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When you start a physiotherapy treatment to resolve an injury, inflammation or pain, you may be surprised to find that your complaints not only don't improve but even increase. But why does the pain increase? What should you do then? Stop the treatment or continue? I wrote about this now.
If electricity didn't exist, you wouldn't be able to read this article now. Not only because your computer wouldn't work, but because without electricity your brain wouldn't either! Every movement, thought and emotion is based on electrical signals. These make possible, control and direct the functioning of your body.
A dermatome is a segment of your body's surface supplied by the nerves that exit or enter at a specific spinal vertebra. Based on your symptoms, the doctor can identify at which vertebral level the problem should be sought.
“Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing” – says a Chinese proverb. The problem is that you usually only understand this when your health is lost. Unfortunately, many still do not. Most live in the belief that restoring health is the doctor's job. They are convinced that if they take a few pills or undergo an operation, they can continue to harm their body for decades as they did before the illness. This is a complete misunderstanding of healthcare and the role of doctors. The patient expects something they cannot get from them. Why? That is what this article is about, and also about how medical technology finds its way into homes.
Today most doctors believe in the biochemical origin of diseases and therefore try to treat them with drugs. Billions of people take medicines every day, yet the number of registered patients does not decrease — it steadily increases. I suspect that the concept of a pill for everything is flawed. After all, life is not made up solely of chemically arranged molecules!
According to a survey, only about 15% of the Hungarian population exercises at least once a month, and far fewer do so regularly (3–4 times a week). The result is obvious: 66% of the adult population is overweight or obese, and 45% suffer from one or more chronic illnesses. We are among the top consumers of medications in Europe. By age 50 a significant portion of Hungarians lose their health and can no longer perform competitively in the labor market, losing their jobs and income. Their financial situation inevitably deteriorates. A vicious circle... health is lost, although health is what you need to create proper living conditions for yourself. Despite the severe situation, there is a great silence around promoting a healthy lifestyle. Yet this would be the key…
This piece was inspired by a reaction to one of my Facebook posts. I suggested a device to eliminate incontinence, and a lady angrily replied: “It costs 35,000! Good thing you can buy them!”. But is she right? Is that really expensive? Let’s take a look.
TENS means nerve stimulation through the skin. The nerve pathways that transmit pain signals to the brain can be stimulated through the skin with electrical impulses, and with continued stimulation the nerve fibers eventually “tire out” and the transmission of the pain signal is interrupted — this is how pain-free status can be achieved.
The majority of people do not know exactly what a medical device designed for home use is. Even less do they know which device is for what and how to use it. Many buy such devices, but because they do not get informed in time, they expect effects the device cannot deliver. Let's start from the basics!
In our country, current statistics show that healthy life expectancy is around 50–52 years. Every second Hungarian adult has at least one chronic disease. These illnesses affect their daily lives, their ability to earn income, increase their expenses, and lower their standard of living. Yet no one addresses this. There are no awareness programs, and nowhere is the importance of a healthy lifestyle discussed. As a result, people are, of their own accord, rushing toward a fate determined by disease.
Are you an athlete? Do you feel it's time to take up muscle stimulation to improve your performance like your competitors? It's worth looking around the market! There are few manufacturers whose devices are truly usable. In Europe Compex and Globus are the two best-known manufacturers, but recently the Italian iTech and the German MTR+ also want to break into the "serious" sports muscle stimulator market. It's just as hard to find your way among the devices as it is among cameras, for example. I've known the devices for about 10 years and have tried every model. Read my summary opinion!
Cavitation is one application of ultrasound. In beauty care it is used to help get rid of stubborn fat deposits.
