Today many people are using the Internet for health research with technology enabling access to a thousands of sites and millions of bytes of health-related information and treatment options.

Much like sitting for long durations, prolonged standing could also lead to many physical issues. Standing in one position for extended periods of time on a regular basis can cause a multitude of problems.

We need to look at exercise in a different way, a more fundamental way, a way that is part of the natural cycle of growth and life. That way is called movement.

A new web based series, Assurance - to improve patient certainty in understanding their options for treatment as they seek care.

A health IQ relates to the ability to find, understand and use information and services to inform health-related decisions.

Understanding information during the diagnostic and treatment process is considered to be an important factor for improved patient outcomes.

If you participate in a lot of activities that lead to friction blisters, consider these tips for a unblistered summer of fun. 

The 3 things that should be checked in all shoes before you even try them on. You see an attractive shoe on display. The style and color...

Part of the Assurance Series - posts on understanding, interpreting and making sense of your diagnosis and plan of treatment In golf...

The language used in health care is not commonly used everyday. Most of the words used are unfamiliar to the average person. Yet it...

Closing my clinical practice last month has led me to reflect on the scope and changes I have seen in medicine and healthcare over the...

After 46 years I will be closing my medical practice effective September 30, 2022. I will continue to remain active as a consultant and...

Thermal injuries can be caused by both heat and cold. Thermal burns caused by fire, steam, chemicals, hot liquids (grease), or sunburn of...

Treatment of orthopedic problems tend to require a period of extended recovery. The biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system involves...

Every winter the number of injuries that come from falls increases by more than 10 times. Changes in weather conditions can quickly occur...

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rogers sustained a left toe injury last the month during his COVID-19 quarantine. Despite playing with a...

For the last few years every morning I wake up to the pounding of hammers and the buzz of electric saws and drive out of my subdivision...

Pre-season football is beginning and once again foot and ankle injuries are in the NFL news. The number of injuries, sprains, fractures,...

About this time of the year our sports and fitness patients get excited about running, hiking, fitness walking and outdoor sports....

From the day we start walking, our feet are subject to extreme conditions. Over time, your body changes. From top to bottom from inside...