Many of the most famous painters of all time have come from the Netherlands. Rembrandt, Vermeer… and of course Vincent Van Gogh. Having started painting at the age of 27, Van Gogh died at 37 years old. He created about 2,100 works, with most in the last two years of his life. Possibly his most…
We’ve previously published a blog on the lumbar spine years ago. “Understanding your MRI of the Lumbar Spine”. The cervical sequel is late but at least it showed up to the party. Cervical spine arthritic degeneration results from increased mechanical stressors passing through the cervical spinal column, resulting in bone spur formation (uncovertebral spurring) and…
Have you ever seen the movie Joe Versus the Volcano? The 1990 comedy, at the infancy of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan’s dynamic duo-ship, was about the hypochondriac Joe Banks and his dreary lackluster life. He sees a quack doctor, Dr. Ellison, who diagnoses him with a, “Brain Cloud”. What is a “Brain Cloud” you…
Just this weekend, a SpaceX capsule returned four astronauts to earth, for the first manned space flight return in darkness since 1968. The astronauts had been at the International Space Station since November. It’s another mark in the resurgence of space flight, and potential travel to Mars, since the end of the space shuttle program…
Since moving into our current home, my family has gone through three washing machines. The first was left by the prior owners… a stackable small machine reminiscent of a European apartment so small that two appliance doors could not be simultaneously opened. The quality was as expected… the clothes came out as if Dick Van…
Baseball is now underway and a full 162 game season is planned. Already, 2021 has achieved statistical notoriety. It was actually associated with last season, but 2021 was the first time in sixty years the Hall of Fame did not induct a new group of electees due to coronavirus. In this current season, though, we…
You may have heard of people being “thick-skinned”? These people seem impervious to criticism. However you likely have never heard of anyone being “thin-skulled”, unless you live around Cripple Creek, near Colorado Springs. Here resides the cranium that has forever changed injury legal matters nationwide. On Christmas night in 1901, a goldminer stopped in a…
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has recently been highlighted in professional sports, like football, as a neurodegenerative disease caused by repeated head injuries. It is now also being suspected in boxing, hockey, soccer, rugby, etc…, and even youth sports. While it still remains controversial, both significant or seemingly innocuous impacts could have a major cumulative effect…
The vast majority of Americans feel correctly informed by the media, whether through reading or watching television. More than 80% of people think the press ensures its consumers have the knowledge to be informed. However, in recent analyses, only about 9% of Americans surveyed, “showed an understanding” of basic healthcare. And while 96% of people…
Even before the widespread acceptance of the opioid epidemic, spine pain treatment has tried to focus on non- narcotic strategies. The American College of Physicians in 2017 published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that since “most patients with acute or subacute back pain improve over time regardless of treatment”, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are…