This content is machine translated Life after laryngectomy Learning to speak and swallow anew Despite advances in combined radiochemotherapies, total laryngectomy still plays an important role in advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Measures of oncological rehabilitation also include psychosocial aspects.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interview with Dunja Kern Look Good…Feel Better: What Appearance Has to Do with Convalescence The loss of hair and eyelashes due to cancer therapy further weakens patients. Because self-esteem suffers. In beauty workshops, patients learn how to conceal the visible traces of their treatment.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tumor pain Pandora’s Box – Opportunities and Dangers of Pain Therapy Pain management in tumor patients has become more complex in recent years. The WHO staging scheme has since undergone various modifications. In addition to medications, psychological interventions and physical therapy…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Accidental hypothermia “Nobody is dead until warm and dead” Although hypothermia is a rather rare phenomenon, mortality is still relatively high today. Rapid recognition of hypothermia and adequate treatment make the difference between life and death.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sport as a risk and protection factor Sport and osteoarthritis, part 1 Sport can be both a risk and a protective factor with regard to the development and progression of osteoarthritis. Whether sport has a positive or negative effect depends on the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Overuse injuries in sports traumatology A multidimensional problem Overuse injuries in sports are etiologically diverse. Their treatment requires the inclusion of diverse intrinsic and extrinsic factors. An insight into the causes and manifestations of this most common type…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary challenge Acute rehabilitation after stroke: stroke unit and rehabilitation center After stroke, immediate treatment in specialized centers is essential for a good therapeutic outcome. Early mobilization – taking into account the neurological-medical condition of the patient – promotes his functional…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Craniocerebral trauma in sports Sports fitness assessment, part 2 Traumatic brain injury (SHT) is often trivialized in sports [1]. Short- and long-term consequences may occur, such as motor disorders that can lead to further injuries, loss of performance, dizziness,…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Integrated treatment as the key to success Interdisciplinary pain therapy in patients with paraplegia Chronic pain is the most common health problem reported by patients with paraplegia. Due to the occurrence of different types of pain and pain mechanisms within the bio-psycho-social model of…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Neurobiological and clinical concepts Rehabilitation after spinal cord injury People with lesions below the cervical spinal cord segments have spastic or flaccid paraplegic paraplegia. Restrictions in walking ability are considered serious by affected patients and are the focus of…
