IV therapy or intravenous therapy is a procedure of administering liquid substances into the body through the blood vessels to hydrate or deliver medication to the patient. The process is done through a catheter (which gives access to the vein) that helps introduce the solution to our system. The solutions vary in their content of electrolytes, nutrients and vitamins depending on the needs of each person. We can guide you on which would be the best for you through a medical consultation.
A solution with a high benefit for the patient is a combination of glutathione and vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Both are antioxidants that protect against free radicals, help prevent infections, and reduce the risk of various illnesses and health problems such as osteoarthritis, cancer, aging, asthma, and eye diseases.
It is also important to mention that you do not have to have a medical condition for its administration, since it also raises energy levels, helps with the appearance of skin and hair, and strengthens the immune system; glutathione causes our system to have an increased response against pathogens in our body, and at the same time allows more white blood cells to be produced. Vitamin C promotes the activity of neutrophils and speeds up the response of cells.
The oral intake of these substances is usually delayed and incomplete due to the gastric process to which they are subjected. For this reason, with the help of IV therapy, they reach the bloodstream directly, ensuring their absorption.
Intravenous therapy is a safe and fast route of application. Its use isn’t limited to hospitals or medical offices, with medical supervision it can also be provided for home management.
Prolotherapyis a regenerative treatment that consists of injecting an irritating solution into sites with degeneration and pain such as joints, tendons, and ligaments. The proliferating solution can include Dextrose, P2G, Morrhuate sodium, glycerin, growth hormone, platelet-rich plasma, and stem cells, among others. This therapy causes a local inflammatory process which leads to natural tissue repair and healing.
The goal of prolotherapy is not only to reduce pain, but also to benefit function and movement, improve strength, and increases joint stability. It is usually indicated in patients with chronic pain (which has not responded to other treatments) or injuries due to trauma; It is used in conditions such as low back pain, osteoarthritis, tendinitis, fibromyalgia, etc.
Although, in some cases, unfortunately, the only option is to perform surgery, many times proliferative treatments are a better option for patients as they are less expensive and invasive.
Why choose prolotherapy and not surgery?
Fewer risks or complications.
No side effects
A quick recovery
It is more economical
It is an outpatient procedure
Results are fast and effective
Since some conditions are in a gray area in which the patient can benefit from surgery or prolotherapy, it is important to always go to a specialist doctor trained in proliferative therapies for an appropriate medical assessment and thus define whether or not the patient is a candidate for this treatment, or, if applicable, define whether surgery is unavoidable.
Physiotherapy is the science that, through a set of therapeutic methods such as heat, cold, water, massage, and electricity, has the purpose of rehabilitating, preventing, and curing pain in patients with injuries or physical disabilities.
Some of the more notable benefits are:
Improves mobility
Alleviates the pain
Increases strength and flexibility
Helps with posture
Reduces inflammation
Prevents injuries
Why is it important to go to physical therapy even if I don’t have any pain?
Among the types of physiotherapy, there is preventive physiotherapy, which aims to avoid musculoskeletal injuries. Physical therapy is also for healthy patients or patients without present injuries to educate the person about their activities, improve physical condition, and strengthen our body through massages and exercises that relax and tone our muscles, posture correction, and reduction of tension.
From an athletic point of view, physical therapy helps with performance, shortens rehabilitation time, prevents future injuries, and adapts the athlete to their training.
However, physiotherapy is indicated for treatment and prevention for any person, regardless of gender or age. Going to therapy regularly, even without any condition, improves the quality of life.
A cardiopulmonary assessment is a non-invasive test that evaluates the physiological response to the maximum physical effort of an athlete. It offers data on your physical, metabolic, cardiovascular, and ventilatory status; this means that we not only know the behavior of the heart and blood pressure but also that the test provides important information to determine the appropriate training zones and thresholds for different types of sports.
An important benefit of this study is to ensure that the heart is working properly and that the risk factors are minimal. In addition, it helps to differentiate the normal changes that high-performance athletes go through (heart rate, heart size).
This helps prevent what we call sudden death in the athlete. Although the incidence is low (1 per 200,000 inhabitants per year), it is a phenomenon that can occur to any athlete and mostly occurs in apparently healthy young athletes.
It is recommended to anyone who wants to start a sport or physical activity and not only for high-performance athletes, especially if they suffer from a chronic disease such as asthma, diabetes, or hypertension, at least once per year. The parameters will help prescribe the load and intensity of training, assess performance, and prevent or diagnose cardiac complications.
The cardiopulmonary assessment consists of several stages, from the medical consultation, anthropometry, calorimetry, electrocardiogram, and a stress test. It should always be done in the presence of a specialist doctor. Schedule Yours Here. Find out more about this evaluation here.
