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Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the peripheral nerve fibers that causes sensory and balance disturbances and instability. Its main symptoms are tingling, numbness, burning sensations and a vibration-like feeling. Pain often worsens at night, and touching the affected area or even temperature changes can increase it. Neuropathy is not currently curable, but symptom relief — albeit limited — is possible.
Sports injuries caused by excessive load (overuse) are the most common! These chronic complaints occur far more often than acute sports injuries. While an acute injury usually causes immediate loss of function—so you go to the doctor right away—most overuse complaints are postponed for a long time, and most doctors do not deal with them "in proportion to their severity."
I am not a believer in conspiracy theories. But the process commonly called the great Rockefeller–Carnegie conspiracy is worth a little thought. It fundamentally changed medical education, patient care and the possibilities for healing. Its main effect was that healthcare became a business — and a huge one.
Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the peripheral nerve fibers that causes sensory and balance disturbances and instability. Its main symptoms are tingling, numbness, burning sensations and a vibration-like feeling. Pain often worsens at night, and touching the affected area or even temperature changes can increase it. Neuropathy is not currently curable, but symptom relief — albeit limited — is possible.
The stagnation of Hungarian sports results did not begin recently, but it has become truly noticeable over the past few years. For decades our athletes were among the world elite in canoe-kayak, swimming, fencing, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, wrestling, football, handball, water polo, sport shooting, and even athletics. Today — with one or two exceptional stars aside — victories have become rarer.
The mission of Élethosszig Egészségesen magazine is to introduce medical devices for home and clinic use as widely as possible and to demonstrate how to use them. Progress is extremely rapid; new solutions appear daily, so there is always something new to discover.
The descriptions of devices that provide electrotherapy treatments (e.g. TENS, muscle stimulators (EMS), microcurrent (MENS), FES) almost always state that electrotherapy should not be used on patients with tumors (cancer). How should this be interpreted? I have written about that now.
Better sports performance depends not only on the amount of training you do. Physical and nervous system regeneration (rebuilding, re-regeneration) after workouts is extremely important. During rest the consequences of training are cleared away (repair of micro-injuries, removal of waste products), and this is when the effect "sets in": muscle fibers strengthen, cellular functions adapt, etc. Time spent resting is therefore not wasted — in fact, you can only progress and reach high levels of performance if you devote enough time to regeneration. Without rest the risk of injuries also increases. You can improve muscle regeneration in several ways; in this article I present the two most effective methods: muscle stimulation and compression therapy.
Urinary incontinence (difficulty holding urine) means that urine is passed involuntarily – from a few drops to larger amounts. This is not a natural consequence of aging, and you should not be ashamed. It is estimated that in Hungary about 400,000 women and 100,000 men are affected, but the real number may be much higher because many do not seek medical help.
For decades there has been a prevailing claim that TENS, EMS, FES and MENS treatments should not be performed near or directly over metal implants. But is there really so much to fear? What is the truth?
As electrical treatments are becoming increasingly common and many devices for home use are available, it is important to know whether these devices carry any risks.
People have long been wary of electricity — partly with good reason. However, the prohibitions related to electrotherapy devices are slowly but surely being overturned!
But let’s look at this step by step!
Home electrostimulation treatment is not complicated – but before the first sessions it helps to know the exact steps. In this article I will guide you through the whole process: from preparations through electrode placement to treatment protocols.
