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Staying healthy for life, preventing diseases. This is such an important goal that younger generations should take up as their banner — learning from their parents' mistakes. If you are Hungarian, you can expect to have at least one chronic disease by the age of 55–60. As a consequence, you will spend the last 20–30 years of your life struggling with illness and suffering from complaints. You will not enjoy your old age while ill. Disease will hinder you at work, leading to impoverishment, and because of your complaints you will rely on others' help. Sounds awful? It is! You should prevent all of this! Only you can act in your own interest.

Muscle stimulation is a modern method for treating muscles. Based on their use, two main forms are generally distinguished. Whole Body Electrical Muscle Stimulation (WB-EMS) and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) devices actually apply the same type of impulses, but their modes of application and objectives differ significantly. Both forms are effective, but it is worth knowing their advantages and limitations.

Recently I came across this image on Facebook that well illustrates today's healthcare conditions, and even more so the mentality of a large portion of patients! This is not only true in our country but also in countries with developed healthcare systems. But what do I read from this single image? What could I pass on to you so you can learn from it?

What is grounding, or in Hungarian „földelés”? Grounding (or earthing) means making direct contact with the Earth, for example by standing barefoot on the ground or by using a product that is grounded. This connection allows your body to take on the Earth's natural electric charge, which supplies electrons to the body. Research suggests these electrons may reduce [...]

Facial neuralgia, medically called trigeminal neuralgia or facial nerve tic, is one of the most painful neurological conditions and can significantly affect your daily life. This chronic pain syndrome occurs in the area of the 5th cranial nerve, the trigeminal nerve. This nerve is responsible for sensory innervation of most of your face and for controlling the muscles used for chewing.

TENS is probably the best-known type of physiotherapy treatment. It's so common that in our country today many people (incorrectly) call any device that provides electrical treatment a TENS device. In fact, electrotherapy includes a range of treatments that can have stronger therapeutic effects than TENS. Examples include EMS (muscle stimulation) and MENS (microcurrent), among others. If you don't know what these strange acronyms mean, what the methods involve and what advantages they bring, read my article.

The strengthening of the back muscles may be necessary for many reasons. The primary goal is to increase spinal stability. Nowadays, due to sitting/standing work and lack of exercise, back pain is a common complaint. In this article you will find a generally applicable 3-month program that helps strengthen your back muscles without increasing pain, risking a herniated disc, or even needing surgery. In earlier articles (for example this one) I explained why this is effective, so here I will focus only on outlining the treatment steps.

Improving performance (biohacking) is every athlete's dream. Improving performance, for example preparing for long-distance running, cycling, triathlon, etc., requires a lot of training. Most amateur athletes have the least time for that. They prepare in their spare time alongside work, family, and studies. In this article I will introduce a method with which you can “hack” training efficiency, and even gain training time! This method has long been part of medical therapy. In the 1970s–80s athletes also picked it up, but the technical level of the time did not allow the creation of sufficiently precise devices, so the initial enthusiasm quickly faded. However, technology has advanced enormously over the past 5–6 decades and today devices are available that make it possible to “dust off” the subject. Get to know the muscle stimulator and its sports applications.

Respiratory allergy is the immune system's overreaction to allergenic substances that enter the airways. An allergen is a substance that provokes an excessive immune response in individuals prone to allergies.

Nowadays you increasingly hear about one of the newest electrotherapy treatments, neuromodulation, and within that, vagus stimulation. Neuromodulation achieves effects by stimulating the function of certain brain areas or nerves. One type is vagus stimulation, which increases the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system. Some experts believe the method could bring radical change in the treatment of today's most common diseases (diabetes, atherosclerosis, autoimmune diseases, inflammations, depression, stress, sleep disorders and many others).

A nerve is a “communication cable” in your body. It brings information to and from the brain — that is, from the body to the brain and back from the brain to the body. Nerves transmit both sensory and motor impulses. Touch, pressure, temperature and body-position sensory impulses move toward the brain, while motor signals go toward the muscles. The consequence of nerve damage can therefore be a disturbance, reduction or even complete loss of sensation and motor function.

“I had an accident four months ago; besides other injuries, one of my lumbar vertebrae was crushed and fixed with screws. I spent several days in intensive care. After being transferred to the ward I received some physiotherapy and some physical therapy. My problem is that I still haven't regained my strength. My thigh muscles have thinned, walking is difficult and I get tired quickly. I'd like to get some kind of device. Please advise me.” — I regularly receive questions like this.