Therapy and Treatment
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.
American researchers studied the effects of yoga and stretching training methods on chronic back pain, which affects an increasing portion of the population. They found that both yoga and intensive stretching exercises led to favorable results.
“Difficult days”, “that time of the month” – even common expressions hint that menstruation can often be quite unpleasant. Every woman experiences this time differently. Some aren’t bothered by these few days at all. Some suffer mild discomfort, and some are tormented by almost unbearable pain, which can lead to missed days from work or school…
Peripheral neuropathy is damage to the peripheral nerve fibers, which causes sensory and balance disturbances and unsteadiness. Its main symptoms are tingling, numbness, burning sensations and a feeling of vibration. Pain often worsens at night, and touching the painful area or even changes in temperature can increase it. Neuropathy is not yet curable. Symptom relief is limited but possible.
The descriptions of devices that provide electrotherapy treatments (e.g. TENS, muscle stimulators (EMS), microcurrent (MENS), FES) almost always state that electrotherapy should not be used on patients with tumors (cancer). How should this be interpreted? I have written about that now.
For decades there has been a prevailing claim that TENS, EMS, FES and MENS treatments should not be performed near or directly over metal implants. But is there really so much to fear? What is the truth?
As electrical treatments are becoming increasingly common and many devices for home use are available, it is important to know whether these devices carry any risks.
People have long been wary of electricity — partly with good reason. However, the prohibitions related to electrotherapy devices are slowly but surely being overturned!
But let’s look at this step by step!
One of the most effective ways to treat incontinence is muscle stimulation. A muscle stimulation device is usually a very simple tool and its use is not complicated — provided someone explains the steps properly. In this article I try to do exactly that.
"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.
Many commenters on my Facebook posts about musculoskeletal conditions describe how much steroids help ease their complaints and enthusiastically recommend various products to one another. The pushy activity of some has "disturbed" me, which is why I devote a separate article to the issue. It would be good to understand that steroids are not your true friend! Although they can quickly free you from unpleasant pain in certain conditions, with more prolonged use they insidiously turn against you and can cause more and more serious illnesses than the one you originally intended to treat. It is therefore worth regarding steroids with suspicion and doing everything possible to ensure that as little as possible enters your body and as rarely as possible. It is especially to be avoided that you take a pill or injection from a neighbor without knowing what you are doing to yourself.
Most athletes are familiar with the RICE method for post-injury recovery, which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. Cold compression, also known as an ice massage machine, refines the RICE approach and helps not only athletes but also people recovering after surgery. Cold compression therapy Cold compression therapy — which combines the […]
Cellulite is an aesthetic problem that—although not life-threatening—affects millions of women. It is essentially a weakness of the connective tissue. If you notice cellulite on your thigh or buttock, waste products have accumulated in the dermal layer of your skin. They attract water from the surrounding tissues, creating a lumpy surface that resembles the peel of an orange.
