected by Alzheimer's, it's natural to want to join the cause. Now you know what others are going through. Now you know why it's so important to find a cure and to offer appropriate services for those currently living with the disease. There are many ways to join the fight against Alzheimer's -- the key is finding the volunteer opportunity that is right for you.

Emotions and aging
When assessment of an older person takes place, what is expected of their emotional state? Is the expectation that an older person's emotions will be the same as someone half their age? If emotions aren't the same what dangers exist in their interpretation?

Mental Activity
Staying mentally active can help reduce your risk for Alzheimer's disease by increasing connections between brain cells and building up "cognitive reserve." In other words, if new connections are formed between brain cells, this can make up for a loss of cognitive functioning if Alzheimer's sets in at a later time.

Caregiver Stress
Caregiving to someone with Alzheimer's disease is without doubt, no matter how much you love them, very stressful. Identifying stress and stressors and responding to it requires coping strategies. But first you have to recognize the symptoms of stress in yourself. Here are 12 ways in which you may be showing signs of caregiver stress

Defining Elder Abuse
Between one and two million Americans over the age of 65 have been injured, exploited or mistreated by someone who they depend on for care. Eder Abuse is, sadly common. What do we mean by elder abuse, why is the definition of elder abuse important?

Walking Canes
Mobility Aids: Walking Canes

Helpful Aids for Alzheimer's
Helpful Tools for Alzheimer's

Behavior Patterns Wandering
People with Alzheimers frequently wander away from their home or place of care. This puts the wanderer in danger. Research indicates that people with dementia behave in certain ways. Knowing them can save people's lives

AIDS dementia complex
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Dementia

Drugs in Development Alzheimer
There are a number of Anti amyloid drug treatments in development for Alzheimer's Disease at the present time. This article explores and explains what scientists are doing in their fight to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease

Is Dementia Age Related?
Dementia is nearly always associated with old-age but the evidence suggests this is not so clear cut

Communication Changes
People with Alzheimer's lose particular communication abilities during the early, middle, and late stages of the disease. Learn what to expect and what kinds of communication challenges can occur during each stage of Alzheimer's.

Choosing a Professional
When it comes to Alzheimer's disease, seeing the right kind of professional is crucial to receiving the proper care and treatment. But who do you see? The medical field has split itself into so many specialties that finding the right professional can be a daunting task. Read on to determine what kind of expert will best meet your specific needs. Of course, always check to make sure professionals are licensed or certified to practice their specializations.