This content is machine translated Help via Internet Online interventions for cancer patients Internet-based interventions can help patients with certain diseases. The advantages of online interventions are their low-threshold nature, independence of time and place, and the absence of waiting times. In Switzerland,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Exercise and sport for Parkinson's disease Regular physical activity reduces mortality in Parkinson’s disease patients Parkinson’s patients often have muscle weakness, which is exacerbated by lack of exercise. This increases the risk of osteoporosis, falls and fractures. Physical activity and exercise can help improve walking…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Chronic pain Clarification algorithm and insurance-related considerations In chronic pain, various diagnostic, therapeutic, and expert opinion aspects are of great importance. A careful physical status is still very important. Pain models as a communicative bridge in the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated What does nature offer us against pain? Various medicinal plants have analgesic and antiphlogistic potentials Pain is a natural process that has evolved as a warning and defense mechanism or as a result of degenerative processes. It stands to reason that strategies for treating pain…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sports activities in the cold When does it become dangerous? A personal experience from past years: At the venue of a World Cup downhill in alpine skiing, the temperature in the finish area is -28° Celsius, at the start –…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated MS diagnosis Social consequences and possibilities of integration The possible limitations caused by multiple sclerosis have an influence on the social framework of people with MS and their relatives. Changes in opportunities for participation in education, work, interaction…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated News in the Swiss Vaccination Plan Getting the timing right and protecting vulnerable groups At Medidays in Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Berger from the University Children’s Hospital showed the innovations that have taken place in the Swiss vaccination schedule in recent years. In…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Music and humor in medicine The art of healing That medicine and art are very close to each other is an old wisdom. It is not for nothing that one speaks of “healing art”. Conversely, the comforting effect of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated The care of special groups of patients Physical fitness in the elderly Pediatrics for the adolescents, gynecology for the women, geriatrics for the elderly, and sports medicine for the young and older active ladies and gentlemen. That’s about how you might think…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Digital documentation Perverted quality In recent years, progress has mercilessly taken hold in hospitals and nursing homes. The new names are a sign of the open-mindedness of the institutions. Our elderly fellow human beings…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Anti-aging and disease prevention Antioxidants – disenchanted Antioxidants are considered an all-purpose weapon against aging and an effective means of preventing various diseases. Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals that cause oxidative stress. The industry offers…
