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Frozen Shoulder

-Symptoms, diagnosis, rehabilitation-

The frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis, is a painful condition that affects this important joint. Patients who suffer from it complain of joint stiffness, pain and limitation of motion. The root causes have not yet been fully clarified and often the disease occurs without any apparent cause.

The frozen shoulder affects the capsule surrounding the articulation of the same name thickening and scarring of the tissues that compose it.

The joint capsule is a sleeve of connective tissue that surrounds the dense ‘ articulation of supporting and stabilizing the two heads of the bones that form. Read the rest of this entry »

FOOD ALLERGIES

Foods contain a large number of antigen molecules with power (over 6000), but fortunately only a few of these individuals induce sensitization. Under normal conditions the immune system associated with mucous membranes, the acidity of gastric juice, pancreatic enzymes and intestine, intestinal motility and the enteric bacterial flora that prevents food immunologically active molecules pass through the intestinal wall, go beyond the liver and enter the bloodstream.  Read the rest of this entry »

Sleep Disorder

Much of the population to sleep more or less strong. There are simple and effective techniques that work for most small problems. With an average of 8 hours of sleep per day, you pass a third of his time in bed, that is to say almost 25 years for a full view. Yet we spend much less money for a good mattress for a good car in which we move proportionately much less time, so there are many among other sleep disorders. What is the price of a good mattress compared to a good night and a day or we are in good shape? Ultimately ca worth investing in a good mattress. Indeed it is an invest long baths, as being more rest we can work better and win more money. On the other hand saw that one sleeps better there is less time in bed. Because if you fall asleep in 15 minutes to 2 hours places, that means you win 1 hour 45 minutes per day, giving time to do other things such as a sport.  Read the rest of this entry »

COUGH

Cough is a troublesome symptom that can occur as a sporadic or mild stroke in a sudden and violent to the point of causing other problems in your child such as difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite and vomiting.

However, we understand that coughing is a defense mechanism the body has to deal with different situations, and most importantly is not to eliminate the cough, but look for the answer to the question: What are the causes that are causing? This can help the body to the “defense” is more effective. Read the rest of this entry »

Brain – structure and functions

The human brain can come up with a record-breaking numbers: It is about 100 billion nerve cells equipped (neurons). And although it makes up with his two kilograms only about three percent of body weight consumes, there are enormous amounts of energy: about 15 percent of the total energy of the body, the brain wants for itself.
Anatomy
The brain is surrounded by three protective membranes of the brain (meninges):
Dura mater (dura mater)
Spinngewebshaut (arachnoid)
Pia mater (pia mater)

The gap between the Spinngewebshaut and the pia mater with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) filled and protects the brain from shocks. In Spinngewebshaut run numerous blood vessels. The soft meninges, the brain supplied with nutrients from the liquor. Read the rest of this entry »