To eliminate the unpleasant sensation is startling you should first contact your doctor to look into the issue, undergoing some specific tests such as x-ray of the cervical spine, the echo-Doppler (to assess’ integrity of the vertebral arteries, the blood flow of the body responsible for balance), the audiogram (to analyze the functioning auditory) and test stimulation of the labyrinth, that some tests designed to discover if dizziness depend on very specific dysfunction inner ear. Once you find the cause will be possible to intervene with the most appropriate therapy. If the source is of type cervical can use the techniques used for arthritis and the practice of certain exercises to recover the cervical joints, or to solve the problem of whiplash injury, consult a physiatrist or orthopedist. Different and more complex cases where the cause of vertigo is related to the inner ear. In these cases, exclusive use of drugs such as antibiotics or antivirals (the labyrinth), diuretics and antihistamines (Meniere’s disease), the latter widely used for mild states of vertigo due for example to sea sickness or ill-d ‘ auto. (more…)
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Diagnosis and treatment of vertigo
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Dizziness
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The vertigo may be regarded as the apparent rotation of the sensations of your body or objects that surround us. Generally, those who accuse dizzy reported very unpleasant physical states, such as loss of soil beneath the feet, dizziness, lack of support and inability to stand alone, events that trigger feelings of nausea, vomiting and tachycardia. Due to a malfunction of the plot of related bodies equilibrium (especially the inner ear), causing a loss of sense of direction, the dizziness should not however appear as a disease but as a symptom of some disease-related just balance. The most frequent causes consist of whiplash, maze, and cervical arthrosis or anxiety syndromes such as stress, depression or intense physical or mental condition. Precisely for this treatment will vary depending on the cause, although there are generic drugs that can alleviate the sense of vertigo, however, consult a physician for the numerous side effects that may result.
The organs of balance and the possible causes of vertigo – the system of balance in the body is very articulate and composed of a fine network of very delicate and complex structures that regulate the orientation in space. These include the cerebellum, the visual system, some areas of the brain (the basal ganglia), many nerve endings in muscle and finally the inner ear, which can be regarded as the most important body function as deputy to the balance of our body. (more…)
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With team sports less muscle pain
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Synchronized and happy: the sport `s union is not only the strength but also happiness, the researchers of the` Oxford University in a paper published in Biology Letters, which, compared to the activity individual physical, practice a sport team circulates more endorphins and raises the threshold of endurance of pain.
British scholars have tested to a team of rowers: after spending 45 minutes on rowing alone or in teams of six, that measured the ability of athletes to resist strong pressure on the arm. L `exercise in itself increases the pain tolerance, but the difference between the two groups was significant: the athletes who had rowed together for as long resisted the painful stimulus. (more…)
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Running barefoot is good for health
Friday, February 19th, 2010
The more ‘welcome to run and’ barefoot and not with more and more ‘futuristic and expensive sneakers sponsored by great players. E ‘as it reveals a study by Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University published in Nature: those who use the shoes run more’ risk of injury because ‘they tend to rest the heel of the first pads that can better absorb the impact with the ground, which naturally does who runs barefoot.
Beyond. Research has shown that it is also less fatigued the calf. To avoid injury of the foot, Lieberman recommended to start with bare feet and only after you ‘callus formed a protective epidermis. To see a demonstration just connect to the site www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu
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Influenza A concern Sport
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Athletes departing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver will be vaccinated against the new flu. This was announced by the Deputy Health Ferruccio Fazio, stressing that the concern is to “ensure the representation of Italian. ‘Vaccine – he said – the athletes ranging in February at the Olympics and Paralympic Games in Vancouver, to ensure representation Italian. I want to emphasize – he added – that these athletes do not vaccinate because there are real risks to health but for social reasons. (more…)
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Sport defends influence
Monday, February 15th, 2010
The best medicine against the flu, including H1N1 virus also? Sport, simple as that.
This was revealed by a study conducted by Dr. Marian Kohut from Iowa State University in Ames and published by the Journal of Infectious Diseases. And on “News food” reads like it has come to say this: the research group of Dr. Kohut would have been inspired by previous studies in which show how people who play sports, proportionately to their health were less vulnerable to colds and influence, and when he was struck the symptoms were milder than people who did not practice physical activity.
Not only that, but studies have also shown how sports could help the immune system to be stronger and rearguard more effective against influenza viruses. (more…)
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Health: The football is the sport better for man
Saturday, February 13th, 2010
It is not just a good excuse to spend the night out with friends. Instead, football seems to be one of the best sources of health and welfare would lead to the hearts of men. A report this news a bit ‘unsettling for the female gender was a Swedish study published in the journal Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
According to the study’s author, Peter Krustrup University of Copenhagen, soccer is the sports most intense and demanding, requiring greater coordination and a wide range of movements such as twisting, jumping, rapid shooting, and (in very rare) the inverse. The stock five or soccer also had the benefit of committing the same way all the players, unlike football eleven in which, sometimes, some people become fatigued more than others.
In one of their studies, the researchers asked 47 men with hypertension to run or play soccer for an hour twice a week. From the analysis conducted after three months, showed that both activities with a decreased blood pressure of subjects, along with a substantial decrease in body weight. Unlike race, however, the football will also favor a decrease in the levels of cholesterol in the blood. (more…)
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Tai-chi for treating dizziness and balance relaxing
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Tai-Chi to health: “The Old Eastern discipline not only helps to find serenity and harmony to mind and body, but can also be a remedy for vertigo. This is shown by a study presented at the annual meeting of `American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, held in San Diego (California), which shows that the Eastern discipline is effective in treating patients suffering from dizziness and visual disturbances `balance. The researchers conducted the study, from April 2008 to March 2009, during a program of rehabilitation of patients with vestibular disorders, and monitoring the equilibrium and security in the movement before and after eight weeks of the course. At the end of treatment, all patients who had undergone a “sessions” of Tai-chi have reported an improvement in vestibular symptoms. The technique could be effective, the researchers explain, because it promotes coordination through relaxation, rather than by the muscular effort. (more…)
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Non-specific neck pain: joint debate the best
Saturday, February 6th, 2010The Federal Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE) examined the many methods of diagnosis and treatment of nonspecific neck pain.
Non-specific neck pain is sudden or longer established neck pain which we find no physical causes.
Diagnosis:
For the diagnosis, the doctor must first listen to the case history and symptoms of the patient, and then perform a physical examination. So he can check that no alarm symptoms are present that could indicate a serious underlying cause, such as tumors, inflammations, etc. Is this not the case, then there is non-specific neck pain. There is no evidence that additional medical imaging still useful. Moreover certified radiological anomalies, such as wear of the intervertebral discs, not necessarily worse outlook for the patient. (more…)
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The Time Change is Detrimental To Our Health
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Change the time not only means more time of daylight also affects our body. Malaise, changes in appetite, discouragement or lack of sleep are some of the symptoms.
This is a change to which we must adapt because, unconsciously, we alter our habits. Change an hour can be a process of adaptation of three to five days of changes.
The time change between summer and winter is comparable to jet lag, not as sharp but we must conform. The biological clock is disturbed with the dislocations in light reception. Time is changed to regulate light, which acts as a stimulus for the release of some hormones that are activated upon awakening. These can be altered cause insomnia.
Depending on each person can fully adapt to the new schedule up to five days. A single hour is not usually very traumatic for the body but it is important to monitor the first few days sleeping hours and the food we eat.
Some changes we can experience
The time changes affect in particular, who have an unwieldy structure into the biological and the psycho. Also those who are subject to engage in very hard times.
In sensitive individuals can affect this change result in irritation of the skin, changes in sleep or mood disorders mood.
The alterations that we depend upon our bodies suffer. The central nervous system may manifest with symptoms of drowsiness, irritability, difficulty with attention, concentration and memory.
We can feel fatigued, with less energy, malaise or note that despite the effort, our productivity is lower.
May also experience drastic mood swings coming to depression.
The most common digestive disorders are lack of appetite during the day, and increased hunger at night. This can increase the secretion of gastric juice.
The most viable if we see this change affects us is recommended to start to take her vows the day before the time change so we would not think too many conditions on the same day and consecutive. Especially if the next day he has to work.
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