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Many people suffer from persistent pain. Chronic pain means pain that lasts for more than six months, and its severity can range from quite mild to agonizing; it may be continuous or intermittent. It can be nearly constant, lasting months or even years, which is why chronic pain is an enormous physical and mental burden on the sufferer. It most commonly presents as back, lumbar or joint pain, but can appear in many other forms as well, such as facial or sinus pain, tendonitis, tennis elbow, sciatica or carpal tunnel syndrome. What can you do at home to reduce chronic pain?
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines chronic diseases as long‑lasting, generally slowly progressing conditions that are among the leading causes of adult morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Most Hungarian amateur athletes train in the spare time they steal from their job and their family/partner. With such obligations, only a few manage optimal preparation. I’ll show you an opportunity provided by the most modern medical technology that you can use passively — for example while doing office work — and literally "gain" training time. With muscle stimulation you can effectively develop your muscles. Of course, not all muscles at once as with traditional training. But that’s not the goal! Apply muscle stimulation to the muscles that your sport uses most. For example, if you cycle or run, focus on your leg muscles. If you make stimulation part of your training plan, it can provide significant development opportunities. Let’s see what this is about.
After an episode of thrombosis you are never quite “the same” again! The disease always ends in a “residual condition” that you must live with for the rest of your life. This is the post-thrombosis condition, medically called post-thrombotic syndrome. Keeping symptoms under control and, above all, preventing recurrence of thrombosis is in your hands. You must care for it every day, continuously. Let’s review your options.
Thrombosis most often develops in your leg, particularly in the lower leg. It often represents a life-threatening condition! According to data, it affects 16–20 thousand people annually in Hungary and several thousand die from its complications.
It's morning. You get out of bed feeling tired and your calf feels stiff. Every day you get more and more of a nagging feeling that something isn't right. You wonder whether to go for today's run or whether it's time to suspend running until the complaint disappears. You think you need to move — so you set off. Achilles pain increasingly torments you while running and you eventually switch to walking. But it doesn't get better: your lower-leg muscles remain stiff and ache. What could this be?
Like most of our country's residents, you probably believe that because you paid your health contributions, it is solely the doctors' job (duty) to heal you. You think it's enough to take a pill or two and have nothing to do but sit in an armchair and wait to recover. You don't give up unhealthy eating, you don't change your sedentary lifestyle, and you certainly won't give up your harmful habits. Yet you wonder why you don't feel better from the pills!?
It's time to learn that the majority of chronic diseases are caused by your lifestyle! You can't blame others for their development, and you must take part in their treatment. In treating chronic diseases the doctor's role is to provide a treatment plan. Its execution, however, depends almost entirely on you!
Gout is a common form of arthritis that can affect anyone. It causes excruciating pain, swelling and redness, most often in the joints of the big toe. The area is extremely sensitive. A gout attack often appears suddenly, frequently waking you in the middle of the night with the sensation that the big toe is "on fire." The joint is hot, swollen and so tender that even the weight of a blanket may feel unbearable. In some cases the symptoms "come and go" and resolve on their own. Most often, however, they require treatment and the person affected must take steps to prevent future flares.
"Put ice on it!" You've probably been given that advice or have suggested it to someone as a universal remedy. It's not without reason: the beneficial effects of cold therapy are not merely a myth; it truly can reduce pain and at the same time activate the healing process. Cold therapy – when to use it? Cold therapy should be the first treatment and started as soon as possible after fresh muscle and joint injuries […]
Joint pain is unpleasant on its own, but the reflexive contraction and stiffening of the muscles surrounding the joint can further increase your symptoms. For such problems that become chronic, the simplest and also the most affordable treatment is heat therapy. Let’s see how you should apply it to achieve the proper effect.
The inner surface of your airways is covered, even when healthy, by a thin layer of mucus. It serves to trap pathogens and dust. Of course, this must be removed. Nature uses two methods: one is coughing or sneezing, which clears the airways. The other is the cilia that line the airway walls. Imagine countless tiny “whips” beating in one direction and moving the mucus outward. This self-cleaning is vital for maintaining your lung health.
