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In the series about professionals, I now introduce physiotherapy specialist, personal trainer and spinal expert Angi Nimród, who after a severe car accident — having been declared disabled — worked on her own rehabilitation for five years. That experience inspired her to help others as well. She has earned respect in the profession and is a member of the board of the Massage Therapists Association. She mainly treats spinal patients, but because of her reputation athletes also line up with various complaints.

Strengthening the thigh muscles may be necessary for many reasons. Reversing muscle mass loss after a prolonged illness or fracture, treating muscle atrophy, and increasing the stability of the knee and hip joints are the most common reasons. In this article you'll find a generally applicable, 3-month program that helps strengthen your thigh muscles without increasing pain or risking surgery. I explained in earlier articles why this is effective, so here I will focus only on outlining the treatment steps.

Gábor Czene lost his right leg in a road motorcycle accident at the age of 25. For years he believed that was the limit of his mobility and sport. But things turned out differently....

Kalamász “Raszika” Zsanett recently successfully completed her first marathon (Sri Chinmoy Marathon Lázbérc, 4 hours 51 minutes). Raszika is a yoga instructor and, besides yoga, running is her “second love.” She began preparing roughly two years ago, running 50–70 km per week. So far it sounds straightforward, but about a year ago she developed foot pain while running that did not go away — by spring it had worsened so much that she underwent manual therapy and received softlaser, cryo and shockwave treatments, yet her complaints persisted. That’s when she started using a Runner Pro electrotherapy device regularly.

Dear Doctor! I read your articles. I turn to you as my last hope. My vertebrae are coming apart, I can hardly move and no one helps. The rheumatologist won’t even examine me anymore and didn’t give me any pain relief. My GP talks about surgery, which I’m terrified of on the one hand, and on the other hand I can’t afford. Please, if you could help me so I could walk down the street once more without a walker, I would be extremely grateful.

Summer is here! We get into a car, bus, train or plane and visit resorts and sights. Prolonged sitting during travel can be dangerous and favors the development of thrombosis.

The word stress has become something of a "curse word" these days — in most cases you probably think of something negative. Yet the original purpose of stress is self-protection. To quickly resolve a dangerous situation, it activates your body with explosive speed. Because of it you can exert forces and perform movements you otherwise couldn't — which can be very useful in certain situations. However, if you're exposed to chronic stress, your body constantly feels threatened and this constant emergency readiness has negative effects on your system. A range of unexplained and treatment-resistant complaints can be traced back to stress.

If you see a doctor about a complaint, your physician will begin a kind of "investigation." They search for measurable, visible, tangible — that is, "well-defined" — identifiable changes until they find something that seems to confirm their suspicion. After an accident, an X-ray is taken, and if a fracture is visible in the bone, the diagnosis is made. However, a large portion of illnesses do not present such clear-cut signs. You may undergo a multitude of tests and still no abnormality is detectable: the X-ray is normal, lab values are not elevated, and other tests do not show deviations. Often chronic stress is behind such cases — something you rarely think of... and, unfortunately, many doctors don't either.

Peyronie's disease is a disorder affecting the penis. Hard nodules form in the penis, causing an increasing curvature. In some cases it is painful and in advanced stages can make sexual intercourse impossible. Nevertheless, only a small proportion of those affected see a doctor because of embarrassment. If you notice such symptoms, consult a physician – a urologist or andrologist is appropriate. The sooner you start treatment, the greater your chance of stopping its progression or eliminating the complaint. Read the details!

In the summer of 2018 the ExtremeMan Long Distance Triathlon National Championship was won by Merida rider, Zoltán Petsuk. This is an ordeal consisting of a 3,800 m swim followed by 180 km cycling and finishing with a marathon (42 km) run. Zoli needed only 8 hours and 20 minutes to complete it. After the big success, however, a sneaky problem began to cast a shadow over his everyday life. He won the race despite agonizing pain around his heel, but the pain that had been tolerable earlier intensified by autumn to the point that it made quality work impossible. He received various treatments without results, and rest did not help. We met by chance. In our first conversation it became clear that he had lost his confidence and, struggling with the injury, wondered if this was the end of professional, performance-oriented competition for him.

"A few weeks ago I had an accident. My kneecap cracked and a fragment broke off my tibia. I bought a Magnum XL magnetotherapy device to stimulate bone healing. Since I am on sick leave, I use it three times a day for two hours each. I've noticed that since I started using it my blood pressure has been getting lower and lower. I don't dare to use it because I feel practically dizzy. What do you think? Could it be caused by the device?" asked one of my readers.

Preparing for a running race or a longer triathlon distance? Then endurance development is your top priority. You need to devote many hours to your preparation. If, however, you have little time to train… well, it's worth getting a little help. Of course, this only applies if you have spare time, for example when you do office work.