FAQ
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.
These days replicas are enjoying a renaissance… You have surely experienced that when you buy a significantly cheaper, Chinese-made “replica” of a product, you do not get the same performance. In my childhood, for example, Matchbox cars were popular but expensive. Not everyone could afford them. So many people gifted the much cheaper Chinese knockoffs, which of course often fell apart under the Christmas tree during the first play, causing tears and wailing. My preserved Matchbox cars, however, were played with by my children for years and we put them away in excellent condition for the next generation of the family…
Dear Doctor! My mother recently began complaining of sudden, very severe back pain. I took her to the emergency clinic, where several vertebrae in her back were found to be collapsed. Further examinations revealed a large tumor in her left breast that had metastasized to the lymph nodes, the spine, the lungs and the liver. They said it is inoperable… She was given a morphine patch for the severe pain.
"A few weeks ago I had an accident. My kneecap cracked and a fragment broke off my tibia. I bought a Magnum XL magnetotherapy device to stimulate bone healing. Since I am on sick leave, I use it three times a day for two hours each. I've noticed that since I started using it my blood pressure has been getting lower and lower. I don't dare to use it because I feel practically dizzy. What do you think? Could it be caused by the device?" asked one of my readers.
If you plan to use or receive electrotherapy, it is important to be aware that although this therapeutic method can be extremely useful in many cases, it can also have contraindications. Electrotherapy uses different types of electrical currents to achieve specific medical, rehabilitative or cosmetic goals, but in many situations it may be contraindicated for you. Let’s look in detail at when you should be particularly cautious or avoid this treatment completely.
Patients talk among themselves these days like this: I asked for an MRI. I got myself prescribed antibiotics! I asked for a referral to Harkány. Look at that! Dr. Bubó's famous saying came true: "The patient dictates, the doctor writes!"… I think it's a disgrace, meaning that a significant portion of tests and prescriptions are issued not on medical indication but under the patient's "pressure" or request. This little "tale" of mine was inspired by a somewhat provocative, somewhat teasing comment on one of my posts.
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.
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.
