If you read the recent post about oral phenylephrine, then you know how the advisers at the FDA found that it plain doesn’t do anything to relieve cold symptoms. What should you take? Again, the Wall Street Journal dove into this with some…
Phenylephrine is found in over the counter cold medicines to help with nasal congestion. After the FDA advisory committee declared that oral phenylephrine is not effective at relieving nasal congestion as consumers expect, CVS voluntarily removed…
Have you noticed the number of movies and sit-coms that consistently portray men as oafs or barely useful for anything significant? The Barbie movie hammered home the latter. You might think it odd to post about fathering on the Paragon…
Arthritis is a disease that affects an estimated one in four adults in the United States. It is a common term for a group of conditions characterized by swelling and tenderness in the joints. With pain ranging from generally mild to severe and…
Skiing and snowboarding season is here, and these sports are a fantastic way to keep you active and enjoying the snowy season. But before you hit the slopes, remember that skiing and snowboarding also come with a risk of injury. Read on for more…
As with many things in life, balance is harder to maintain as we age. We all tend to feel less stable on our feet as we get older and this could be due to a multitude of factors such as loss of muscle mass, vision and hearing changes, medical…
Changes in the snow conditions, fatigue, binding release failure, or falling in an awkward manner, can all cause twisting falls, or ligaments and tendons to tear and in the most severe circumstances the joint to dislocate and bones to break. To…
Practice doesn’t always make perfect, especially if you are training too often or improperly. Overuse injuries are caused by repetitive stress to a muscle, bone or tendon can be subtle and develop over time.
These injuries can happen…
No matter a person’s age, staying mobile, healthy, and fit should be a priority. The best way to ensure you are maintaining your ultimate mobility and joint health is to consider four different types of physical activity.
A person’s weekly…
Outpatient surgery is a type of surgery that allows patients to return home on the same day as their procedure and they occur in an outpatient (ambulatory) surgery center.
Many patients are surprised to learn that most orthopedic surgeries…