Two Reasons To Follow-Up With An Orthopedic Specialist After You Have A Splint Done In The Emergency Room

Posted on 8 December 2016

When you think you've broken one of your bones, the first place you might go is the local emergency room to have it seen by a doctor. While the doctors in the ER can X-Ray the area to determine if the bone is indeed broken and provide initial assistance, their attempt to splint the bone may not be done properly. Here are a couple of reasons to follow-up with an orthopedic specialist and ensure that you can heal properly. [Read More]

How To Talk To Your Siblings About Alcohol Addiction And Rehabilitation

Posted on 7 December 2016

If you have to go to rehabilitation and have younger siblings that don't really understand your erratic behavior or are sad to see you go, you might want to do something to explain to them what is going on. However, they might be too young to fully understand addiction and how a person gets better from addiction. Here are some ways that you can explain alcohol addiction and rehabilitation to your younger siblings so that they won't worry about you. [Read More]

3 Tips For Dealing With Carpal Tunnel

Posted on 1 November 2016

When it comes to orthopedic issues, carpal tunnel is one of the main problems that people deal with on a regular basis. This is a type of chronic pain, swelling, and discomfort in the wrists that begins due to repeated motions, such as typing, writing, and other such tasks. If you suffer from carpal tunnel and want to improve upon it, an orthopedic professional can provide you with treatments or surgeries which will help you with this pain. [Read More]

Reasons That Your Doctor May Use An Ultrasound When You Aren't Pregnant

Posted on 1 November 2016

When you think of ultrasound imaging, you like picture excited expectant parents learning their baby's gender or a pregnant woman checking on her fetus' health. However, ultrasounds are used for a variety of purposes beyond prenatal care. Learn more about ultrasounds and how they're used below. Why Ultrasounds? During an ultrasound, the equipment a high frequency radio wave that's too high for human ears to detect. When the wave bounces off of structure in the body, the transducer equipment converts the wave data into an image. [Read More]

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When I was a child, my parents taught me that staying in good health was very important. They always made sure I "ate my veggies" and encourage my siblings and myself to stay active in sports. Now that I have three children, I am dedicated to teaching them how important health is, like my mother did. I am always keeping an eye on the latest health news and medical discoveries, and I wish many more people did that, as well. Since, unfortunately, skin cancer runs in my family, I am always on the lookout for the latest skin cancer news. I have learned a lot about prevention and treatment of many types of medical problems during my research, so I thought I would help others by starting a blog to share my health tips for all ages on!

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