Health Blog

These new medications are in the news and I am prescribing them for appropriate patients.  What these medications do includes modifying insulin sensitivity (glucose/sugar levels), reducing appetite, helping you to feel full earlier, and slowing digestion.  The net...

The Sprained Ankle “I sprained my ankle…  or did I break it?” Last week I saw a patient who had a chip fracture of his ankle, at the inner or medial malleolus bone.  I had to put him in an ankle walker (boot) device.  He needed his crutches adjusted, as well. But...

“My shoulder aches, I think it’s the rotator cuff”.   I hear this a lot and sometimes it’s a correct self-diagnosis.  The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint and stabilize our amazing, flexible, shoulders.  These structures...

A TMS healing group for diagnosed TMS patients is meeting weekly.

What can you do this cold and flu season? Focus on Prevention: wash your hands before eating or before touching mouth or eyes. Get a flu shot. Stay hydrated. Travel as little as you can in airplanes; carry hand sanitizer with you on planes. What do you do if you get...