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Is the state of temporary instability and loss of function of the isolated spinal cord below the injury, after a section or part of it.

It is characterized by loss of function of the bone, with flaccid paralysis, loss of muscle tone and motor activity, sensation and reflexes.

Presents with bradycardia, hypotension and oliguria, usually requiring vasoactive drugs.

Duration: 3 to 4 days, in young individuals, up to ± 6 weeks.

Edema or swelling of the affected spinal area may justify a rise in the level of injury in the early stages. Read the rest of this entry »

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is a bicondylar bidiartrosi reinforced by the temporomandibular ligament and other accessories (sphenomandibular, stylomandibular and pterygomandibular).
The patient with pathology of the knee in pain, popping and limitation of mouth opening.
The conditions of the TMJ include developmental abnormalities, trauma, arthrosis, arthritis and perichondritis, tumors, hypermobility. etc. Of these the box is the most common pain-dysfunction syndrome that primarily affects young women with some degree of stress (sometimes somatised as bruxism) and presents with otalgia and / or nonspecific headache.

Diagnosis:
clinical MRI (choice), panoramic radiography.

Treatment:
In mild cases, anti-inflammatory analgesics and muscle relaxants (more splint if applicable).
In mild cases, anti-inflammatory analgesics, muscle relaxants, splint and physiotherapy.
In severe cases, arthroscopy and open surgery. In more stubborn cases anxiety and alternative therapies.

NOTE: “We recommend that you take this article informative manner, before any symptoms you or your acquaintances suffer concur with your doctor. “None of the information overrides the specialist thorough checkup.”

The dementia is a proprietary process of senile old age as evidenced by over 70 years of age and involves an overall loss of mental functions, and irreversibly, as well as higher intellectual property.

This is a process that saves significant differences with normal aging in which the decline in vitality is evident but without the characteristic of the loss of function of psychic activity.

In dementia, senile psychosis also designated as no serious behavioral disturbances that are associated with a deficiency state characterized by blunted affect with disinterest and apathy, temporal and spatial disorientation, and poor and labile attention fixing difficulty, so the patient is easily distracted without paying interest (disorientation apathetic) to what happens in their environment. Read the rest of this entry »

A study reveals that oral supplements of folic acid may be a cheap and safe way to improve vascular function in young women who play athletics and suffer amenorrhea (no period). The work appears in the May issue of the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

Although the benefits of exercise are known, there are risks to health. The young athletes who do not have enough dietary energy to compensate for spending may stop menstruating or have irregular periods. This results in profiles of estrogen similar to those of a postmenopausal woman, which leads to an increased risk of developing early heart disease. The prevalence of amenorrhea is 44 percent among the 23 million young people in school who are at least six times a week in the U.S.

Anne Hoch, the University of Wisconsin (USA) analyzed the effect of folic acid supplements in the dilation of the brachial artery, the alteration is one of the signs that allows the early diagnosis of heart disease.

Hoch analyzed 20 athletes aged between 18 and 35 who did not take the pill and had run at least 20 miles per week (32.2 km) in the previous 12 months. At baseline, girls who had amenorrhea group had a reduced arterial dilation, similar to that of a postmenopausal woman.

Both they and those who menstruated normally received 10 milligrams of folic acid daily for four weeks. Vascular function was normal in all women at the end of the study.

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK, say that consumption of omega-3 found in fish and some vegetables, do not provide any beneficial effect on cognitive function of those older people who consume these products against than previously thought, according to results of a study published in the latest issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.“

Specifically, the study “OPAL” included a total of 867 people in England and Wales aged between 70 and 80 years who were followed up two years to check the quality of their cognitive function. At the start of the all participants a good cognitive health, dividing into two random groups, one of which received capsules for two years with this type of oil. The other group received placebo during the same period. After two years of monitoring found that participants who received these capsules had significantly higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood, compared with the other group. Read the rest of this entry »

Self-Massage Recommendations
* We must start with the left side, it is the magnetic pole and the recipient’s body that conveys encouragement and stimulus to the organs that are targeted.
* It is important to try to relax.
* Make massage slowly and gently.
* Connect to the point three fingers below the navel, and work from there without force.
* The rotation is always counter-clockwise then clockwise and vice versa.
* When they are soft points, breathe deeply and continue the massage as you exhale.
* It is advisable to imagine the tension and dissolve the blockage, visualizing a bright light through the entire body Read the rest of this entry »

Massage eliminates muscle spasms, only to stress, tension, and in many cases, improve mood. Are health benefits for both physical and mental health.

Body massage is applied since ancient times and has many benefits. They are good for the skin, blood and lymphatic circulation, muscles and tendons, respiratory and nervous systems, and even help improve mood. We have the possibility in this field is very different and each is suitable for each case.

Self-massage

Self-massage is a massage with a technique similar to Japanese shiatsu. This consists of exercises focusing on the head and neck, accompanied by breathing, stretching, and pressure taps on specific points. With the increasing practice of bone and muscle problems, anxiety, insomnia, stress, hypertension and digestive disorders. Read the rest of this entry »

Massage therapy

Massage is one of the oldest forms of treatment as a means to restore health. Health or well-being means to balance our vital energy, cultivate self-healing powers and their beliefs.

We are accustomed to paying attention to all external stimuli, but how long we take to reflect on ourselves, our bodies, our feelings, needs and desires? Massage therapy is one of the oldest and most important to renew contact with the art ourselves. This affects all levels of our existence and respect him as a sacred entity and smooth. Direct contact with our body to communicate with the physical-organic-bone, muscle, psychological, emotional, energetic, spiritual and social.

For its part, the body is an electromagnetic field so that our hands are electric poles. Through the power of human touch can be a new experience and “energetic” balance, which pervades all levels.

By giving and receiving massages we become more aware of this and the level of vital energy in it. This vital energy is the product of breathing and eating, is the root of life, birth, growth and change. This is also called qi or chi. The ki activate all body processes, such as the circulation of blood and other fluids, which helps to distribute in the skin, joints, muscles and organs. Read the rest of this entry »