The FACIAL PARALYSIS consists of the total or partial loss of voluntary muscle movement on one side of the face. It is caused by a failure in the facial nerve, which does not carry nerve orders to the main muscles of the face.
Physiotherapy techniques for the treatment of Facial paralysis, They are aimed at achieving the correct functioning of the occlusion of the eye and mouth and at recovering and stimulating the movement and strength of the affected side.
Throughout our lives the feet are subjected to constant pressure stimuli due to the weight of the body, causing vascular and joint alterations, this translates over time into the appearance of calluses and deformities of the fingers.
Likewise, the effects of possible congenital diseases, aging, and stress caused by occupations throughout life contribute to the appearance of both dermatological and structural alterations of the foot.
The specialty of podiatry attributes to good care and healthy feet in the elderly.
It is the thickening of the skin (hyperkeratosis), in the shape of a circumference that grows inward and in the shape of a nail.
They appear when an area of skin receives excessive pressure from bone and footwear. Helomas can cause severe pain and lameness, depending on the depth of the injury.
It is important the timely care for diabetic patients Since if helomas are not treated they can even cause foot ulcers.
In podiatry, the heloma is delaminated and enucleated to reduce pain.
An ingrown toenail occurs when the edge of the nail becomes embedded inside the inner or outer edge of the toe, causing pain, redness and inflammation.
This condition disables and limits walking and wearing closed shoes, and even if left untreated it can lead to infection.
Depending on the degree of Onychocryptosis, the following treatments can be performed:
ONYCHOMYCOSIS or nail fungus are infections that usually begin at the edge of the nail and extend little by little to the base. They tend to take a long time to develop.
The most notable signs are the alteration of color and deterioration of the nail, also affecting the surrounding tissue. When the infection has taken hold, it can be very painful to wear shoes, as the nails tend to thicken and fall off.
In the podiatric treatment, the delamination of the nail will be carried out and the medication will depend on the degree of mycosis present.
