The quad muscle is a muscle made of four muscles, the rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius and vastus medialis. This muscle group is found in the front and the sides of the thigh. Its function is towards flexing the hip and extending the knee. Pulling or tearing one of these muscles is a common injury, especially in athletes. This is because the quad muscle is used during any activity, such as running, jumping or kicking.
What are the symptoms of a pulled quad muscle? When the quad muscle is pulled, the pain is usually sharp and occurs all of a sudden. A pulled muscle is a more serious injury and therefore continuing with physical activities might be impossible due to the severe pain. If the quad muscle is strained, the pain might be less severe and the patient will rather feel the tightness of the muscle. In any case, it is recommended to stop with the activity immediately and rest, to prevent further complications. Certain hip injuries treatment methods can be helpful in treating a pulled quad muscle. What types of injuries are there? Based on the severity, an injury of the quad muscle is divided into grade one, grade two or grade three injury. A grade one injury is milder and so is the pain that it causes. Movements are still possible, although not recommended. A grade two strain causes more pain and swelling is usually also visible. With a grade two strain, movements won´t be as easy and activities such as running or kicking will be impossible due to the severe pain. The grade three strain is the most severe of all quad muscle injuries and causes extreme swelling of the injured area. Patients who are dealing with this type of injury feel that they don't have the strength to walk or run anymore. How is a pulled quad muscle diagnosed? When visiting the doctor, the patient will first need to explain to the doctor the symptoms they are feeling, since when and in which severity. It is also important to inform your doctor about what type of activity you were doing once the pain started. The movement that led to the pain helps to identify which muscle is involved. Bending the knee or straightening it also help the professional diagnose a pulled quad muscle. If the doctor suspects that the bone has also been fractured, an X-Ray might also be necessary. Нажмите, чтобы изменить.
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From everywhere we hear that men grow big bellies and male boobs just because they consume too much beer. But, this can be a real problem even for those who don’t consider themselves big fans of this drink. Where is the truth? Is the beer theory a lie? Let us solve this male boobs’ mystery!
Why Beer?Actually, the beer theory is true, and here is how it works. This nutritive beverage contains an analogue of the female estrogen hormone. It is produced by both male and female bodies but in different concentration. If you drink a couple of bottles a week, it is not a big deal, but here is what happens if you drink more and on a regular basis. The estrogens contained in beer cause an imbalance of the estrogen and testosterone function. The estrogen starts dominating and it boosts the growth of your mammary glands. This process is called gynecomastia, and it is not the only consequence – together with boobs, you have obesity, problems with virility and an increased risk of developing multiple other diseases. This is why the big boobs men develop is not just gained extra fat – they have a hormonal background and beer is one of those to blame. And yes, it is not the only provoking factor for their development but is certainly among the most powerful ones. Why Not Only Beer?These estrogen-like compounds are not only contained in beer, but in most of the processed food products. These are products that were industrially processed by adding sugar, chemicals, saturated fat etc. Nowadays the amount of people who eat ONLY processed food is quite disturbing and it is a reason why obesity has become a true epidemics of our century. So, if male boobs is a real problem for you, your best method of getting rid of them is the rearrangement of your daily menu. Unfortunately, you cannot do it only by rejecting beer even if you add exercising – the food you consume plays a crucial role in how your body looks and works. Products to Be Careful WithHere is a list of dangerous products that make your male boobs grow thanks to the estrogen-like effects. Rejecting or at least restricting their consummation is your way to success to make your body look like a men’s one.
Нажмите, чтобы изменить. The malignant transformation of the human body's cells is the process that remains very unclear. Even though scientists have done lots of research on finding ways to fight it. It is a developmental disorder of the cell that interferes with its normal structure. The error occurs in a genetically conditioned program of the cell phenotype formation and causes an excessive division of cells to make the body tissue grow.
Why Does This Happen?As we already mentioned, the true reasons and triggers have not been determined yet. But long-term research and data analysis came to several hypotheses that have not been proved yet but are taken into consideration by most doctors. The hypothetical provoking factors for the malignant transformation are subdivided into internal and external factors, based on where they come from. The combination of these factors most likely increases the chances of cell malignancy. Internal Factors:
Provoking Factors Increasing the Risk of Uterine Fibroid Malignant Changes
Нажмите, чтобы изменить. Whenever we hit our elbow, we experience a very unpleasant feeling. Everybody had that feeling as if an electric shock is piercing through your body. People call this vulnerable spot a funny bone or a funny nerve. What is so funny in that bone that makes it hurt so much?
The reason for such an unpleasant feeling is a pinched elbow nerve. It is located very close to the skin and performs an important function. It transfers the signals from the brain to our arms and hands. It goes from the spinal brain to the shoulder and forearm and gets bifurcated inside the pinky and ring fingers. The bones cover the elbow nerve all along its length. But there is a place where they do not. A certain angle of the impact over a hard object can get exactly into this vulnerable spot and the nerve gets pinched. The nerve is quite long so you feel it along the entire arm down to your fingers. The feeling is extremely uncomfortable but it passes quickly. Massage your elbow for a couple of minutes and it will disappear. However, sometimes this pain does not go away and occurs from time to time without any injury. In this case, there is a disease called cubital tunnel syndrome. People who suffer from it can even lose the function of their arm. This is why it requires timely diagnostic and serious treatment. The treatment can be rather conservative or surgical – it depends on the individual’s condition. Scientists battle about the treatment strategy that would be universal for all such cases, and there is no result yet. So, do not get upset when you hit an elbow and feel that little electric shock. There are some people who cannot get rid of it by simply massaging the affected area. Be careful and watch your bones and nerves, funny or not. Нажмите, чтобы изменить. Flat feet is quite a widely spread pathology. It is a congenital pathology connected with genetic issues. A foot is considered flat if it does not have a natural arch curve from the inner side. The conditions of an arch also matter.
If an arch is present in the standing position but disappears when the foot is up – it is the so-called mobile flat-footedness. If the foot shape does not change no matter what the position is – this flat-footedness is rigid and considered a more serious case. The mobile flat-footedness usually does not bring much discomfort. The rigid one is a result of a serious pathology of the structure or position of the foot bones. In rare cases, it can be an acquired disease, for example, the result of a heavy foot injury. People often ask questions about special footwear and devices for flat-footed people. How can they be helpful if the problem is mostly congenital? Of course, they will not cure your from flat-footedness. But they are able to make it more comfortable for the people who suffer from it. Does flat-footedness require a surgical treatment? There is no single answer that can apply to everybody. It depends very much on the individual situation. Sometimes orthotics are enough to make living with such a pathology much more comfortable. In what cases does a flat-footed patient need correction and medical treatment? There are severe cases of flat-footedness that bring a lot of pain or the angle is so big that it does not let a person walk properly. The Manhattan Foot Specialists recommend trying the conservative means of treatment first. What are the conservative means of flat-footedness treatment? Besides orthotics, they must be chosen only together with your podiatrist, there are special exercises that bring relief to the pathological muscle work. A weight loss in case of obesity will also be very helpful in this situation. If the conservative treatment does not help, then only a flat foot surgery will. Unfortunately, there are no ways to prevent the flat-footedness appearance. Still, taking care of your health and regular medical control are the best things you can do for your body in any situation. Нажмите, чтобы изменить. Hemorrhoid is the varicose widening of the anal veins and the strongest provoking factors of its appearance are lack of activity in the everyday life, bad habits, frequent constipations and hard physical work. But nowadays a quite common situation is when gastroenterologist diagnoses hemorrhoid because of stress. Such an explanation often confuses patients because they do not understand this correlation. How are these notions connected between each other?
Cone biopsy is the surgical procedure of removal of the cone fragment of cervical canal and partially cervix itself, which is pathologically changed. In what cases your gyn nyc may appoint this procedure? Cone biopsy is used for removal of the unhealthy tissues that are located in cervical canal and cervix with the purpose of treatment or prevention. The excised part of the tissue goes on the histological analysis that is to determine the presence or absence of invasive cancer. Early diagnostic of cancer matters a lot in its successful treatment. If the results of histological examination showed that there is dysplasia of cervix, cone biopsy can remove it.
Gum recession is a pathological state of the gum tissue that is characterized by aesthetic drawbacks and sometimes such discomfort expressions as pain during teeth brushing and eating cold food. If the treatment will not begin in time, tooth recession can develop into complications that lead to gum tissue inflammation and staggering of the teeth in the disease area with the risk of their full loss.
The treatment of polycystic ovarian syndrome with hormonal preparations logically comes out of the nature of this disease – it develops due to the misbalance of female hormones’ production. That is why the conservative treatment of PCOS means hormonal therapy. This treatment strategy has significant disadvantages. Among them is appearance of such unwanted side effects as overweight, hirsutism, greasy skin, acne etc., but it is not the main danger. Long-term hormonal treatment can make organism stop producing its own hormones at all, and after the end of treatment the disease can come back in more complicated and dangerous form of cancer.
Nowadays teeth braces are considered to be one of the most helpful means of teeth straightening even in the adult age. A way to a beautiful smile is never too late to start. What is actually a teeth brace system? It is a row of special locks that are set on the front or back part of the teeth row with the help of special glue. The so-called “force arch” is stretched through these locks. It performs the pressure over the teeth that begin to move slowly in right direction. Braces give possibility to correct various cosmetic defects in the teeth location.
Vision is one of the most important functions of the human organism. Any diseases in the ophthalmology sphere can progress if they are neglected and many of them may lead to the total blindness. That’s why controlling the eyes’ health is very important and in case of any problems a visit to ophthalmologist is required. One of the most wide-spread and tricky diseases of the eyes is ocular hypertension (the increased eye pressure). It attacks mostly elderly people and the category of middle age. What is it about and how can you diagnose its early signs?
Every adult person that leads an intimate life understands the importance of the right choice of contraception methods. Modern pharmacology and medicine provides a great variety of contraception means. They can be of barrier type (male and female condoms), chemical (oral pills, pastes and suppositories) or even surgical (vasectomy). Everyone has a possibility to choose what suits for him and his partner, because everything is very individual here. Condoms is the best way to avoid not only pregnancy, but sexually transmitted diseases too, but they have their disadvantages either – a person can have an allergy on some of its components (the same with pastes and suppositories which are not even that safe) or have less quality of sexual feelings. Oral contraceptives contain hormones and may cause weight gain or some other problems, they won’t suit to anyone and can’t be appointed without gynecologist nyc consultation.
Modern dental medicine provides a great specter of service aimed to solve different problems with teeth. The qualified professional work on different spheres of dental health, from fixing the cosmetic defects to full reconstruction of teeth and gums. The fields of their work are numerous and touch all the parts of dental system. Perhaps someone of you heard about endodontists and endodontic treatment but have no idea what is the specialization of this branch of dentistry service.
Reconstruction of the missing teeth is nowadays one of the most needed and popular services of the dental medicine. It is a serious process that requires thorough preparation for making the procedure successful and the implant you’ll set on the place of missing tooth last forever. Very often there is such a problem occurring in that process as the resorbing of the bone. What does it mean? On the place where the tooth is missing the bone tissue gets ruined with time and reduces in volume. If the patient wants to reconstruct the tooth with the help of implanting, the X-ray examination before the procedure is required. It will show the state of bone tissue and whether it leaves place for setting dental implants. If its amount isn’t enough for successful implantation, the bone is grown artificially. The artificial bone graft can be made of natural or artificial material. The procedure makes possible the afterwards tooth implantation by providing enough bone tissue material to set an implant.
The idea of decorating body with colorful drawings does not leave rebellious young minds for many years and generations. Nevertheless, youth will not last forever and there are quite a lot of situations when people want to get rid of their tattoos. The reasons may be various – change of personality, the perspectives of some serious work, painful memories or the picture simply began to annoy its owner. Although the tattoo when done is meant to last forever, every year millions of people look forward for the opportunity to delete their tattoos.
All of us want to live in the comfortable place where all our basic needs are satisfied and we feel cozy and safe. Personal space zone takes not the least part in creating of that feeling. Every member of a family must have a certain amount of such space. But often it’s not easy to reach because of the apartment and building specialties. It doesn’t concern only home space, in the office work personal space is also very important for keeping the proper level of workers’ productivity. It’s not always possible to change the planning of the room completely. That’s why there are other methods of dividing the space into zones, and sliding walls is an easy, convenient and helpful decision.
Varicose is a very wide-spread problem among women of all ages all over the world. Mostly it appears after pregnancy or delivery, but it’s not necessary to become a mother to have it – genetic reasons, overweight, lack of physical activities and sitting work also can cause this problem. Besides harm to organism like any disease brings, it is also characterized by appearing of star-shaped marks on legs that remind spiders – the so-called spider veins. This cosmetic defect often bothers women even more than the fact they have a vessel disease. Also varicose causes the appearance of bundles under the skin that also don’t look very aesthetic. In many cases this disease requires surgical treatment than often leaves scars.
When we are young, we live today, catch the moment and think that old age is something very far in future and today there’s no need to bother about it. But time flows faster than we think and in a wink a young girl next door becomes a solid mother of two children, your classmate has his own firm and a big belly and you begin to wonder about what are you spending your life on and what will you be in 20 years. Anyway, the earlier you will think about it and begin to do something for you future, the more safe and prosperous it will be. Unfortunately, we won’t be young and healthy forever, one day we will become old, won’t be able to work and will have problems with health. It’s life, and no matter how we accept it – with patience or moaning, it will go its way and our task is to adapt to the changes it will bring and to make as much profit from it as possible.
Ovaries perform very important functions not only for fertility, but for a whole normal life of a female body. Their meaning is hard to overestimate. Proper work of the ovaries is responsible for a girl’s proper puberty and forming of the female type of appearance. In this time they begin to function and end it in the menopause period. They produce two extremely important hormones – estrogen in the first phase and progesterone in the second phase. The rhythmic function of hormone production in the ovaries is regulated by hypothalamus and hypophysis that are situated in a brain. If they function abnormally, it can cause various diseases in the different spheres of a woman’s health and lead to serious consequences.
Usually little kids have an adorable smell – ask any parent. But sometimes loving parents surprisingly feel a really bad smell from the mouth of their beloved children. What can be the reason of such disaster? The parents don’t know what to think. Maybe the reason is some dangerous disease? How to get rid of it? There is a lot of questions, let’s answer some of them.
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