Thai massage is also known as passive yoga, yoga for the lazy or Thai yoga. It is a combination of passive yoga and physiotherapy. The best school for performing this massage is the Royal Academy of Massage, located in the city of Chiang Mai. So what is Thai massage, and who is it particularly recommended for? What is Thai massage? In the Middle East, massage...
Although tending a garden is a lot of fun, it is also hard physical work. After all, a lot of gardening activity is done standing up or moving. How can you dig, rake or mow properly so that you don't hurt your back and how can you avoid putting strain on your spine while gardening? Remember to warm up. Weeding for long periods of time, lifting boxes or digging beds are...
The longing for nice weather, the anticipation of the first rays of sunshine and the delight of finally being able to take the bike out of the cellar make us want to ride away as quickly as possible when we feel two wheels under us. However, inadequate preparation for the road often ends in pain or injury. Bicycle injuries may cause, that for a long time a bicycle ride...
The beneficial effects of gardening on human health were confirmed by scientists back in the 19th century. As it turns out, hortiterapy has an excellent effect on our musculoskeletal apparatus. It keeps us young and fights depression, as well as making us more resilient and stimulating the brain. What is hortitherapy? The word hortiterapia is used to describe treatment through gardening activities. It is a relatively young method...
Reflexology, or zonular therapy, is a knowledge of holistic medicine. It is a form of bodywork involving the application of pressure to specific areas of the body. It is based on the skilled application of pressure to specific areas on the feet, hands, face and ears called reflexes. However, most attention is paid to the feet, which according to reflexology specialists are linked to other systems...
Massage is a physiotherapeutic procedure during which tissues are elastically deformed. It involves the therapist applying mechanical stimuli to the tissues of the patient's body. It can have a relaxing, anti-edematous, preventive or stimulating effect. Therapeutic massage, on the other hand, is a type of massage that contributes to improving the patient's health. It is used in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of orthopaedic, neurological, gynaecological,...
Urogynaecological physiotherapy deals with the treatment of conditions associated with pelvic abnormalities. It helps to alleviate urogenital complaints such as urinary incontinence, lowering of the reproductive organs or gas and faecal incontinence. It is a type of therapy that can form the basis of the treatment process for pelvic floor disorders in addition to the use of pharmacological agents. What can urogynaecological physiotherapy help with? Urogynaecological treatments...
What is physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is defined as a non-specific treatment using physical stimuli to restore a state of balance in the body. It is a science whose task is to maintain, develop and restore a person's motor abilities. It derives from natural therapeutics practised since ancient times and uses scientifically proven methods. They involve the use of natural remedies,...
The knee is an extremely complex machine that allows activities such as standing, walking, sitting and standing up. A huge percentage of people complain of pain in it. As it turns out, knee pain can be a symptom of many conditions. Why do we experience knee pain? The knee joint is the part of the musculoskeletal system that allows efficient movement in an upright posture. It enables movements,...
Physiotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine have much in common. According to the latter, the circulation of energy in the body takes place through specific pathways - the so-called meridians, or channels, whose system wraps around our body. Meridians connect to the organs of the body, which play a key role in the generation, processing and transmission of energy, known as Qi. Each meridian regulates the function of a particular organ,...