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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 –
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD September 10, 2013

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
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 31, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Golf Injuries

We’re in the middle of summer, which for many of us means a lot of golf (at least on the weekends). You should be aware that golf-related injuries continue to be on the rise. Iâ€
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 13, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Orthopedics Quick Tips – Learn How to Fall – The FOOSH injury

We use a lot a acronyms in the Emergency Room, many of which can’t be repeated in polite company.  Orthopedics and Trauma seem to lend themselves to a few.  There’s GTSBOOM (
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 10, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: When That Back Pain is the Least of Your Problems

Back pain hurts, but there are various causes of that pain that will kill or cripple you.  Here’s some information on some diseases that present with back pain representing life
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 7, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Back Pain to The Future

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
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD August 7, 2013

Straight, No Chaser: Trauma Quick (Finger)Tips – Give Me the Finger!

What you’re seeing is not a five-finger salute gone bad. It’s an all too often occurrence: amputated fingers. Believe it or not, 90% of reattached fingers are done so successfu
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD July 28, 2013
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