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Knee pain: causes, what helps and when to seek medical assessment
Knee pain can have many different causes – from overuse or an injury to the meniscus, ligaments or tendons to osteoarthritis, inflammation or problems in other structures around the joint. When choosing the appropriate approach, it is therefore important first to determine where the pain is located, how it started and whether the problem comes from the joint itself or from the tissues around it.
Video: Ivo Konc on the 30th anniversary of the spruce resin ointment, 2020
Ivo Konc, ki je leta 1990 izdelal prvo smrekovo mazilo je pri svojih 71 letih kot mladenič. V videu ob 30. obletnici (prihodnje leto) smrekovega mazila Smrekovit Klasik opisuje na kakšen način on uporablja Smrekovit izdelke. Pokaže tudi svojo gibljivost, saj še vedno naredi stojo na rokah, žensko "špago", dvigne nogo 2 m visoko in…
It began and ended with a fire – a look at the beginning and end of production in Naklo
We are publishing an interesting account by Viktorija Konc, wife of Ivo Konc, about the beginning of production of the first spruce resin ointment in 1990 and the end of production in Naklo in 2015, when production had already been taking place for several years in both Naklo and Ljubljana. Since then, production has continued only in Ljubljana. The year 1990 It all started with Požar. Ivo made the first…
35 years of Smrekovit - from tradition to innovation
Leto 2025 je za Smrekovit posebno leto – praznujemo 35 let obstoja! Kar se je začelo kot majhna družinska zgodba, je danes sinonim za naravne izdelke iz smrekove smole, ki pomagajo ljudem širom sveta. To obletnico želimo proslaviti s pogledom nazaj na našo pot, a tudi z vizijo prihodnosti. Kazalo vsebine Začetki – Vizija Ivota Konca…
Osteoarthritis: symptoms, treatment and what helps
Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease in which the cartilage, bone and other joint tissues gradually change. It most commonly affects the knees, hips and hands and can cause pain, stiffness and reduced mobility. Learn what can help, how osteoarthritis is treated and what a finding such as joint space narrowing means.