National Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been a great month for solidarity around a major health problem that affects someone that you know. NFL football players in pink shoes, Delta Airline personnel in pink trimmed uniforms, corporate sponsored support and celebrations of scientific advances and personal survival.
...0 Comments | Posted September 23, 2011 | 4:58 PM
Last week two boys; an 8-year-old and 10-year-old were brought into the emergency room by parents and coaches for visibly deformed forearm fractures. They had just begun school-based football and soccer practice respectively. I treated them and provided referrals to orthopedic surgeons for definitive casting after reduction in swelling. They...
0 Comments | Posted May 17, 2011 | 4:21 PM
A State of Emergency.
The words touch on many different emotions; some at the surface, others lying just underneath.
Uncertainty brings worry. And worry often brings anxiety. Yet the physical worst for your health may be yet to come.
With the unpredictable weather patterns traversing from West...
0 Comments | Posted April 20, 2011 | 8:57 AM
April is Stress Awareness Month, but let's face it, you're probably already "aware" that stress is a daily part of your life. But consider this month a unique opportunity: 30 days dedicated to educating yourself and perhaps finding a way to elevate your level of awareness. Bring your full conscious...
0 Comments | Posted April 1, 2011 | 7:28 AM
The mental and physical toll ahead of and during even minor surgery can have a severe impact on the recovery process afterwards. Helping men and women cope with the stress of surgery before an operation may indeed speed up both their physical and psychological recoveries and serve as a benchmark...
0 Comments | Posted November 9, 2011 | 11:37 AM