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S respiratory problems increase at this time, manifested especially in patients who are recovering from a process influenza. Respiratory rehabilitation is to facilitate the removal of tracheobronchial secretions and decrease airway resistance. In this way facilitates expectoration and helps breathing more comfortable.

The respiratory therapy is a therapeutic method of low cost, safe, no toxic or side effects and high efficacy for the treatment of various diseases, from chronic therapies such as neuromuscular diseases, acute conditions such as pneumonia, or postoperative surgical services. It is also highly recommended in infants.

The most common techniques are:

Conventional techniques: techniques to take off the walls and transporting secretions coming until their expulsion by percussion and vibration.
Postural drainage: gravity drainage facilitates the adoption of various postures verticalicen Airways each segment or lobe. The most common locations are the lateral decubitus and seated.
Thoracic expansion exercises: inspirations maximum sustained by short apnea at the end of those, followed by a slow breathing. In ventilated patients used hyperinflation manual.
Diaphragmatic breathing, periods of slow breathing with tidal volume relaxation of respiratory muscles and ventilation accessories with the diaphragm.
Percussion Chest repeated tapping his fingertips on the chest. Combined with postural drainage.
Vibration Chest apply hands or fingertips on the chest wall and no vibration is generated unstuck during expiration. Combined with compression and postural drainage.

It should be remembered that chest physiotherapy, is a very precise and complicated, which must be performed by a physiotherapist specialized in the field to ensure the effectiveness of treatment.

Fibromyalgia is a disease increasingly widespread but little understood among the population. There are well known causes or treatments so that there is a general thought that it is a psychological illness. This post will try to explain their symptoms and disease from the perspective physiotherapy. Here you can see a more extensive article on fibromyalgia .

Fibromyalgia is a group of symptoms and musculoskeletal disorders little understood, which is primarily characterized by extreme fatigue, persistent pain and stiffness of muscles and tendons, headaches and problems with thinking and memory. It is a non-contagious disorder present in approximately 3 to 6 percent of young women, usually between 20 and 50 years of age.

Has historically been considered a musculoskeletal and neuropsychiatric disorder, but evidence from research in the last three decades have revealed alterations in the central nervous system affecting brain regions that might be linked to clinical symptoms. Although there is still no universally accepted cure for fibromyalgia, there are treatments that have proven effective in reducing symptoms. Physiotherapy is one of them.

The treatment is carried out at times of exacerbation of the disease. The techniques used include massage therapy (superficial and slow), thermotherapy (solar and infrared lamps) and hydrotherapy (hot showers pressure on the painful area). The cold can also be very effective in some patients.

Currently fibromyalgia suffer between 400,000 and 1,200,000 of Spanish, and most poorly understood and even feel marginalized, so that understanding and empathy are the treatments that work best to improve the quality of life of people with this type of disease.

Medicine continues to advance with new formats and concepts aimed at improving the lives, this has been the case Kinesiotaping, which has entered in a landslide in the world of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. This revolutionary method of dressing that is increasingly used in therapeutic rehabilitation processes, such as Kinesio for back pain . Today I will explain what it is and what their most important applications and advantages.

This type of dressing is very new in terms of rehabilitation techniques. It emerged in the seventies in Asia by the hand of Dr. Kenzo Kase and Dr. Murai. In 1995 the U.S. reached kinesiotaping. In the late nineties the player introduces Alfred Nijhuis kinesiotape in Europe and early 2000 the bandages neuromuscular arriving in Spain. Emerged as a type of bandage used by elite athletes.

Coined in different ways (Kinesio Taping, Kinesio, kinesiology taping, bandaging neuromiofascial, Medical Taping) the Kinesiotaping is a light bandage, elastic, waterproof and allows the athlete mobility and elasticity. The technique involves the application of special elastic tape to the affected area in order not to limit the movement and eliminate pain or muscle problems. Solve problems and musculoskeletal pain without restricting the movements of these as in certain types of bandages.

The Kinesio is used to treat any problems associated with pain, from headaches to foot pain. Its main functions are: Subject of muscles (muscle and joint stability), reducing inflammation and improving circulation, relieve pain, correct joint problems and even used in healing processes. Allows quick and easy recovery of the patient.

This dressing contains no medicine and no physical or chemical difference between the colors. A good application technique is a fundamental requirement to be effective.

Have you ever wondered what the most common sports injuries? Here we talk about them.

Bursitis: involves inflammation of pouches of liquid found in tendons. Friction or pressure of the muscles and tendons in this area because of its use can irritate them.

Sprains: probably the best known, is due to overstretching of the ligaments and may even lead to the breakdown of muscle fibers. They usually occur because of insufficient heating, but can also occur when moving too abrupt.

Fissure shin: a sports injury is usually given in high-impact sports such as body combat. It is an injury that affects the whole area, ie, bone, muscle and tendon.

Knee injuries: is an area of our fragile body, usually caused simply shake or a bad fall.

The sprained ankle is one of the most common injuries, but not all the same. Here we explain the three types of ankle sprains in the world.

First-degree sprains: Caused by the loosening of the ligaments that hold the ankle bones. The area swells slightly and recovery usually takes 2 to 3 weeks.

Second-degree sprain: Ligaments stretch plus partially broken, with a significant swelling. In this case the recovery time is between three and six weeks.

Third-degree sprains: This is the most severe ankle sprain, which completely break the ligaments and may even require surgery. Recovery usually takes a minimum of eight weeks.

Hydrotherapy is the use of water, and all properties for therapeutic purposes, and that water, whatever the temperature at which you are or the state is used, has curative intent, in terms of disease and injury, this technique has been used since time immemorial, is said to have first used in ancient Greece. To apply there are various forms of hydrotherapy, either mediating jets, bathrooms, showers, washing …

As for the bathrooms can be applied in many ways, and there is great variety in terms of this type can be full or partial baths, varying the temperature the same as the functionality and the type bath that is.

- Bathrooms simple: Those are held in the bathtub, and with them the patient relaxes, whether hot or cold.

- Partial baths: They are what they are made by a particular part of the body.

- Steam: Through a high temperature steam is released on the area you want, which is covered with a towel.

- Bathrooms contrast: This time they are changing the baths at various temperatures.

- Whirlpool baths: This is done with pressure on the body part you want to heal.

- Electroplating baths: In this type of baths combine both water and electricity.

- Whirlpool spa: A sulfur bath which activates blood circulation.

Another type of hydrotherapy is through showers, its effect is done by the water pressure causes the exit of the shower. In this type, can apply different pressures depending on the strength with which it decides to use the water.

We can find the jets, of which application is based on the emission of water at high pressure through a single hole allowing concentrate action on a given point.

Another type of technique are additives which are used ins with water, and have varying purposes.

Finally we find both the washing is done with a damp cloth pads, which wraps the wounds that heal and ablutions, which is water that is poured directly on the body.

Sprains can not be cured of the overnight, but have to let it rest while taking pills to prevent pain and inflammation. If you prefer a natural method, you can make the following poultice:

Ingredients:

50% of peeled and grated raw potato.

40% of spinach crushed

10% of wheat flour.

Mix the three ingredients until a smooth paste and apply it directly on the sprain. Hold with a cloth made of natural and let stand for an hour or two. After this time, remove the poultice, clean skin and apply lemon juice.

For this poultice works well, should be applied daily until you notice it starts to reduce inflammation (usually takes 3 or 4 days).

Thalassotherapy has many application techniques, among which the Turkish bath, Scottish shower, hydrotherapy, and all are beneficial to the body, so that each has a special benefit, this time we will talk about the application of seaweed, which is that this treatment is being widely used lately.

The Algotherapy is a treatment that involves the use of algae as part of a therapy. Typical treatments include the seaweed facial and body treatments like body wraps and body scrubs. The benefits of seaweed include rebalancing the skin, moisturizing the skin and also works to strengthen the muscle tissue.

The most popular way to provide the seaweed in spas is through a body treatment, usually some kind of body wrap. The casing may include a body scrub, a massage or several different wraps in combination with a massage.

As is typical of body treatments, seaweed involves coating the body with products of the algae, or seaweed itself. After covering the body with the product, personnel giving the therapy involves the patient’s body tightly and then placed a blanket over the body heat to keep warm the surface of the body especially the skin and thus activate the process of skin absorption properties of algae, their minerals, vitamins and proteins. The heat helps open the pores allowing easily absorbed through the skin.

Part of this treatment helps to remove dead skin leaving a new layer of healthy skin. The massage will help eliminate toxins from the body to be absorbed by the properties of seaweed skin at the same time take out toxins from the body.

Get out of bed is an exercise we do every day almost automatically and without being really aware of how we do it. Usually we get up the trunk leaning forward, but that way we tighten the muscles over the back. To get up there the right way to follow these steps:

1. Lying upward bend the legs up, bending knees and hips flexed.
2. We turn to the side of the bed to lift us out, turning completely around the body. Not only the legs or trunk.
3. We took the foot of the bed and we help to move the arms slowly incorporating carefully lift the trunk completely. Once we got up we sit.
4. With these simple steps to start your day avoid the wrong foot.

There are certain domestic activities that require specific positions and sometimes a little uncomfortable giving some problems. For those who suffer from back pain, here are some tips that may be helpful:

When ironing is advisable to bend one leg up on something high, like a shoebox or a low stool so that your back is not in a position so very forced.
When jobs that require a high position is always preferable to something that you raise (a ladder, a chair …) before pulling force the body to get where you want.
To raise a weight of soil is prohibited bend back. It should bend your legs and stretch your arms so that the back does not curve.
For activities such as sweeping or scrubbing is necessary to avoid bending the back. If we want to reach difficult areas we have to play with your hands.