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The treatment performed with a muscle stimulator — electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS (Electric Muscle Stimulation) — is a method suitable for treating striated (voluntary) muscles. It does not affect internal organs or smooth muscles. It can be applied to any muscle located close to the skin surface where an electrical impulse can be delivered directly; it is therefore less effective for deep-layer muscles (e.g., deep back muscles).
A ganglion cyst is a lump that appears on the hand or foot and is often painful. Despite its alarming appearance, it is usually nothing to fear because it is benign. Due to the symptoms and the disturbing appearance, patients most often choose removal surgery. Postoperative rehabilitation plays a key role in restoring movement. I write now about the important things you should know.
With the spread of technology, health problems that were previously rare are appearing and can make your everyday life quite miserable. Lately a characteristically curved back is increasingly noticeable among young people. The condition even has a name: "tech‑back." English speakers know how catchy that name is; in Hungarian you might call it a programmer's back or an administrator's back. The phenomenon is caused by poor workplace posture, constant computer use and fiddling with mobile phones, and the complaints it causes can be very unpleasant.
Consuming a plant-based diet reduces the risk of stroke – determined by a study you can read by clicking here. According to it, people following a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables and soy have a significantly lower stroke risk than those who follow diets that include meat and fish.
One of the most common diseases of the knee joint is osteoarthritis (also called joint cartilage wear). The symptoms develop slowly and pain can torment you for years or decades. Because this is a degenerative condition, hospitals cannot do much for you. However, your doctor may recommend home physiotherapy devices. Heat therapy, TENS treatment, microcurrent, therapeutic ultrasond, magnetic therapy and softlaser treatment can help in different stages of osteoarthritis and in different ways.
If you want to see clearly among the millions of diets, nutritional systems and recommendations today, you really have to "roll up your sleeves." Mediterranean, DASH, Keto, blood type, carbohydrate-free, juice fasting, South Beach, paleo, flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan — and who knows how many other diets exist. On top of that, almost every fitness model, celebrity, etc. has some personal version of a nutritional "idea." Which one is right? Who knows. And of course I believe in my own! 🙂
New restrictions have been reintroduced because of the second wave of COVID-19. More and more people are losing patience and consider the measures excessive or unnecessary. Do we really need these measures or are politicians just stirring the s…?- many ask. Although I do not answer that exact question, my writing may help to "clear" the picture.
ETS is a modern and effective electrotherapy treatment method. It is primarily used to recover lost functions. Examples include improving or eliminating incontinence, retraining movement after stroke, or relearning walking after peroneal nerve palsy.
Meat lovers received bad news a few years ago; now it is the turn of cheese lovers. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arguing that despite medical evidence the agency has not declared cheeses to be products hazardous to health.
Female urinary incontinence is often caused by uterine prolapse (prolapsus uteri) or bladder prolapse (prolapsus vesicae). In these cases the uterus or bladder is displaced from its position, descends downward, and presses on the pelvic floor muscles. This can cause a constant uncomfortable sensation, make sexual activity painful, and disrupt urinary and fecal continence.
Its treatment is more difficult than that of “simple” incontinence – but with early detection pelvic floor muscle training and electrostimulation can bring real improvement.
Microcurrent therapy (MENS) is the lowest-current branch of classical electrotherapy: it operates in the 10–600 microampere (µA) range, which is a thousandth of typical TENS amplitudes. The user typically does not feel the current, which makes it suitable for treating particularly sensitive or painful areas (inflamed joint, fresh scar). In this practical guide we cover: when to use it, how to place the electrodes, which parameters to set, and when NOT to use it.
