In Bones Mans – Carles Aguilar | January 28, 2024 – In Bones Mans – Carles Aguilar
Digital health, benefits and controversies. New technologies enter our lives in different aspects, so they cannot cease to be a part of our health. Digital health is the use of information and communication technologies in health care. It can offer many benefits, but it can also create some disadvantages for patients. We spoke with Carme Sabater, President of CUS – Coordinator of Health Services Users. Health + Consumption + Food.
Lumbar osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage in the joints of the lumbar spine becomes damaged or degenerates. It consists of five vertebrae located at the back, between the ribs and the pelvis. The connection of adjacent vertebrae is carried out through various articular surfaces covered with cartilage. When this cartilage wears out, lumbar osteoarthritis occurs. Symptoms of lumbar osteoarthritis include pain, stiffness and limited mobility. The most common symptom of lumbar osteoarthritis is pain with mechanical characteristics, that is, it appears with movement and overload of the lumbar region and decreases with rest. Typically, the pain is localized in the lumbar spine itself, but sometimes it can also cause “radiating” pain, that is, located in nearby areas such as the naje, or the back and side of the thigh. Lumbar osteoarthritis can also be asymptomatic, that is, it does not cause any symptoms and is diagnosed accidentally when X-rays of the lumbar spine are performed for other reasons. Doctor. Humberto Loscertales, director of Medicentre, explains how to treat osteoarthritis using various regenerative medicine tools.
The Alivia Foundation is calling for increased investment in mental health for cancer patients. Cancer causes clinical emotional disturbances in almost half of patients, and 30% exhibit psychopathological disorders. The most common emotional impact on survivors is the fear of cancer returning. 48% of hospitals in Spain do not have their own staff to provide psychological support for cancer. The Alivia Cancer Foundation has begun collecting signatures to push for increased public investment in mental health to treat cancer patients. There is a pressing need for this patient organization to provide psychological support to cancer patients, as the prevalence of disorders such as anxiety and depression can affect up to half of patients, according to a review of research by the Alivia Foundation. Thus, a recent study published in the American Journal of Hospital Palliative Care, which analyzed 10 years of research, showed that demoralization in cancer patients ranges from 13% to 49%. It is “a loss of meaning and purpose in life, a feeling of helplessness in the face of life events, and a sense of helplessness.” This demoralization is associated with depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. Carles Aguilar talks with Asencio Rodriguez, director of the Alivia Foundation.
Sant Pau is launching a second clinical trial into the long-term effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. The hospital is a world leader in ECP, having started using it for Parkinson’s disease 25 years ago and now also using it for major depression and Huntington’s disease. It expands on a study published in 2020, a world first, to include 6 new patients and further personalize treatment to maximize the effectiveness of DBS. To this end, two electrodes will be implanted to allow stimulation of two brain networks instead of one, and a broader study of the response to DBS will be carried out using a very non-invasive but extremely complex operation. This method, used on a compassionate basis, may be a treatment alternative for the 20–30% of patients who do not respond to any pharmacological therapy. Resistance to antipsychotic treatment causes much suffering to patients and their families and leads to poor overall health, increased risk behavior, and high healthcare costs. San Pablo continues to lead the world in the treatment of drug-resistant schizophrenia with deep brain stimulation (DBS). Carles Aguilar interviews Lumi Corripio, psychiatrist from the group of neurological diseases, neurobiology and mental health of the Sant Pau Research Institute and director of the Psychiatry and Mental Health Service of the Vic Hospital Consortium, as well as the principal investigator of the project and Alexandra Roldan. , psychiatrist and coordinator of hospital research projects on schizophrenia.
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