Πόσο επικίνδυνα είναι τα ψηλά τακούνια;

Αν και είναι από τα πιο αγαπημένα γυναικεία αξεσουάρ, θεωρούνται υπεύθυνα για πολλές βλάβες των ποδιών, και όχι μόνο. Τα ψηλοτάκουνα παπούτσια δεν επιτρέπουν την καλή μηχανική και στάση ούτε του πέλματος, ούτε του σώματος.Τι προβλήματα μπορούν να δημιουργήσουν τα ψηλά τακούνια στα πόδια; ●   Τα δάχτυλα στραγγαλίζονται και σπρώχνονται μπροστά. ●   Τα μετατάρσια παίρνουν το ρόλο του υποστηρικτή και επιβαρύνονται πολύ. ●  ...

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Εναλλακτικές Θεραπείες

   Η ενημέρωση γύρω από τις ονομαζόμενες «παραϊατρικές ειδικότητες» είναι ελάχιστη. Η πληροφόρηση ελλιπής και ενίοτε διαστρεβλωμένη. Οι περισσότεροι άνθρωποι δε γνωρίζουν και δικαίως ζητούν να μάθουν αλλά με τρόπο έγκυρο και αξιόπιστο. Βασική αφορμή γι’ αυτό το κείμενο είναι η απόσταση, αυτό το είδος απόστασης που οδηγεί σε αδράνεια. Στην Ελλάδα, βάσει της ελληνικής νομοθεσίας, εναλλακτικές μέθοδοι θεωρούνται αυτές...

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Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a condition, described in medical physiology, as the presence of pain in the fibrous tissues and muscle (fibro- fibrous tissue; myo- muscle; algos- pain in Greek and Latin language) due to several reasons. This disease is primarily characterized by chronic pain and allodynia, which is characterized by extreme and heightened painful response to the tactile pressur...

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Knee Injuries in Basketball

Basketball is an exciting, fast-moving sport. Unfortunately, what makes the game exciting to watch and exhilarating to play also makes it a high-risk sport for knee injuries. Running with sudden stops, cutting side to side, jumping, and pivoting can injure your knee. Although there are risks of knee injury, it's still a great game, so before you jump in, you should know the risks and what you can do to prevent injury.The largest joint in...

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What Is a Motor Unit?

A motor unit consists of one alpha motor neuron together with all the muscle fibers it stimulates. Since the human body contains, on average, 250,000,000 muscle cells and approximately 420,000 motor neurons, a motor unit will generally consist of a single motor neuron paired with many muscle fibers. In strength training, the early strength gains seen by novices are often not gains in size or number of muscle fibers, but activation of motor units...

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Hip Fracture

What is a hip fracture?A hip fracture is a break at the upper end of your upper leg bone. This bone is called the femur, or thighbone. The fracture happens where the femur meets the pelvic bone.Hip fractures are a serious injury. Most occur in women after menopause. Nine out of ten hip fractures occur in older adults.How does it occur?Hip fractures usually result from a fall. You are more likely to break your hip if you have osteoporosis. Osteoporosis...

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Hip Bursitis

What is hip bursitis?Bursitis is irritation or inflammation of the bursa. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between tendons, bones, and skin. There is a bump on the outer side of the upper part of the thigh bone (femur) called the greater trochanter. The trochanteric bursa is located over the greater trochanter. When this bursa is inflamed it is called trochanteric bursitisHow does it occur?The trochanteric bursa may be...

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