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Physical Therapy: A Key To Injury Prevention

You probably already know to make an appointment with a physical therapist when you sprain your ankle, develop tennis elbow, or have a surgery. But what if

A salty tale: What EMS personnel need to know about electrolyte disorders

Learn what causes electrolyte disorders and how to recognize when sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, phosphate and magnesium levels are too high or low

World Renowned Heart Surgeon Speaks Out On What Really Causes Heart Disease

We physicians with all our training, knowledge and authority often acquire a rather large ego that tends to make it difficult to admit we are wrong. So, here it is. I freely admit to being wrong. As a heart surgeon with 25 years experience, having performed over 5,000 open-heart surgeries, today is my day to …

The Many Benefits of Physical Therapy

Physical therapy is an important part of treatment for many conditions. Physical therapists can help regain mobility and return to activity.

I’m a Physical Therapist, and This Is the Most Common Mistake People Make When Exercising

Rethinking Movement: Why You Should See a Physical Therapist Every Year

Your muscles need a regular checkup even more than your teeth do.

Should You Try Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy for Your Dizziness or Vertigo?

East End Hearing Blog<br>Feelings of dizziness, vertigo, and loss of balance are more common than most people realize; 42% of the United States population (ninety million people) experience this at least once during their lifetime, and for many the situation becomes chronic. In the elderly, dizziness is the most common reason that people over seventy five visit a doctor, and for people over sixty five, falls resulting from a loss of balance are the number one cause of serious injury and death…

Why this physician still loves medicine

As a physician, we have a unique responsibility and a privilege. It is called the doctor-patient relationship.

Is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy a Good Treatment Method for Vertigo?

Over 90 million people (42 percent of the American population) experience feelings of dizziness, vertigo, and loss of balance during their lifetime; for many of them, this encounter becomes a long-term condition. Dizziness is the number 1 reason that individuals over the age of 75 visit doctors, and falls due to a loss of balance …

Can Millennial Physicians Carry Medicine?

How mentorship might be the answer to young physicians' struggles.

As physician well-being falls, rewards of medicine fade

A national survey finds most physicians feel a strong sense of calling to medicine, but changes in the medical workplace may threaten this conviction.

9 things physicians hate about medicine

You might have guessed it. Paperwork and administrative burdens is the number one issue that frustrates doctors, according to a new poll.

Physicians who changed the world by stepping outside of medicine

Five physicians who changed the world by stepping outside the boundaries of medicine.

Physician well-being must be the standard of medicine

If “first, do no harm” is our ethos, we have an obligation to address physician burnout as a profession.

What 6 sports medicine physicians wish they would've known at the beginning of their careers

Sports medicine is unique in the challenges it presents to team physicians and the demands it puts on personal and professional careers, but for the physicians that stick with it the rewards are bountiful.

When should I see a primary care sports medicine physician?

Whether your child is joining a sports team at school this fall or you consider yourself a weekend warrior, you should know that a primary care sports medicine physician is able to treat all the active members of your family in case of injury

How this physician embraces diversity and acceptance in medicine

In this era when hatred is so unfortunately trumpeted, it is even more important for us as doctors to show explicitly how accepting we are.

How a patient saved this physician from losing her passion for medicine

I only hope my colleagues continue to feel passion in their everyday practice that remains positive and meaningful for them.