Bone Health
Fractures Types and Treatments
Also fractures can be classified into several types:
* Fissure or incomplete fracture is mild with partial rupture of the bone without completely separating edges
* Completed: occurs throughout the thickness of the bone
* In green branch: occurs in children. Because it is less calcified bone, yields only partially, just breaking the bone cortex
* Multiple: when the bone is broken into various fractions, called shards
Treatment
The handling of such alterations shall be purely medical. As a general emergency measures may take the following actions:
* Reassure the casualty and explain what is going to do
* Avoid as far as possible the mobility
* Hold the nose and mouth clear of any obstacles that may impede the free passage of air
* Remove everything that can compress when ignition occurs (watches, bracelets, rings, necklaces, clothing)
* Immobilize the area where it is considered that the fracture is present. With the above will be achieved; prevent possible injury to muscles, nerves and blood vessels, prevent change from closed to open fracture incomplete or complete, reduce pain, prevent shock (severe decrease in blood pressure) between other benefits
* In an open fracture sterile dressing to the wound, if compressed to avoid bleeding the blood flow
* Cover the casualty to prevent heat loss.
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What are the symptoms of multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that can affect many functions: the sense of touch, movement, balance, sight, ability to move, etc.. It affects mostly women.
It is an autoimmune disease, an inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks myelin, a substance that covers and protects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. This causes patches of demyelination. These reduce the efficiency of electrical conduction of nerve impulses between brain cells and between the brain and other body parts.
The symptoms of MS and their evolution are highly variable from one person to another. The symptoms most often encountered are:
– Movement disorders: muscle weakness, loss of coordination of movements, difficulty walking, muscle spasms, loss of balance;
– The sensory disorders: numbness, tingling, loss of sensitivity of certain body parts;
– Visual disturbances: impaired sight, blurred;
– Cognitive impairment: memory loss, decreased attention;
– Urinary and sexual disorders: incontinence, impotence, dysuria.
Other symptoms are unexplained pain, fatigue and dizziness.
In about 70% of cases, the MS progress in spurts, with periods of remission between episodes sometimes complete. Up to 15% of cases had only one episode during their lifetime. In about 10% of cases, the disease progresses gradually with a continual deterioration in recent years.
Osteoporosis Prevention
Prevention should begin in infancy. Up to 90% of bone mass is established before age 20. Calcium intake and exercise are important in childhood. In adulthood, maintaining a daily intake of calcium and vitamin D should continue. Recommendations include 1500mg of calcium per day and 800 IU of vitamin D.
Adequate weight-bearing exercises and activities are also important. Avoid excess alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco consumption. Routine maintenance check bone density is very important to catch problems early.
What are the medicines and treatment options are available? Read the rest of this entry »
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The influence of the Old Sitting For Health
Do you spend a lot of time sitting? Treatment, their health is in danger is more likely to become overweight, heart attack or even death
Scientists warned them that sit for long periods, no matter how regular exercise, can be bad for health. They warn that no matter where it is the office, school, car or on a computer or TV, what matters is the total hours spent in that position.
Only the initial investigation, but several studies show that people who spend most of their day sitting more prone to being overweight, heart attack or even death. Read the rest of this entry »
Fractures
Is called a fracture to a broken bone or a bone discontinuity (crack). The mechanisms capable of producing fractures are of two types, one that locates the fracture live right at the point of impact and an indirect trauma, fracturing a distance from the point of impact. In general, we can classify the fractures into two groups:
Open
Are those in which there is a wound that communicates with the fracture with or without exposure of bone involved. Have a high level of contamination and infection may therefore very well should be disinfected the wound, controlling bleeding (using a pressure bandage), isolating the wound by covering it with sterile gauze and finally freeze as in closed fractures.
Always move to a health center.
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4 Tips anti-osteoporosis
The athletes will give a great deal to our bones, first overload stimulate their growth and maintenance and the other we are more exposed to injuries and fractures. For the ghost of osteoporosis or approach you, here are four tips that you will come good.
1. For calcium
Your daily intake of calcium should be between 1,000 and 1,500 mg. The milk and dark leafy vegetables are good sources, but also find calcium in shrimps and other seafood, which is not too well known. If you’re one of those that do not get along with the milk you use nutritional supplements.
2. Physical exercise
Physical exercise is beneficial, but especially one that is made with high loads such as bodybuilding.