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“Studying the power of each patient is key to the holistic approach and optimization of the recovery process in physical therapy consultations.” This has been shown Álvaro García-Romero, professor of Physical Therapy at the European University of Madrid for the European Hall of Physiotherapy, under the title “Nutrition practice for physiotherapists’ has been organized by that institution.

According to this expert says, “a lack of nutrients in a given body may be reflected in a muscular disease. Therefore, before handling a physical therapist muscle to investigate the source of pain knowing that food is the patient. ” In fact, states that “the diet affects the maintenance and regeneration of the body, so adequate food may also hasten the recovery of muscle diseases.”

An example of this “injuries are sprains, which should be borne in mind that if the patient does not have enough nutrients in the blood and abuse of the pork will have a slower recovery,” said Professor Garcia-Romero .

FOOD IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE

Children have also been analyzed during this time. No wonder the food has also shown a clear influence on the recovery of one of the most common disorders for which children attend to queries: the ear and nasal mucus. In these cases, “the therapist performs manual techniques to mobilize the skull to the ear canal so that it can move to the nasal and so expel mucus. In addition, we recommend that you avoid certain foods such as cow’s milk, contribute to increased mucus, “explained Professor Garcia-Romero.

With regard to nutrition during the gestation period, the specialist recommends eating lots of fish to support the neurodevelopment of the fetus. Also remember that if “after birth, it was decided to nurse the baby breast milk, eat food that the mother should be adequate to convey to you baby enough nutrients.”

Therefore, the expert stressed the need for all physical therapists are knowledgeable about eating habits that benefit health and having influence with the different pathologies.

PHYSICAL AND STRESS

Another issue addressed in the European Hall of Physiotherapy has been stress, a condition that generates 80% of consultations in this field. “As some muscle aches from a state of stress, the therapist must be able not only to detect the origin, but to be comfortable with techniques such as diet or relaxation, which complement and correct handling,” says the professor.

According to the experts for this reason, “one of the main goals of modern physical therapy must be to reduce stress levels in the population.”

Children of mothers who have had little exposure to sunlight during the first three months of pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in adulthood, according to an Australian study.

Low vitamin D levels were always associated with an increased risk of MS. Experts suspect that the lack of sun exposure, the main source of vitamin D-from the mother may affect the central nervous system or the immune system of the fetus and may predispose to develop MS in the future.

In the Australian study, researchers analyzed the birth records of 1,524 patients with MS born between 1920 and 1950 and found that most were born in the months of November and December.

This means their first quarter occurred during the winter months between April and June, a time when the mothers in the southern hemisphere might prefer being inside to avoid cold. Read the rest of this entry »

Although only a small percentage of cases of headache are caused by a serious illness, is one of the symptoms of most concern to parents

The prevalence of headache children has tripled in the last 20 years. However, its analgesic management is still a pending issue. In most cases, it is understood as a common problem and addressed the same way that a rise in temperature (fever). The drugs most commonly used and prescribed by specialists are paracetamol and NSAIDs but, often, neither the dose nor the schedule of shots and the presentation is consistent with the treatment. To distinguish a headache of a serious health problem is to perform a complete physical examination, and a clinical examination that includes the medical history and family concerned. However, despite concern of parents, a small percentage of cases of headaches originate from a serious illness. Read the rest of this entry »

Chest physiotherapy

1. Introduction The need for early intervention physical therapy in respiratory disorders of children, the more justified by its effectiveness. Incidence of childhood respiratory disease to grow by several factors: the pathogen evolved and become more viruses and bacteria, at least, pollution advances in neonatal resuscitation, environmental factors (, lead in the air, passive smoking) and the style of life (living communities encourage the spread of disease, type of domestic heating, overcrowding). The structure of their respiratory system is being developed, along with genetic predisposition, that children more susceptible to respiratory infections, more frequent and severe, often bronchiolitis and pulmonary disease. Main objective is chest physiotherapy against bronchial obstruction and lung distension, not including structural or anatomical malformations or tumors of origin.

2. Bronchial obstruction Definition: consisting of a reduction in the light of the airways that affects air circulation and debit cards. Partial or total, reversible or irreversible. The Physiotherapist works in the pathology can be reversible and the type, location and degree of obstruction. Read the rest of this entry »