Allergy and Pain Management

Scenes of healthcare providers conducting treatments related to allergies and chronic pain, featuring personal interactions in clinical environments.

Consultation with a woman at the end of pregnancy to relax the perineum and help with childbirth.

Reportage in an allergy specialist practice in Geneva. The allergy specialist desensitizes a patient.

Reportage in the Pain Evaluation and Management Centre in Nantes hospital, France. They are specialised in the treatment of persistent chronic pain. An appointment with a nurse.

Reportage in the oncology department of a day hospital in France. Auxiliary nurse, Marie-Cécile, works here three days a week as a hospital beautician. She provides beauty treatment to women with cancer and solutions to cope with the side effects of cancer treatments. These moments are conducive to one-to-one conversations. She gives a patient beauty treatment during a chemotherapy session.

Taking a woman's pulse

Consultation with a woman at the end of pregnancy to relax the perineum and help with childbirth.

Woman Receiving Acupuncture

Beautician giving a pedicure painting her client’s nails in a beauty centre. Business and beauty concepts. Beautician giving a pedicure painting her client’s nails in a beauty centre.

Patient suffering from ankle instability after a surgery on the lateral ligaments further to a sprain. She receives physiotherapy treatment to strenghten her ankle.

Reportage in the Pain Evaluation and Management Centre in Nantes hospital, France. They are specialised in the treatment of persistent chronic pain. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). This technique helps ease pain through a low frequency electrical current transmitted by electrodes placed on the skin.

Reportage in the oncology department of a day hospital in France. Auxiliary nurse, Marie-Cécile, works here three days a week as a hospital beautician. She provides beauty treatment to women with cancer and solutions to cope with the side effects of cancer treatments. These moments are conducive to one-to-one conversations. She gives a patient beauty treatment after a radiotherapy session.

Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. 80 years old woman having a blood sample at the Osteodensitometry department.

Photo essay at Saint François functional rehabilitation center in Deauville, France. Physical therapy session (electrotherapy).

Ophthalmologist taking medical exam of patient at clinic

Report at St Louis Hospital. Department of endocrinology and diabetology. Consultation in podiatry with Doctor Acker, podiatrist.

$Reportage in the Mozart Clinic in Nice, France. After a fractional CO2 laser session, the surgeon puts Biafine cream on the patients face.$

Physiotherapy center specializing in hand, elbow and shoulder pathologies before or after operation. Mobilization of the elbow following epicondylitis. Physiotherapy practice 016809_043

Reportage in the oncology department of a day hospital in France. Auxiliary nurse, Marie-Cécile, works here three days a week as a hospital beautician. She provides beauty treatment to women with cancer and solutions to cope with the side effects of cancer treatments. These moments are conducive to one-to-one conversations. She gives a patient beauty treatment during a chemotherapy session.

Reportage in the Obesity Clinic (IPCO) in Mulhouse, France. Appointment with the clinic's nutritionist before having surgery for obesity. This patient has been followed for several months and has already managed to lose 28kgs on her own.

Cardiovascular risk screening

5th year medical students during a SimMan dummy cardiac massage workshop.

Pedicure-chiropodist performing confort care on a patient's foot (removing of hardened and calloused skin).

Home consultation for a woman

In the family doctor's consultation. Paediatrics, Germany, Europe

Intern doctor examining elderly patient. Emergency department, Limoges hospital, France.

Reportage in a functional neurological exploration unit. Epilepsy screening and follow-up consultation. The patients take a video EEG (electroencephalogram), during which they are subjected to various stimuli, both auditive and visual. The patterns are then analysed by the neurologist. A nurse sets up electrodes.

doctor and nurse checking pregnant woman lying on hospital bed

Doctor injecting female patient on bed in clinic

Pregnant woman's blood pressure taken by gynecologist.

Physical Therapist performing respiratory physiotherapy on baby.

Child undergoing skin prick test for allergens screening. Allergology department of the hospital Tenon, Paris, France.

Blood specimen in a woman

Young woman in a doctor's office

Reportage on a woman suffering from anorexia. Chloe, 24, suffers from anorexia. Her progress is followed at the SOS Anor Centre in Paris, France who offer multidisciplinary treatment. Psychomotor therapy session.

Clinical research at GHICL, Lille, France. The Hematology and Oncology division of St-Vincent de Paul hospital in Lille, France. A patient looked after by a nurse following progress of her illness. Taking her temperature.

Physiotherapist placing cupping on patient, Professional physiotherapy treatment with cupping on a lying patient. Modern physiotherapy with cupping, Professional hands placing therapeutic cupping

St. Charles Clinic. The rock on yon. Voltage taking.

Therapist explaining natural health balance therapy to patient indoors

Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. Doctor measuring the height of elderly woman during medical consultation at the Osteodensimetry department.

Young Woman Having Blood Test Done

Reportage on a physiotherapist who practices vestibular rehabilitation on patients who are suffering from vertigo and/or balance disorders, relating to the inner ear. The physiotherapist carries out an assessment using videonystagmoscopic glasses. These glasses are lightproof and an infrared video camera is attached to them. The phsyiotherapist mobilises the patient and observes their occular movements, to determine if the vertigo is a problem relating to the inner ear.

Reportage at CENAS, a Swiss sleep centre. A patient undergoes a polysomnography wearing a continuous positive airway pressure mask for sleep apnea. Polysomnography is a test that records a complete nights sleep. The test involves monitoring various physiological variables in order to quantify and qualify sleep disorders.

Reportage in a weekly hospitalization service in the endocrinology unit of a hospital in Savoie, France. Diabetic patients are hospitalized for a week to undergo an assessment on their diabetes: evolution of the diabetes, dietary habits and therapeutic education. A nurse treaches a patient who had type 1 diabetes how to use an Omnipo, an insulin pump without tubing, managed with an electronic control unit.

Female patient with cancer practicing respiratory exercises with sophrologist, Oncology department, Patient with cancer receiving chemotherapy in day hospital, Angoulême hospital, France,

An attractive female doctor listening to a male patient, with a blood pressure monitor beside her

Putting on nail polish

Nurse placing a drip on patient's arm.

Reportage in a weekly hospitalization service in the endocrinology unit of a hospital in Savoie, France. Diabetic patients are hospitalized for a week to undergo an assessment on their diabetes: evolution of the diabetes, dietary habits and therapeutic education. A nurse treaches a patient who had type 1 diabetes how to use an Omnipo, an insulin pump without tubing, managed with an electronic control unit.

Blood pressure, consultation and doctor with patient in hospital for heart attack symptoms. Medical, hypertension and healthcare worker with man for checkup with machine for pulse test in clinic.

Photo essay at the department of oncology of the Diaconesses hospital in Paris, France. Outpatient hospital, chemotherapy session.

Ms. Eileen Itamoto-Gaza, left, assists Maj. Brandi Spencer with her lymphedema treatment. (Defense Health Agency

Reportage in an allergy specialist practice in Geneva. The allergy specialist carries out skin allergy tests by administering allergens on the upper part of the skin . He then observes the reaction to determine the allergen responsible for the hypersensitivity .

Freelance nurse taking a blood sample from a patient.

Care retirement home

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the place of a young woman who commited a attempted suicide by drug overdose. Limoges, France.

Smiling healthcare professional performing a foot examination on a patient

Reportage in a weekly hospitalization service in the endocrinology unit of a hospital in Savoie, France. Diabetic patients are hospitalized for a week to undergo an assessment on their diabetes: evolution of the diabetes, dietary habits and therapeutic education. A nurse administers a bolus of insulin to a patient.

Female caregiver helping elderly female patient to get out of bed. Caregiver helping elderly patient to get out of bed

young mother with baby talking with friendly pediatrician doctor

doctor and nurse checking pregnant woman lying on hospital bed

Reportage in the Pain Evaluation and Management Centre in Nantes hospital, France. They are specialised in the treatment of persistent chronic pain. An rTMS session (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) carried out by a nurse. rTMS is used to treat chronic cephalgia, the aim being to stimulate the brain cells to activate their pain-killing effect.

Colonoscopy, performed here in an internal medicine practice, is an important measure to prevent carcinomas, Germany, Europe

In the GP's consultation, Germany, Europe

Rheumatologist examining a patient with rheumatoid arthritis, Bordeaux hospital, France.

Woman who had a mastectomy after a breast cancer through mammography, Angoulême, hospital, France .

Reportage in the Health and Prevention Centre run by the local committee for social hygiene (CDHS) in Lyon, France. Public vaccinations.

Physical Therapist practicing stretching and flexibility of a 12 year old girl suffering from scoliosis.

Photo essay at Caen hospital in France. Pulmonary function testing: Body plethysmography.

Manicurist polishing client´s nails

Freelance nurse taking a blood sample from a patient.

The crowds in the GP's surgery, here in the Eving district of Dortmund, are particularly heavy at the beginning of the quarter, Germany, Europe

Reportage in a post-natal clinic in Champigny, France. Since leaving the neonatal unit, the twins (3-months old) are checked every week to follow their growth. Consultation with the post-natal clinic doctor.

Physiotherapy center specializing in shoulder pathology before or after operation. Post-operative consultation and mobilization work. Anteflexion. Search for the trigger point. Point of pain, contraction, knot.

Nurse measuring the blood pressure to a woman patient

Reportage in an allergy specialist practice in Geneva. The allergy specialist carries out skin allergy tests by administering allergens on the upper part of the skin . He then observes the reaction to determine the allergen responsible for the hypersensitivity .

Man having ultrasound on wrist

Physiotherapy center specializing in shoulder pathology before or after operation. Post-operative consultation and mobilization work. Anteflexion. Search for the trigger point. Point of pain, contraction, knot.

Clinical research in the GHICL. Physical medicine unit in Saint Philibert hospital in Lille, France. Clinical exam, the doctor looks for signs of scoliosis in an adult.

Photo essay at Rouen hospital, France. Department of pneumology.

Physical Therapist performing respiratory physiotherapy on baby.

Doctor does Ultrasound or Sonogram Procedure to a Pregnant Woman in the Hospital, Close-up Shot of the Obstetrician Moving Transducer on the Belly of the Future Mother

Hypnotherapist doing an ericksonian hypnosis session.

Reportage at CENAS, a Swiss sleep centre. A patient fills in a questionnaire and sleep diary before undergoing a polysomnography.

Reportage in the pediatric emergency unit in a hospital in Haute-Savoie, France. A nurse places a catheter in a young patient using Nitronox (a mix of gas and air).

Pregnant woman in a waiting room with foetal ultrasound scan.

Female nurse checking the pulse of a patient and smiling

Reportage at an olfactotherapy practice in Paris. Olfactotherapy is a method that uses the smells and vibrations of essential oils to elicit conscious and unconscious memories. The practitioner uses the sense of smell to find the root of suffering in order to ease it. In practical terms this technique allows archaic emotions and memory, that are directly connected to the olfactory nerve, to be put to work revealing old traumas by bypassing the mental.

Oncology department. Patient with cancer receiving chemotherapy in day hospital. The patient uses a pain scale to evaluate level of pain.

Nurse checking blood pressure of pregnant woman at medical clinic

Consultation with a woman at the end of pregnancy to relax the perineum and help with childbirth.

Photo essay at Caen hospital in France. Pulmonary function testing: Body plethysmography.

Young woman undergoing foot X-ray.

Elderly care nurse

Nurse taking temperature of a patient. Bordeaux hospital, France.

Report from a general practitioner in Clamart.

$Reportage on a mountain rescue doctor working in both the Carroz and de Flaine ski resorts in Haute-Savoie, France. He treats skiers and snowboarders who have been injured on the slopes. A nurse x-rays a young patient who has a fractured wrist and has just had it plastered.$

Reportage at an olfactotherapy practice in Paris. Olfactotherapy is a method that uses the smells and vibrations of essential oils to elicit conscious and unconscious memories. The practitioner uses the sense of smell to find the root of suffering in order to ease it. In practical terms this technique allows archaic emotions and memory, that are directly connected to the olfactory nerve, to be put to work revealing old traumas by bypassing the mental.

Consultation in an ophthalmology office after a blepharoplasty. Intervention of cosmetic eyelid surgery which aims to remove the disgraces present, whether hereditary or due to age. Masked patient and doctor - Covid 19.

Doctor adjusting brain waves scanning device on the patient's he

Reportage on a research team who are studying conscious thought in Geneva, Switzerland. The researchers use electroencephalography on a person looking at a geometrical shape in order to measure brain activity at the moment when the person perceives a change of perception in this same shape. The recordings allow the various cerebral micro-states to be detected. Dr Britz, a neuroscientist at the University of Geneva and the Lausanne Federal Polytechnic School, has brought to light an important characteristic of conscious thought. Using neuroimagery methods and mathematical analysis, she has shown that conscious thought can be broken down into a succession of cerebral micro-states, or « thought atoms » . The temporal sequence of these micro-states is chaotic. This chaotic organisation of cerebral activity seems to be the key to allowing the brain to react quickly to unexpected events. Each micro-state corresponds to a particular configuration of neuron activity in the brain. Researchers h

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