Disease and Its Symptoms
If you live with COPD, you know exactly what the daily struggle for air feels like. Climbing stairs, once trivial, now forces you to stop. The cough that is always worse in the morning. Thick mucus that’s hard to bring up. And the constant anxiety about what will happen if things get worse.
The good news is that, alongside medical treatment, there are complementary methods that can help improve your quality of life. One of these is salt therapy — or as it’s called in the scientific literature, halotherapy. In this guide you’ll learn everything about how salt therapy can help relieve your COPD symptoms and how to use it at home.
Lymphedema, also known as lymphatic edema, is a chronic condition that can significantly affect your quality of life. In your body, lymphatic vessels are responsible for removing fluid and dissolved waste products from tissues outside the blood vessels. If this system is damaged or malfunctions somewhere, fluid accumulates in the tissues – much like a clogged pipe – and this buildup causes the uncomfortable symptoms we call lymphedema.
Lymphedema affects many thousands of people in our country today. Most do not receive adequate treatment and are not even informed about what causes their condition, whether it can be eliminated, or what they need to do for their own sake. Below I briefly summarize the most important facts.
You've probably experienced the embarrassment of shaking someone's hand only to find your palm soaking wet. Or your shirt's underarm becomes drenched during an important meeting even though you weren't physically active. Maybe your foot slips out of your slipper because the sole is damp. If these sound familiar, you have hyperhidrosis—abnormal sweating—and you're not alone. About 2–3% of adults struggle with this condition, which means roughly 200,000–300,000 people in Hungary are affected.
The good news is that an effective home-based solution exists: tap water iontophoresis. In this guide you'll learn everything about this treatment—how it works, the scientific evidence behind it, how it compares to other treatments, and how to get started at home.
Joint inflammation, or arthritis, is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions. If it affects you, you know how agonizing the pain, stiffness and swelling can be. Anti-inflammatory drugs can help, but long-term use may come with side effects. What if there were a side-effect-free method you could use at home to support your recovery? Soft laser therapy – also known as photobiomodulation – may offer exactly that.
Peroneal nerve palsy can result from damage to either the central or peripheral nervous system, although peripheral causes are more frequent. The condition primarily affects the common peroneal nerve, which branches from the sciatic nerve and runs around the fibular head, making it particularly vulnerable due to its superficial location and anatomical course.
Pelvic floor exercises, also known as pelvic floor training, are a special set of exercises developed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and preserve their flexibility. These muscles support the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus, rectum) in the correct position and play an important role in urination, defecation and sexual functions. When these muscles weaken or get injured, various problems can occur that can be effectively treated with pelvic floor exercises.
An inguinal hernia develops when part of the abdominal organs, most often the intestines or a portion of the omentum, protrudes through the inguinal canal. The inguinal canal is located in the lower, lateral part of the abdomen. The hernia gate is the opening through which the hernia contents protrude. This usually occurs congenitally or with increasing age, or as a result of physical strain. Inguinal hernia symptoms and […]
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition that can affect everyday life. It is a complex health issue that primarily involves the muscles and connective tissues. You may experience widespread pain, fatigue and many other symptoms. This is a real, physical condition—not an imagined illness—even if medical tests often fail to show a clear physical abnormality.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common musculoskeletal condition today that can significantly affect daily life and work. It occurs because the nerve running through an anatomical tunnel in the wrist becomes compressed. The so-called carpal tunnel houses the median nerve (nervus medianus), bordered by muscles, ligaments and bones. When inflammation or swelling develops in this tight space, the nerve is compressed, causing various symptoms in the affected areas.
When we talk about pain, it's important to use the right words. In medical jargon you often see the term “chronic,” but that can be misleading. “Chronic” may imply that your pain will last forever, which usually isn't the case. Even healthcare professionals don't always agree on its precise meaning – is pain chronic after three months? Or does it require six months? For this reason it's better to use the terms “persistent” or “peristent” (persistent is preferable). These describe your situation more accurately: your pain has been present for a longer time, but that doesn't mean it must remain so forever.
