The popular slogan "All questions to Yandex" many people take literally. And in the case of a disturbing malaise appeal not to a medical doctor and to the Internet search engine, hoping to find there the answers to existing questions, instead of going to the doctor. People drive a search in its symptoms are similar illness and even start self-medication .
In the July issue of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery marked increase in the number of patients who try on their own, that is, with the help of the Internet, to treat their injuries and sores. Eventually, in most cases, it leads to deterioration of the patients. If a person tried in this way to release the doctor from work, then this work becomes two to three times more.
This is especially clearly evident in such areas as sports injuries. Bruises, sprains, strains - all this is a very common cause of ailments in people with active lifestyles. Only for some reason a lot of people believe that the fall of a ski or bicycle injuries on the football field and basketball or hitting a tennis ball in the eye are not enough of a reason to visit the doctor. And we need to engage self-medicate.
"Doctors and especially patients should know that the quality of medical information, which can get on the Internet, is very different - from very trustworthy to complete nonsense - says orthopedic surgeon Madhav Karunkar from the UK. - But in any case there are many diseases against which require individually tailored treatment. We can not be treated on the internet in any case! Saving the doctors can then turn these expenses on health, which could have been avoided if the patient has time to see a specialist. "
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