Your Outside Matters Too!
Yes we are an Orthpaedic Office, but we are also Floridians, outdoor people, athletes and beach lovers. One thing we have all learned, in many years of medicine, is that prevention really is much better than the cure for pretty much anything. Let’s talk…… May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and it’s not just people […]
You Would Do It for Your Dog
And Your Dog Would do it for You I am always interested how people arrive at decisions. Many weigh out pros and cons. Some are influenced by advertising and others by what their family and friends think. No matter how you make a big decision in your life, you learn to realize you have to […]
I Have What?
The report is in front of you. And it looks dire. Degeneration, bulges, herniations and annular tears. It sounds terrible! Let’s talk… I am not a radiologist but I have seen a lot of MRI’s and MRI reports over the years. I have taken many courses and have been privileged enough to work with several […]
How to be Medically Alert!
One thing that is essential to the health and safety of ourselves and our family members is to document our medical history. Let’s talk… We start by filling out those “medical forms” for school and trying to keep track of inoculations for our kids. We end up seeing several different specialists for multiple diagnoses and […]
Boating and Your Back
As a girl who grew up next to a fishing village in Nova Scotia and ended up living on the Gulf Coast of Florida, I have seen a lot of injured fisherman and boaters over the years. Back problems were not rare and for probably 50% of the time, a back injury is what […]
A Little Bit Means So Much
We’ve all looked at that svelte, muscular model in a magazine and thought "I’d do anything to look like that" but we know that is not true. We should really say "I would do anything but diet and exercise to look like that". Let’s talk…. First of all, we know half of these models are starving […]
Spinal Stenosis and Weightlifting – Is it a Good Idea?
As we get older, almost all of us are going to have some degree of spinal stenosis. It is now felt that a moderate weight training regimen will make a difference with our future spine health. As with most things that are good for us, we should start now. Also, like most things, too much […]
Stand Up Desks
We often hear of careers that come with many side effects as we get older. Nurses are known to end up with bad backs and sore feet. Construction workers with pulled muscles, herniated discs and broken bones. What we don’t hear about are the side effects of sitting at a desk all day. They often […]
A Spine to Remember
A Little Extra Information. If, like hundreds of thousands other people, you logged inon Facebook much more than usual this weekend, it was probably for the Giraffe.April, a 15 year old pregnant giraffe at a zoo in upstate New York, is due togive birth any moment and people are fascinated. The zoo set up a […]
Why would I Pay for a Consult if I have National Health Care?
Why would I Pay for a Consult if I have National Health Care? National Health Care is a wonderful thing. If you require emergency care, or have a chronic disease or cancer, you will be looked after in a timely, advanced and professional way. If you have a none urgent condition such as back pain, […]
