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The evolution of sports injury treatments: One provider’s experience
Dr. Sebastian Gonzales Medical & Allied HealthcareI was just like many other sports injury providers when I graduated from school — I thought I knew more than I did. I was prepared to apply many of the treatments and rehab techniques I learned in school and seminars in my new practice. I was so smart! Not really.
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Can suicide intervention at the ED save lives?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAlthough many suicide attempts go unreported or untreated, surveys suggest that at least 1 million people in the United States intentionally try to kill themselves each year, and 45,000 are successful. Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S., and there are about 121 suicides each day, nearly one every 13 minutes.
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Study: Patients of older physicians die more often
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationThe older the physician, the more likely it is that his or her patient will die. That's the shocking claim from a new study in the BMJ. In a nutshell, patients treated by older physicians had a higher mortality rate than patients cared for by those who were younger. Patients of physicians under the age of 40 had a 10.8 percent mortality rate, which increased to 11.1 percent for patients with doctors in their 40s, 11.3 percent for physicians in their 50s and 12.1 percent for docs 60 and older.
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The changing video game: How interactive gaming can be beneficial
Sabrina Fracassi Sports & FitnessWhen Wii Fit hit the market in 2007, consumers went crazy. According to Nintendo, Wii Fit has sold 22.67 million units as of March 2017. What made it so successful was the creation of the new peripheral, the Wii Balance Board, which augmented players' actions onto the screen.
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Nursing beyond the hospital
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationWhen most think of nurses, they imagine the trained professional caring for them in a time of need in the hospital or long-term care center. However, the world of nursing is so much more diverse than the traditional bedside caregiver.
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The brain’s failure in obsessive compulsive disorder
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was previously considered an anxiety disorder but is now classified as a mental illness. About 2.3 percent of the population suffers with this common, chronic and long-lasting disorder. In the United States, the current numbers approximate 3.3 million, although some estimates have been as high as 6 million, related, in part, to how patients are diagnosed and categorized. But a recent study in the U.K. that illustrates how the OCD brain reacts compared to the average brain may help better treat these patients.
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Honoring end-of-life wishes with DNH orders
Christina Thielst Medical & Allied Healthcare"Do not resuscitate" (DNR) orders have not been as effective as hoped for every patient who has one. The emotion of the moment, family conflict and confusion are too often the cause. There are unnecessary costs associated with everyone involved, but more importantly, the patients' wishes for their end-of-life care are not being honored or respected.
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NSAID use connected to increased risk of heart attack
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareSome people take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) every day either for chronic pain, inflammation, or both. A survey of medication use in the United States showed that ibuprofen was taken by 17 percent of adults, aspirin by 17 percent and naproxen by 3.5 percent of adults in the preceding week.
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6 back pain myths busted
Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied HealthcareWhile everyone knows someone with a "bad back," it seems that many people aren't up to date on their knowledge of back pain causes and treatment. There are many myths out there surrounding this subject — some are due to outdated information, while others are just plain wrong. Below, I've rounded up the most common myths I hear and tried to sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Remove the shackles of nurse martyrdom
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareNurses love to be of service and provide care to those who need it most. Some nurses also seem to experience secondary gain from playing the role of the martyr. Martyrs give and give until they have nothing left, sacrificing themselves for the good of others. Nurses can fulfill this role easily if they choose to do so.
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