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Spasticity: Everything you need to know!

Spasticity

Spasticity: Everything you need to know!

Jun 17, 2024 • 2 Likes

What is spasticity?Spasticity is characterized by reflex muscle contractions, resulting in stiffness during stretching, typically present in muscles with motor deficits.Spasticity varies greatly in...

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Migraine: What are the lesser-known symptoms and how can you help? #ShadesForMigraine

Migraine

Migraine: What are the lesser-known symptoms and how can you help? #ShadesForMigraine

Jun 15, 2024 • 2 Likes

Migraine disease affects 1 in 7 people worldwide. This statistic means that nearly everyone knows someone who suffers from migraine, whether they realize it or not. Understanding the diverse symptoms...

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Transference and countertransference in psychoanalysis

Psychiatry

Transference and countertransference in psychoanalysis

Jun 10, 2024

A transfer of emotions? Psychoanalysis, a discipline founded by Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century, explores the depths of the human mind with the aim of understanding the unconscious...

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World NASH Day: How can NASH and NAFLD be prevented?

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH

World NASH Day: How can NASH and NAFLD be prevented?

Jun 8, 2024 • 2 Likes

What is NAFLD? NAFLD, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, is a condition where fat builds up in the liver without the influence of alcohol. It's one of the most common liver diseases globally,...

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Healthy lifestyle for a better management of Verneuil's disease (Hidradenitis suppurativa)

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Healthy lifestyle for a better management of Verneuil's disease (Hidradenitis suppurativa)

Jun 6, 2024

What is Verneuil's disease? Verneuil's disease, or Hidradenitis suppurativa, is a chronic skin condition described by the surgeon of the same name in 1854. It is also sometimes called acne inversa. It...

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EMDR Therapy: What Does It Treat?

EMDR Therapy: What Does It Treat?

Jun 3, 2024 • 5 Likes • 1 comment

What is EMDR?EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, was first described in scientific publications by the psychologist Francine Shapiro in 1987.Initially tested on individuals...

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Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs): Everything you need to know!

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs): Everything you need to know!

Jun 1, 2024 • 2 Likes

What are premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)?PVCs are extra heartbeats that disrupt the heart's normal, steady rhythm. They happen when an electrical signal comes from somewhere in the heart...

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What are the benefits of herbal medicine for multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis

What are the benefits of herbal medicine for multiple sclerosis?

May 30, 2024 • 1 Like

WARNING:Patients wishing to use medicinal plants should do so with caution. Phytotherapy should not exacerbate the disease, cause a relapse or complications, or interact with prescribed medications....

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Depression: When is it necessary to get hospitalized?

Depression

Depression: When is it necessary to get hospitalized?

May 27, 2024 • 4 Likes

Nearly one in five American adults will have a diagnosable mental health condition in any given year, and in 2022, 22.5 million adults in the U.S. experienced major depression.Severe depression, also...

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COPD: "Determine to be as well as you can for as long as you can."

COPD

COPD: "Determine to be as well as you can for as long as you can."

May 22, 2024 • 3 Likes

Hello, Margaret! Thank you so much for your willingness to share your story with the Carenity community.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I retired in 1988. I had had a very busy...

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The 6 best cooking oils and fats to support your health

The 6 best cooking oils and fats to support your health

May 20, 2024 • 3 Likes

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is the cornerstone of Mediterranean cuisine and a staple in kitchens worldwide. It is celebrated for its numerous health benefits thanks to its...

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Joint Pain and Swelling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and UC)

Crohn's disease
Ulcerative colitis

Joint Pain and Swelling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and UC)

May 19, 2024

What are IBDs?Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) encompass Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD). These conditions are characterized by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract lining.In...

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