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Physical therapy: Radiation, ultrasound, magnetic therapy, balneotherapy

January 24, 2018April 11, 2016 by admin

What is physical therapy?

We call physical therapy to all those which use physical media (radiations, heat, cold, etc.) to perform its therapeutic action. Within physical therapies we can consider different sections:

Therapy with non-ionizing radiation (which do not exert direct damage to cells, as if it can do ionizing radiation: among others, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, gamma rays), which are mainly: infrared, microwave, and laser
Therapy with pressure waves (ultrasonic)
Electrotherapy
Magnet therapy, and
Hydrotherapy.

5 foods that help strengthen your joints

April 16, 2017April 8, 2016 by admin

Every athlete has suffered in some moment some injury to articulate as a result of an excess of exercise, poor training or inadequate warm up. These are annoying lesions that involve pain and inflammations causing the athlete have ceased its activity to get a proper recovery.

But what power can do in this regard? A good joint health also depends on proper nutrition, as some foods have certain properties that can help maintain it.

Water: The joints are bathed in synovial fluid, which allows to reduce the friction between the cartilage and other tissues, quilting them and lubricating them in the movement. Water intake contributes to synthesize the synovial fluid and get adequate lubrication to articulate level. It is therefore very important to take an adequate intake of water or isotonic drinks before, during and after exercise. Drink 2L of water a day is enough to meet the body’s needs.

Pneumonia: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

August 7, 2021April 1, 2016 by admin

The pneumonia is a common disease of the respiratory system, often derived from a previous infection, such as flu or strep throat. Although pneumonia can be cured also it can have serious consequences if not properly diagnosed or treated, being responsible for a high number of deaths per year.

Pneumonia is a disease that affects both adults and children, so we must be alert to the presence of this symptoms. In this article we will detail to you what are the signs of this respiratory condition, why arises and how its treatment is.

Basically it involves inflammation of the lungs as a result of an infection caused by a virus or bacteria. As we know in the following sections, symptoms tend to be characteristic to severe pain usually occur on the affected side of the chest.

In addition, it becomes one of the infections that commonly cause the hospitalization.

What is Sundown Syndrome?

October 6, 2019March 18, 2016 by admin

The Sundowning, also known as Sundown Syndrome is a feature of some cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in which symptoms and behavioral changes occur simultaneously with the sunset. To learn what it is, why it happens and how to catch it early in elderly, whether or not these have been diagnosed with neurological or dementia disorders.

What is Sundown Syndrome and why it happens?

The sundowning is a fairly common phenomenon among patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other diseases of geriatric medicine, characterized by the presence of behavioral changes and cognitive in the last hours of the afternoon and into the evening. Patients may become irritable, aggressive, depressive, or also present problems of memory and cognition that, usually are generally absent in the daytime.

How to respond to a medical emergency

October 23, 2018March 14, 2016 by admin

What is a medical emergency

In medical emergencies, we must act quickly and very efficiently. There are many common errors that are most often committed, only due to ignorance. Therefore, here are some tips to know how to act in emergencies, without worsening the injury or condition, and in the best possible way.

An emergency or medical emergency is that condition or situation that requires immediate medical attention. If you are a health professional, you surely know how to act. But if you’re not (even if you have some other knowledge, but you’re not a trained physician), you should know how to control the situation and notify the service, so that the person in trouble can expect the service without further complications.

Tips for choosing the plastic surgeon

March 19, 2016March 11, 2016 by admin

Plastic surgery is a surgical procedure like any other and need special care is therefore necessary to choose with care not only the private hospital where procedure will be performed, but also the plastic surgeon who will do the procedure. Some tips can help you in these difficult times; increasing the chances of success of … Read more

What is Preeclampsia, symptoms, causes and how to detect it

August 7, 2021March 8, 2016 by admin

If you have heard of the preeclampsia, perhaps you will know that it is a disorder that occurs during pregnancy.

It generates a set of symptoms that can affect both mother and baby. Depending on the severity of each case, there are various treatments to address this problem.

However, less is known about the causes of this disease. If you are pregnant it is therefore good that you internalize on major risk factors that produce preeclampsia and what are the signals that must be attentive.

What is preeclampsia?

Preeclampsia is a condition that occurs during pregnancy, affecting about 15% of pregnant women. It consists of a rise tension caused by pregnancy. It is a potentially dangerous condition for both the mother and baby and can damage the liver, kidneys and the coagulation system of the mother.

Why Do You Have A Low Sex Drive?

August 16, 2020March 4, 2016 by admin

If you believed everything you read in the media, you would think it impossible that any man could have a low sex drive. Men are sexual beings, aren’t they? Yes, men, like women, are sexual beings. And, like women, men also suffer from a low libido. You could well be one of the many thousands of men that are dealing with this condition, and you want it to stop. To make it stop, you need to understand why the conditions exist in the first place. Below are the reasons why you have a low sex drive and how to treat it.

Low Self-Esteem

Again, this is a condition that most people don’t associate with men. Men don’t care about their looks or about how they feel – they just get on with life. That is a myth because men are just as susceptible to low self-esteem as anyone else. And, like everyone else, it affects their sex drive. If your confidence is low, your sex drive will lower too. The two are directly linked because you feel your most sexual when you feel your most confident.

Remedies for prostate cancer

January 21, 2018March 1, 2016 by admin

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that develops in the prostate; gland the size of a walnut, located below the bladder and produces the fluid portion of semen.

Initially, the tumor remains within the outer capsule of the prostate, but with increasing size, is spread through the capsule and into the tissues surrounding the prostate.

Cancer cells also can be inferred from the primary tumor.

The lymphatic ganglion, near to the prostate, traps and becomes secondary tumors, or metastases. In addition, the tumor can spread through the blood vessels, producing metastases in the back, spine and pelvis…

Six good tips for taking medicines properly

October 23, 2018February 18, 2016 by admin

When speaking of “complete treatment” doctors often think that patients have no more doubts. However many times this is not so and patients must deal with questions and problems of all kinds: from the lack of money for access to the complete series of drugs up to think, in good faith, they already feel better and not further treatment is necessary or, simply, is complex comply with a medicines that involves various pills at various times.

Problems related to the right taking medicines called technically “lack of adherence to treatment” and in many cases this problem can cause a disease take longer to heal or cause complications or reduce the quality of patient life.

The antibiotics

With certain medications is, yet, more important to complete the next decision cycle strictly as indicated by your doctor. Typically occurs with antibiotics after a few days of taking them, the patient feel better, saw their improved and be tempted to stop the pills thinking that the disease “is now cured”.