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Usually, measuring a patient’s body weight and height is routine work and can be done in no time. But what if a patient is bedridden or unable to be in a standing position to have his or her measurements taken? For example, patients who suffer from massive posture damage through spinal deformities or contractures, are at a greater risk of falling. In this case, it is necessary to find a solution that differs from the classic techniques to take body measurements.
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When A.C.C. Joachims, a talented locksmith, founded a scale shop in Hamburg in 1840, he couldn't have known that this undertaking would still apply 175 years later, and that his company – under the brand name seca – would go on to become one of the leading manufacturers in the field of medical measuring and scales.
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A talking, fully automated measuring station that can read height and body weight within seconds, wirelessly transmitting data, sounds a lot like a vision of the future. But due to intense development and engineer work, it has today become reality. The vision's name is seca 287, a fully automatic ultrasonic measuring station suitable for radio transmission. So far, ultrasound waves are utilized in medicine mainly for imaging purposes. The seca 287 uses them to measure body size and weight quickly and contact-free. For achieving a high precision and reliability, the machine is equipped with three individual transmitters which send and receive data. The sensors capture the entire area of the…
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In the second half of the eighteenth century, Luigi Galvani discovered the interdependency between electrical power and biological tissue. His experiments with frogs’ legs paved the way for further research on the bioelectrical behavior of the human body. Through this technical and scientific progress, the human’s physiology could continuously be examined and understood to an even better extent. In 1965 Thomasset et al. were the first to define the amount of extracellular fluid in vivo by measuring bioelectrical impedance.
Health check-ups – an important part of being a professional athlete.
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With the European Championship beginning on June 10, a big event awaits the field of sports. Held in France this year, 24 teams, boosted from the original number of 12, will be fighting for the treasured UEFA trophy. The teams will be assigned to one of six groups, where four teams play for the entry into the last sixteen. After this, the sudden death rule applies. There is no doubt these games will offer spectators many exciting moments – penalties and stoppage time situations included! The players and their doctors on the other hand, will be prone to an increased workload and under a huge amount of strain.
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Dr. Dietmar Schubert is a general medicine doctor who also specializes in sports medicine. He heads his own practice at both; ‘Life Balance’ and SportsmedCenter in Ehingen, South Germany. As a sports practitioner Dr. Schubert concentrates particularly on popular and competitive sports.
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With the change of season, not only does the outside temperature and length of day alter – our blood pressure is sensitive to the seasons as well and varies with the changing temperature. Often, it is higher in winter than in summer and usually we do not notice these fluctuating changes.
