Category for "Pain Management"

The portable ultrasound is an absolutely indispensable piece of equipment for many medical specialties. Used with cardiac, pain management, OB/GYN, and many other types of patients, the ultrasound is used to quickly and reliably reveal what’s causing patient concerns. Physicians and clinicians also use ultrasound imagery to guide some treatments. Whatever the case may be… Continue Reading »

The aging Baby Boomer population is starting to discover one of the most unpleasant aspects of getting older: when you fall down, you don’t bounce back the way you used to when you were younger. Hips crack, knees give out, wrists and ankles are sprained or worse – all from falls that would have gone… Continue Reading »

No matter where your practice is located, the chances are pretty high that you’ve seen more snow than usual this year. More snow means more shoveling, and more shoveling leads to increased complaints of lower back and hip pain – particularly among older patients and patients from geographic regions where shoveling snow is not a… Continue Reading »

Kids love playing in the snow. Kids especially love playing in the snow if it means they’re out of school for the day. This year, the kids across the nation have been especially happy, as there’s been plenty of snow – and snow days! – to go around. There’s just one problem. Snow, as you… Continue Reading »

As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, we thought we’d take a moment to talk about neuropathic pain management. The American Diabetes Association reports that approximately half of all people who have diabetes experience some sort of nerve damage. Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States, which will increase the number of patients seeking… Continue Reading »

Americans are becoming more active, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation reported in June. This is good news for health care providers, as an active lifestyle has been shown to have a positive impact on heart disease, diabetes, and many of the other chronic conditions that are currently overwhelming our health care system. Unfortunately… Continue Reading »