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Pelvic tilt:

Lie faceup on a flat surface with knees bent and feet slightly apart

Once in that position should be moved back so that contacts the lower back to the ground and your hips forward. You should keep this position for several seconds.

It is advisable to repeat about 5 times.

Arching the back:

Place hands on buttocks from an upright and straight.

Gently tilt back the trunk, carefully, as you breathe. You need to hold in that position a few seconds and then return to starting point, the straight position.

It is advisable to repeat about 5 times.

With so many nerve endings that covers the area of the scalp, head and scalp are a great place to practice massage. Massaging this area may also help relieve tension in the face and neck, and can help promote sleep, lower stress load, making the experience even more beneficial.

Instructions
1. Sitting or standing head up the receiver, you should be reclined or lying down, standing or sitting behind the receiver.
2. Make sure the hair is not wet. You may prefer to use a lotion or oil during the massage. Always ask the person if this is right first, as some do not want, because the hair may be dirty.
3. Begin the massage slowly, gently running his fingers yolks through the hair and face.
4. Stroking along the scalp from the forehead to the back of the head, with a repetitive motion. Repeat this step, this time from the sides of the head to the top.
5. Place your thumbs on the top or back of the head. Massage with your fingers in small circles move across the scalp.
6. Use both thumbs to rub alternate vertically along the back of the neck, placing each thumb on each side of the spine. Alternating pressure to do so.

Pregnancy is a state in which a woman has many changes. These affect many physical and psychological structures. Physiotherapy can help not only to alleviate the discomfort arising from these changes, but also to prepare the body for childbirth .

As the pregnant woman’s belly grows, often increase back pain. Following a series of guidelines and exercises for pregnant women can contribute to the bones, joints and muscles are kept in top condition. A good physical therapy can alleviate these sore muscles and promote physical well-being.

In addition, physical therapy provides many benefits at the time of delivery. Thanks to the exercises for pregnant women stretching and perineal massage throughout pregnancy is favored pelvic floor elasticity thus preventing tears occur during childbirth.

Exercising and keeping your body active are other tips to keep in mind during the process of gestation. Pilates or Yoga practice can be very useful because, besides strengthening the abdominal and pelvic muscles, providing relaxation and breathing techniques.

Put a professional physical therapy can help to:

Management of pain to relieve it.
Exercises to improve strength and mobility.
Exercises to help with postural alignment and body balance.
Centered techniques to achieve the flexibility of joints and soft tissues.
Stress relief and relaxation training to achieve.
Recommendations regarding sleeping positions.
Rehabilitation postpartum.

The pulmonary rehabilitation is to facilitate the removal of tracheobronchial secretions and decrease airway resistance. Make in short, that the act of breathing is as natural as possible for the individual. Physiotherapy has many techniques that are very effective.

Recall some techniques used to facilitate the patient’s breathing, especially in children and pre-teens.

Conventional methods

Set of techniques designed to take off the walls and transporting secretions coming to his expulsion. Most of them need the assistance of a physiotherapist or trained adult during learning or in its accomplishment (percussion and vibration).

Postural drainage

Gravity drainage facilitates the adoption of various postures Airways Verticalic each segment or lobe. In infants postural changes are made in the lap of the adult and older children were used oscillating tables or pillows.

Currently used in both the lateral decubitus position and sitting, as in Trendelenburg position increases the work of breathing and increased desaturation.

Thoracic expansion exercises

Are carried out with maximum inspirations conducting sustained by short apnea at the end of those, followed by a slow passive expiration. In young children are used to laughing and crying. In ventilated patients used manual hyperinflation.

Control of breathing, diaphragmatic breathing

Are periods of tidal breathing with slow relaxation of respiratory muscles and ventilation accessories diaphragm sandwiched between active techniques in order to allow recovery and avoid burnout.

Chest Percussion

Repeated tapping fingertip in infants, older children hollow hand or an inflatable mask on different areas of the chest. Combined with postural drainage.

Chest vibration

Apply the hands or fingertips on the chest wall without opening a vibration is generated during expiration. Combined with compression and postural drainage.

Many times we hear that that such a team player that is injured by a “muscle tear” or a friend playing tennis is low for the same ailment. Sports do not need to suffer. Even sedentary people are exposed to this annoying setback.

A muscle tear is just a broken part of the muscle and in severe cases, a total rupture. Usually caused by a muscle over-exertion, by a blow or injury.

But let any cause:

- Severe muscle fatigue or exaggerated when playing sports.

- By inactivity, to weaken the muscle fibers.

- Due to malnutrition.

- For certain diseases such as diabetes.

In our case as physical therapists, general treatment is RICE (from English “Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation”), is to rest, apply ice right when the injury occurs, compress with a bandage and elevate the affected part.

The duration of each stage is variable and depends on the severity of the tear (mild, medium and low).

Duration of treatment

Grade 1 (mild): 10 days

Grade 2 (medium): 2-3 weeks

Grade 3 (severe): 3 -4 weeks

Playing sports as a hobby is very rewarding and often without realizing we force our body too. To avoid injury and do not have any problem caused by the practice of exercise, it is important to follow some tips:

Wear protective equipment. In some sports such as cycling and rugby, to name a few, it’s easy to get hurt, so it is advisable to always wear the proper protective equipment.

Heat before you start. It is not only stretch, but you have to warm up the muscles and prepare them for exercise. Performing mild exercise, such as a light jog, prepare the muscles and prevent injuries.

Stop at the first discomfort. Warm seem minor injuries, play it safe and immediately to the risk of injury. This error often make especially in team sports as fun and team spirit can inspire you to continue regardless.

Today I want to get close four treatment techniques of physiotherapy very easy, but we can take more than a painful moment.

Easy Techniques of physiotherapy:

Stretching : essential before beginning any physical or sporting activity and recovery or rehabilitation, and preparing the muscles and prevent their shortening prior to the exercises.

Simple steps to relieve low back pain : a few simple steps in if you are constantly making, you’ll see as you get progressively pain relief and relief that will be ongoing over time.

Simple exercises for the neck : if you have neck pain, is for whatever reason, you should visit your doctor, but meanwhile you can perform some simple exercises that will help reduce discomfort.

Tips to relieve sore muscles , apply Fold and Hold method, here you will learn to apply it correctly, plus one additional technique.

Sinusitis is a disease that involves inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane. In basic terms is a secretion of mucus in large terms in the membranes of the throat and nose. The disease is common, but not destatendible. Action is required only show, and after consultation with the doctor some natural remedies for sinusitis can lend a hand.

The symptoms of sinusitis are excessive mucus, headaches, earaches, pressure around the eyes, head and face in general, lack of appetite. This is a very uncomfortable problem is not resolved from one moment to another, and should be treated with care. Thus, natural remedies for sinusitis can be of tremendous help.

Fruits and vegetables are vital in this regard, and eating raw fruits and vegetable juices is a very good idea. Combine 300ml of carrot juice with cucumber juice 100ml, 100ml and 200ml beetroot juice and spinach juice taken daily mix. In addition, fruits with vitamin A can help you fight sinusitis. Among them are the tomatoes and mangoes, and other sources of this vitamin are spinach, milk and eggs.

Fenugreek seeds are very good to eliminate sinusitis, and a teaspoon of these seeds in half a glass of boiled water is an essential preparation. Eat three to four cups of this tea daily, and it will help to reduce sinusitis through detoxification. Believe it or not, certain aromas can help end this problem. Vegetables like strong flavors such as onions and garlic unblock the nasal passages, and serve as natural remedies for sinusitis. Inhale its scent strongly to clear your nostrils.

Finally, cinnamon and ginger are also home remedies for sinusitis that can help eliminate it effectively. A tea of ​​either auyda to cure sinusitis.

Home Remedy with beets and beet

1.-Wash a beetroot (beets or beet) without peeling, split crosswise, boiled with a bit of brown sugar or sugar hard black black (brown sugar) in 4 cups of water for 30 minutes strain with double filter paper.

2 .- With a dropper to place 3 to place 3 or 4 drops of this preparation in the nose vacuuming. Repeat this process 2 times a day.

Every person with MS , regardless of the severity of their illness and disability or ability, you need regular physical activity. Lack of exercise can lead to serious health consequences. The exercises not only provide a general sense of wellbeing, but also are important to prevent other problems associated with Multiple Sclerosis.
Stretching exercises and movement should be smooth, preferably patterned by a physiotherapist.

Flexibility exercises stretch the muscles and tendons while maintaining joint mobility. Stretching will help us prevent a decrease of mobility, stiffness, loss of strength and muscle tone. If you do not stretch, the stiffness may cause our muscles contractual and the joints are permanently immobilized.

We must increase the strength of the muscles. These can be strengthened through exercises with resistance exercises with rubber band as, lifting weights or pushing against a wall

Aerobic exercises improve function of the heart and lungs, make the heart and lungs work harder to increase exercise endurance. Walking, swimming and bike riding are some of the physical activities that develop resistance.

Balance training and coordination in maintenance favor of coordination and security of their movements very helpful in the patient’s quality of life.

Relaxation helps us reduce the physical and mental stress

Vestibular Rehabilitation is used in the treatment of patients with vertigo, imbalance and gait instability. It is known that the vestibular system participates in the processing of sensory and postural movements. Knowing many of these functions helps therapists determine the focus and effectiveness of its assistance strategy for training and restoring the function of the position.

The vestibular system can be compromised by infectious processes, inflammatory, vascular and traumatic. These conditions are reflected clinically in the signs and symptoms such as postural lainestabilidad, nystagmus, vertigo and dizziness. The activity carried out in day to day seem to be simple, however, for patients suffering from vestibular disorders, simple tasks like getting out of bed or go to the bathroom can be extremely difficult.

Vestibular rehabilitation is a therapeutic procedure, physiotherapy, which aims to restore balance to the patient, through mechanisms, substitution, habituation and adaptation. In this sense, their use has improved the quality of life and encourage healthy living guide the patient to the greatest extent possible, to control their symptoms