[Pro-health cycle lane versus environmental pollution and trauma]

A bicycle as a mean of transport and recreation, but is it a healthy lifestyle? The construction of numerous cycle lanes in cities and promotion of physical activity aims to encourage the public to move around by bicycle. The aim of mass cycling is to reduce car exhaust emissions and, on the other hand, to improve public health. The paper presents the potential benefits of cycling, but also its negative effects on the human body. Minimizing the danger of using a bicycle lies not only with cyclists, but also with people who are planning to build cycle lane.

[Special methods and techniques applied in orthopedic rehabilitation]

The latest information about tissues, their physiology or the anatomy itself contributed to the development of innovative special physiotherapeutic metods related to manual therapy. They are based on the latest knowledge supported by research, having its theoretical "foundation" based on the knowledge already known. Some of the methods and techniques are based on hard tissue therapy. These techniques include, among others joint mobilization, which consists in performing passive movements on the joints. Manipulation is also such a technique, characterized by a quick joint impulse and traction method is leading to the separation of the articular surfaces. Other special methods focus on treating soft tissues. They include, among others, muscle energy techniques or trigger point therapies. The former require the patient to perform precise isometric and isotonic tensions, while during the therapy of trigger points, the physiotherapist eliminates the increased tension in the muscle fibers. When improving the patient one should take into account his or her current functional state and individually select the appropriate method and technique of rehabilitation.