Injuries
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MUSCLE RELAXANTS DON’T HELP CHRONIC PAIN
Most chronic pain is the result of an insult, or two, to the musculoskeletal system. A failed surgery on the…
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PREVENTING FALLS
The United States Preventive Services Task force (USPSTF) is front and center once again. This time with good intentions and…
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MALLET FINGER
Almost everyone has 8 fingers and 2 thumbs. Thumbs are important but not for this blog. There are 4 fingers…
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HIP FRACTURE
A fracture of the hip is one of the more unfortunate accompaniments of old age. It is a devastating circumstance…
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FOOTBALL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL
Every week during the football season, players from every team, college or professional, sustain head injuries that prevent them from…
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FLESH-EATING BACTERIA? WHAT A HORRIBLE THOUGHT!
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last Friday issued a national alert to health care professionals about a…
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TEEN VIOLENCE AT RECORD LEVELS
Adolescents and teenagers today aren’t the “happy-go-lucky” youth of my generation. I grew up in the 1950’s and 60’s and…
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DEMENTIA PUGILISTICA
After I published the recent blog correlating football-related concussions with cognitive decline in old age, one loyal reader asked if…
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY BACK IN THE NEWS!
Over the past decade, a lot has been written about traumatic brain injuries and the consequences that develop many years…
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CLINICAL PEARLS: INSTANT RECOMMENDATIONS
NSAIDS vs. Oral Analgesics: Is there a difference? NO. NSAID’s (ibuprofen, naproxen, celecoxib) are of equal efficacy compared…
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