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Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain
Now that Christmas is over, you’ve been straining your back lifting all those gifts and taking down those trees. This Straight, No Chaser will help you understand why youR
Straight, No Chaser: Text Neck and Other Smart Phone/Computer Related Difficulties
It shouldn’t be too much of a chore to be mindful of your future as you unwrap your new technologic gadget this holiday season. You really should think more about your quality of
Straight, No Chaser: Low Back Pain
Over 40 million Americans suffer from various forms of chronic low back pain. We must work really hard. Lower back pain is a tricky subject for an emergency physician. The lower ba
Straight, No Chaser: Chronic Pain
If I could talk to you about pain (oh wait, I can), I’d begin by asking you to get more in touch with your “you sensitivity” and learn to differentiate between different type
Straight, No Chaser: Addressing Your Low Back Pain
Over 40 million Americans suffer from various forms of chronic low back pain. We must work really hard. Lower back pain is a tricky subject for an emergency physician. The lower ba
General Health and Wellness, Orthopedics/Bones, Pediatrics/Kids Health, Public Health, Surgical Care, Trauma, Health Prevention, Musculoskeletal System
Straight, No Chaser: Kid's Fun Gone Wrong
So I’m back in the emergency room with a little girl who looks like her forearm is going to fall off the rest of her upper extremity. People love trampolines. Yet somehow the
Straight, No Chaser: My Back and Neck Pain Has a Name – Herniated Disks
It’s quite common for someone to come to me and say, “I have a herniated disk.” I used to ask how they knew, but I came to realize the answer to be unimportant. The pain a
Straight, No Chaser: Maintaining Healthy Feet
Your feet are a very good barometer of your overall health. The fact that your feet are further away from your heart than any other part of your body means you must be at your phys
Straight, No Chaser: Hip Pain
The hip bone’s connected to the … If you remember this song, you’re dating yourself. You’re also anatomically incorrect. There is no hip bone. The hip is a joint connecting
Straight, No Chaser: The Dangers of Shoveling Snow and Other Winter Chores
You have probably heard it said, but you’d be surprised to know how often people hurt themselves shoveling snow. Of course, this time of year, people are doing many more strenuou
Straight, No Chaser: Avoiding Sports Injuries
Tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday, a de facto American sports holiday! Last year, over 111 million Americans watched this exhibition of athleticism and violence. In fact, the last four
Straight, No Chaser: The Treatment of Arthritis
The thing about treating arthritis is you’d better do it. If you’re not lucky enough to have a form that readily responds to treatment or if you didn’t get early treatment, y
Straight, No Chaser: The Inevitable Disease (Assuming You Live Long Enough)
Actually, humans have a few different “inevitable” diseases, but today we’re discussing arthritis, specifically degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis). For this conve
General Health and Wellness, Mental Health, Personal Training, Toxicology/Drugs, Musculoskeletal System
From the Health Library of SterlingMedicalAdvice.com: "What is Roid Rage?"
Excessive anabolic (muscle-building) steroid use has many well-known side effects, but one of particular interest is the development of behavioral changes. ‘Roid rage’
Straight, No Chaser: Emergency Room Adventures – Trampoline Trauma
So I’m back in the emergency room with a little girl who looks like her forearm is going to fall off the rest of her upper extremity. People love trampolines. Yet somehow the
Straight, No Chaser: Hernias – Turn Your Head and Cough!
Hernias are an uncomfortable topic (no pun intended, for many reasons). Hernias are yet another example of body parts not being in their proper place. They are caused by weak muscl
Straight, No Chaser: Blood Clots in Your Legs – Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
When patients talk about blood clots, they’re describing a blockage of a blood vessel somewhere in the body, usually the lower extremities (legs and thighs), the lungs (pulmo
Straight, No Chaser: Life Begins (To End) at 40 (Unless It Doesn’t) – The Musculoskeletal System
The second part of this series is about your muscles. This section combined with the previous skin section explains why you wrinkle. As before, I’m going to go through system –
Straight, No Chaser: How I Know If Your Ankle is Broken Without X-Rays – The Ottawa Ankle Rules
There are medical secrets, and there are tips. Then there are initiatives that help the public better understand what’s going on, like the big initiatives on heart attacks
