Treatments

Tension band osteosynthesis is a surgical procedure for the reduction and fixation of displaced fractures that run through joints. This is a frequently used and reliable method in the field of surgical and orthopedic

In noise audiometry according to Langenbeck, the hearing threshold is determined for different pitches with simultaneous superimposition of the pure tone with background noise.

For every 1,000 births, an average of two children are born with a hearing impairment. Hearing problems can seriously affect a child's development. To assess the ability to hear at an early stage

Hematology is the study of blood and its functions. The branch of medicine refers to the physiology and pathology of the blood. Hematology is used in routine diagnostics, but in the follow-up of various diseases

The term refractive surgery serves as a collective term for eye operations in which the total refractive power of the eye is changed.This way, the patient no longer needs glasses or contact lenses.

Many patients with neurological diseases have behavioral problems, which the technical jargon calls adjustment disorders. Clinical neuropsychology deals with the psychological and physical stress experienced by those affected

Behavioral medicine is a branch of behavior therapy and emerged from it. She researches health behavior in the area of ​​all therapeutic measures and develops knowledge about the developments and techniques involved

Near-infrared spectroscopy is an analysis method that is based on the absorption of electromagnetic radiation in the range of short-wave infrared light. It has a wide range of uses in chemistry, food technology and medicine. In the

A jejunostoma (Latin jejunum = "empty intestine" and Greek stoma = "mouth") refers to a surgically created connection between the jenunum (upper small intestine) and the abdominal wall for the insertion of an intestinal probe, around the ethereal (k

The orthograde colonic irrigation is a preparatory procedure for colon cleansing so that a colonoscopy can be performed afterwards. The orthograde is also used when it comes to preparing for certain surgical interventions in the abdominal cavity

Thyroid scintigraphy is one of the examination methods used in nuclear medicine. In this procedure, the thyroid gland is imaged through a gamma camera using a radioactive agent. The aim of thyroid scintigraphy is to determine the functional f

The specialty of oral surgery, which is a branch of dentistry, encompasses a wide range of treatments in the oral area. Which complaints are being dealt with? What procedures does it include to cure an oral disease?

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, better known under the name TENS, uses electrical impulses to help with a variety of acute or chronic pain. These are evened out with the help of electrodes that are stuck to the skin

The ancient doctors (Egypt, Mesopotamia) already knew how to put on cupping heads to treat diseases. Cupping has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. According to the ancient theory of juices

A lumbar sympathectomy is a form of surgical nerve block. It is used to treat hyperhidrosis or pain.

With anesthesia, it is always useful to numb as little as possible in order to minimize possible harm to the patient. The spinal anesthesia does exactly that and in some procedures it is an anesthetic of the lower back or pelvic area

A person's movement is influenced by various psychological processes such as concentration or emotionality. This causal interaction is known as psychomotor.

The field of pharmacology researches the effects of drugs, deals with the development of new drugs and their application and effects on the human organism, which were previously carried out in animal experiments and in approved cases

The pedicure is a medical foot care to keep the skin of the feet healthy with special consideration of toenails and calluses. In many cases, foot care is carried out at home on your own. A professional foot care by trained

Moxibustion, also called moxa therapy or moxing for short, is a special variant of acupuncture and is part of traditional Chinese medicine, TCM. In contrast to classic acupuncture, needles are not always used in moxing. The