That’s the name of the lead article in the Wednesday, May 13 edition of the Health and Family Section in the Chicago Tribune. “The brain loves it when we move and will reward us handsomely if we do, researchers say.” That’s what Julie Deardorff has to say in the article. “Work out for the...
From a Patient in Canada On January 20, 2015 “Thank you, Doctor, How are you today? Hope well. My Mom is very grateful for your kind help, mentions your name frequently and wants to schedule the 3rd Rx-SD visit to your office in 2-3 months. Please provide us with the special 50% discounted price for...
This time of year always brings with retrospection, reviews and prophecy, no matter what area of interest. As my area of professional concern is arthritis and assisting a patient avoid or at least delay a joint replacement, I thought it would be helpful to look at what Outcomes we recorded in our Data...
Let’s enter the new world of Cellular Orthopedics into which I graduated three years ago. Several months, ago, a long time friend was visiting his family in Chicago and stopped by to say hello. He told me about his skiing last winter and his hiking over the summer and fall. He also related he was
Patient dissatisfaction following total knee replacement is a growing concern. An article appearing in the November issue of the Bone and Joint Journal focused on a questionnaire in the United Kingdom attempted to quantify the degree of patient satisfaction and residual symptoms following knee replacements....
What’s new for the musculoskeletal care of the aging athlete? First, let me define an athlete; or better put, the recreational interests of aging boomers, masters and seniors. This week, I undertook the knee care of a 67 year old woman from North Dakota whose major interest was a return to her twice...
Might minimally invasive stem-cell treatment for conditions causing knee or hip pain secondary to common injuries or other degenerative problems be a substitute treatment for arthroscopy or even total joint replacement? If you are experiencing joint impairment and the MRI is “positive”,...
The overriding principal of medicine is First No Harm. When I was in residency training, I rotated for a year through the University of Utah. Incidentally, that was the year I turned 30 and bought myself a Schwinn bicycle 10 speed (orange $110); I started riding 10 miles each way to the Shriners Hospital...
